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Little Wolf eStove Never Run Out of Fuel Again! Syngas Stove – the next generation in gas stoves Introduction The Little W olf eStove is a two-phase open platform Syngas and charcoal-producing biomass “smokeless” stove that is the most environmentally friendly stove available and contains no proprietary parts. Versatility and practicality in providing cooking at any remote setting is now here, from base-camp to beach, and everywhere in between. Little Wolf eStove cooks and barbecues providing a practical 2-in-1 stove. It is the perfect survivalist, emergency preparedness stove, and you will never run out of fuel or electrical power. Step-by-Step 1) Place the stove on level ground, shelter from wind and away from combustible material. On the beach, make sure you never place it directly on the sand as this will suck sand into the fan. Put it on a flat metal disk, rock or wood. 2) Place fuel in burner – start with ½ load of pellets or 1-2 inch dry sticks. Do not exceed ½ inch below the row of secondary air holes. There has to be room for gas and air to mix. Fire is started from the top. 3) Best starter is a 1/2 inch layer of wood shavings, which are available in any pet store, or dry cedar chips. Birch bark is good and starter fluid can be used. Use enough to produce a solid flame over the entire top. 4) When you have a good starter fire going, you may plug in the battery to start the fan. This supplies the correct ratio of primary and secondary air to create and burn your gas. With a little experience, you will master it. 5) You may add fuel at any time, but do it very gradually. More than a few pellets at a time will put out the fire immediately. Do not relight with liquid starter - use paper. Once the stove is lit, the flame will be hot. If your unit came with a Universal dc voltage adapter, you can control the heat by adjusting the voltage. You can also wait until the flames begin to subside and control the heat by adding the desired amount of fuel just like you would in a regular charcoal barbecue. 6) Remember: there are two phases to the burn: 1) cooking with gas, and 2) Barbecuing with charcoal you have produced. Use the high “X” grate (provides space for gases to escape) for cooking and the lower grill grate for barbecuing. Enjoy! Switches to Barbecue – uses self-generated charcoal Fuel You can burn just about any dry solid fuel (biomass) as long as it has sufficient heat content. This would include pellets, (many types available, and inexpensive) chips (free in many cases) and sticks, (everywhere) as shown below, which will first produce a Syngas flame for about 1 hour of cooking and charcoal for about ½ hour, depending of amount and type of fuel. Of course you can add more charcoal or wood any time. You can try any other fuel you wish, but to create smokeless fire it must be dry, as wet fuel consumes too much heat, causing smoking. Placing longer sticks vertically will work if they are dry, but you risk uneven burning and sometimes smoke. Nothing is worse than running out of fuel. You will never have to worry with Little Wolf Stoves; it is everywhere. When the flame phase is over, you may add briquettes one at a time. Always add fuel slowly until proven otherwise. History The concept of producing cooking gas from biomass was pioneered for the common folk in Asia and Africa, to reduce the tragedy of deforestation and ambient smoke in living quarters. Instead of armloads of wood, a hand-full or two will do. Dried sticks that snap when you break them are perfect. The technology is now available for the W estern world where we can benefit by recycling Pine Beetle killed trees (as in Western North America) in pellet form. Waste wood, dried chips that are destined for pulp mills and almost any dry solid fuel that has enough heat energy to produce the Syngas can be used. Dung is used widely in many African and Asian countries. By experimentation, you will find what works for you. As a bonus, there is no bottle to discard, so you leave nothing behind. Today’s outdoors enthusiasts prefer using renewable fuel. Little Wolf TM provides it.

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Page 1: Little Wolf eStove - Uralicauralica.com/pdf/LW2.pdf · Little Wolf eStove Never Run Out of Fuel Again! Syngas Stove – the next generation in gas stoves Introduction The Little Wolf

Little Wolf eStove

Never Run Out of Fuel Again!

Syngas Stove – the next generation in gas stoves Introduction The Little Wolf eStove is a two-phase open platform Syngas and charcoal-producing biomass “smokeless” stove that is the most environmentally friendly stove available and contains no proprietary parts. Versatility and practicality in providing cooking at any remote setting is now here, from base-camp to beach, and everywhere in between. Little Wolf eStove cooks and barbecues providing a practical 2-in-1 stove. It is the perfect survivalist, emergency preparedness stove, and you will never run out of fuel or electrical power.

Step-by-Step

1) Place the stove on level ground, shelter from wind and away from combustible material. On the beach, make sure you never place it directly on the sand as this will suck sand into the fan. Put it on a flat metal disk, rock or wood. 2) Place fuel in burner – start with ½ load of pellets or 1-2 inch dry sticks. Do not exceed ½ inch below the row of secondary air holes. There has to be room for gas and air to mix. Fire is started from the top. 3) Best starter is a 1/2 inch layer of wood shavings, which are available in any pet store, or dry cedar chips. Birch bark is good and starter fluid can be used. Use enough to produce a solid flame over the entire top. 4) When you have a good starter fire going, you may plug in the battery to start the fan. This supplies the correct ratio of primary and secondary air to create and burn your gas. With a little experience, you will master it. 5) You may add fuel at any time, but do it very gradually. More than a few pellets at a time will put out the fire immediately. Do not relight with liquid starter - use paper. Once the stove is lit, the flame will be hot. If your unit came with a Universal dc voltage adapter, you can control the heat by adjusting the voltage. You can also wait until the flames begin to subside and control the heat by adding the desired amount of fuel just like you would in a regular charcoal barbecue. 6) Remember: there are two phases to the burn: 1) cooking with gas, and 2) Barbecuing with charcoal you have produced. Use the high “X” grate (provides space for gases to escape) for cooking and the lower grill grate for barbecuing. Enjoy!

Switches to Barbecue – uses self-generated charcoal Fuel You can burn just about any dry solid fuel (biomass) as long as it has sufficient heat content. This would include pellets, (many types available, and inexpensive) chips (free in many cases) and sticks, (everywhere) as shown below, which will first produce a Syngas flame for about 1 hour of cooking and charcoal for about ½ hour, depending of amount and type of fuel. Of course you can add more charcoal or wood any time.

You can try any other fuel you wish, but to create smokeless fire it must be dry, as wet fuel consumes too much heat, causing smoking. Placing longer sticks vertically will work if they are dry, but you risk uneven burning and sometimes smoke. Nothing is worse than running out of fuel. You will never have to worry with Little Wolf Stoves; it is everywhere. When the flame phase is over, you may add briquettes one at a time. Always add fuel slowly until proven otherwise.

History

The concept of producing cooking gas from biomass was pioneered for the common folk in Asia and Africa, to reduce the tragedy of deforestation and ambient smoke in living quarters. Instead of armloads of wood, a hand-full or two will do. Dried sticks that snap when you break them are perfect. The technology is now available for the Western world where we can benefit by recycling Pine Beetle killed trees (as in Western North America) in pellet form. Waste wood, dried chips that are destined for pulp mills and almost any dry solid fuel that has enough heat energy to produce the Syngas can be used. Dung is used widely in many African and Asian countries. By experimentation, you will find what works for you. As a bonus, there is no bottle to discard, so you leave nothing behind. Today’s outdoors enthusiasts prefer using renewable fuel. Little WolfTM provides it.

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Warning Take extra care to prevent burns. Any part of the stove could potentially be hot enough to burn the skin, so be careful. Keep children away and do not permit playing around this stove. Never touch any grate with your bare hands. Use tongs or pliers to change grates. Note: For outdoors use only. One of the fuel gases in this Syngas is carbon monoxide, which burns to form carbon dioxide. Therefore, to be safe, do not use indoors as there is always some CO which could be dangerous. Normally the barbecue grill grate is used after flames have gone out. If you want to try it, avoid plugging the fire pot completely as the stove might smoke a lot or the fire could go out completely. Maintenance Use flat black stove paint to keep your stove looking new. Empty the ash regularly by removing and inverting the inner burner unit. Removing the 2 safety bolts allows you to change the fire grate and keep everything nice and clean. Many of the parts are easily found in stores. Normal Charging (2.3 Ah Gel Battery)

Solar Charging You may also maintain or recharge the battery with a ColemanTM battery charger. This is great for camping and you can recharge your electronics with it. Recharging time depends on sunlight. If the battery has been left to discharge, you may have to trickle charge it with this method. The Jump Start battery (not shown) can also be maintained this way.

FAQ

Does the Little Wolf stove produce smoke?

Ans: If the fuel is wet or not placed evenly, at the end of the burn, some fuel has gone into the charcoal phase, while a few that have been left behind are still producing gases. In these cases smoke may be seen for a minute or two. Wet wood may smoke until it has dried enough to produce gas. It may have to be relit several times – avoid. Use starter shavings to get the stove burning hot quickly, this avoids problems with starting and smoke.

May I use other power sources?

Ans: Yes, as long as the voltage is between 9 and 12 Volts. You may plug it into your car, portable jump-start power and other 12 Volt sources as long as the polarity is correct. Do not overcharge the battery when direct connecting, remove from charge after several hours. Voltage should be just under 13 volts. There are several power options available. Ask your dealer.

How do I maintain the battery?

Ans: Lead-Acid batteries must be kept fully charged. See instructions below.

Warranty

Your stove is guaranteed for 1 year for parts and labor. Please address all warranty issues or questions to Little Wolf Energetics by email: [email protected] Mailing Address: Little Wolf Energetics 208-1821 Southmere Cres. E. Surrey BC, Canada V4A 7A4 No sale is final until you are satisfied. Guidelines for Lead-Acid batteries Always store lead-acid batteries in a charged condition to avoid sulfation and damage. You may

maintain your battery with a ColemanTM solar panel to avoid discharge. If allowed to discharge, the 2.3 Ah lead-acid battery must be trickle charged with a

ColemanTM or similar solar panel, or plugged into car cigarette lighter to raise voltage past 13 Volts. If possible, allow a fully saturated charge of 14 hours. To reverse sulfation, raise the charge voltage above 2.40V/cell (6 x 2.4) for a few hours. Avoid operating lead-acid at elevated ambient temperatures.

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