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OPERATING HINTS
1. Burn only dry, well-seasoned wood for maximum heat output. In some states it is illegal to burn wet wood or anything other than clean, dry wood products.
2. Your fireplace insert is designed to operate with the door closed!
Operate only with the door shut tightly at all times except when loading wood and possibly on start up to establish a draft. Never leave the unit unattended while the front door is slightly opened.
3.
DO NOT
hit or move the baffle boards while loading wood. Occasionally check the baffle. Make sure the baffle blanket is always flush with the front of the baffle boards. Loading oversized logs may dislodge the baffle boards.
4.
CAUTION: THE DRAFT CONTROL MUST BE FULLY OPEN
BEFORE OPENING THE DOOR TO AVOID POSSIBLE COMBUS-
TION FLASH!!
(Ignition of hot volatile gases as the door is opened).
5. Feeding excessive amounts of fuel to the fireplace insert should be avoided. It is important to supply it with sufficient draft and fuel to maintain a moderately hot fire. If, during overnight burns, heavy creosote deposits develop inside your fireplace insert and on the door, the draft is set too low - review your burning habits!
CAUTION
Be careful not to abuse door assembly by striking or slamming it. If the door assembly or glass is broken or damaged, they must be replaced with factory original parts before heater can be safely operated. Use only components provided by the manufacturer as replacement parts.
Figure 10
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STARTING AND MAINTAINING A FIRE
Be sure to clean plated accessories with a household type glass cleaner and a very soft cloth to remove any fingerprints and residues prior to the first fire.
1.
NEVER USE FLAMMABLE LIqUIDS TO START OR REKINDLE
A SOLID FUEL FIRE!!
2. Fully open the primary draft control by pulling the 1” plastic knob out on the left side (lower front corner) until it stops (away from the fireplace insert). This control determines the amount of air entering the fireplace insert. Pushing it towards the fireplace insert reduces the burn rate in the firebox. For your convenience, the rod on this control is marked with four grooves to assist you in obtaining repeatable burn rates.
3. Place a small amount of crumpled paper in front of the firebox and cover it with a few pieces of kindling.
4. Light the paper and allow sufficient time for the kindling to become fully engulfed in flames. You will now close the wood units front door.
(Your wood units front door may or may not need to be left slightly open during this start up process, this depends on the appliance model and the amount of draft present. Do not leave the unit unattended while the front door is slightly open) Once kindling is burning well, larger pieces of wood may be added, then the door should be fully closed if there was the need to keep it slightly open during start up.
DO NOT LEAVE THE APPLIANCE UNATTENDED WHILE THE
FRONT DOOR IS SLIGHTLY OPEN.
CAUTION: Do Not alter the adjustment range of the draft control for increased firing for any reason.
Operate only with fuel door and ash drawer closed. Maintain all seals in good condition. Do not operate with broken glass.
Do Not build the fire too close to the glass.
Do not operate the appliance with the door open or ajar other than possibly during start up to create a draft (Do not leave the unit unattended while the front door is slightly open during start up). Operating the appliance with the door open other then in initial start up if needed will produce extreme temperatures within the appliance. Damage caused from over-firing is not covered under the manufacturers limi
ted warranty.
5. For best results, use smaller pieces of wood to get the insert temperature very high before loading larger wood for sustained burns.
If necessary, crack the door to allow ignition of the fuel charge.
Do not leave the unit unattended while the front door is slightly open
.
Now you can add larger pieces of wood and after several minutes of high burn, set the left control for the desired heat output. Check the exhaust in about 15 to 20 minutes. Large amounts of smoke indicate an improper burn setting (either too high or too low). Adjust and recheck in 5 to 10 minutes.
NOTE: DIAGRAMS & ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE.
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