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W415-1226 / 06.27.13

You can now add larger pieces of wood and operate the appliance normally. Once the appliance is entirely hot,

it will burn very efﬁ ciently with little smoke from the chimney. There will be a bed of orange coals in the ﬁ rebox

and secondary ﬂ ames ﬂ ickering just below the top ﬁ rebrick. You can safely ﬁ ll the ﬁ rebox with wood to the top

of the door and will get best burns if you keep the chimney connector temperatures between 250°F (120°C)

and 450°F (270°C).

Without an appliance thermometer, you are working blindly and have no idea of how the appliance is operating!

An appliance thermometer offers a guide to performance and should be located 14” (356mm) above the ﬂ ue

collar into the chimney connector. Install the thermometer according to manufacturers instructions.

Can’t get the ﬁ re going?

Use more kindling and paper. Assuming the chimney and vent are sized correctly and there is sufﬁ cient

combustion air, the lack of sufﬁ ciently dry quantities of small kindling is the problem. Thumb size is a good

gauge for small kindling diameter.

Can’t get heat out of the appliance?

One of two things may have happened. The appliance door may have been closed prematurely and the

appliance itself has not reached optimum temperature. Reopen the door and/or draft control to re-establish a

brisk ﬁ re. The other problem may have been wet wood. The typical symptom is sizzling wood and moisture

being driven from the wood.

7.1 AIR CONTROL

Draft is the force which moves air from the ﬁ rebox up through

the chimney. The amount of draft in your chimney depends on

the length and diameter of chimney, local geography, nearby

obstructions and other factors including the amount of heat

generated by the ﬁ re which can be measured by an appliance

thermometer.

Adjusting the air control regulates the temperature. The draft can be

adjusted from a low burn rate with the handle in fully, to a fast burn

rate with the handle fully out.

Inadequate draft may cause back-pufﬁ ng into the room through

the appliance and chimney connector points and may cause plugging of the chimney. Too much draft may

cause an excessive temperature in the appliance, glowing red appliance parts or chimney connectors or an

uncontrollable burn which can lead to a chimney ﬁ re or permanent damage to the appliance.

Do not operate your appliance for longer than 30 minutes with the draft control on “HIGH” (fully open).

ASH LIP

7.2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS / SMOKE DETECTORS

91.1

ll homes with a solid fuel burning appliance should have at least one ﬁ re extinguisher in a central location,

known to all, and at least one smoke detector in the room containing the appliance. If it sounds an alarm,

correct the cause but do not de-activate or relocate the smoke detector.

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