Fuel Loading And Burn Cycle; Re-Loading The Appliance; Flash Fires - Napoleon HYBRID 150 Mode D'emploi

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8.7

FuEL LOAdING ANd BurN CyCLE

BURN WOOD DIRECTLY ON THE FIREBRICkS. DO NOT USE ELEvATED gRATE OR OTHERWISE
DO NOT STORE WOOD WITHIN AppLIANCE INSTALLATION CLEARANCES OR WITHIN THE SpACE
The bricks will be nearly all white and the glass mostly clear. The whiteness of the bricks and the cleanness of the
glass (if equipped) are good indicators of your operating efficiency.
not enough heat is produced when only one or two pieces of wood are burned.
A minimum of three pieces are needed to encase a bed of coals that sustains the fire. loosely stacked wood burns
quicker than a tightly packed load.
Wood burns in cycles rather than giving a steady output of heat. it is best to plan these cycles around your
household routine so that only enough coals are left to start the next load. in the evening, load your appliance, at
least, a half-hour before bed to ensure the fire is hot enough to close the draft control for an overnight burn.
burn only dry seasoned wood. it produces more heat and less soot or creosote. do not burn ocean beach wood. its
salt content can produce a metal eating acid.
8.8

rE-LOAdING THE APPLIANCE

When refuelling open the bypass damper and then slowly open the door to prevent smoke spillage. use a
pair of long appliance gloves when feeding the fire. keep a small steel shovel nearby to use as a poker and to
remove ashes. do not store wood within 4 feet (1m) of the appliance.
follow the directions below to minimize smoke spillage while re-loading the appliance.
A. open the exhaust bypass damper by sliding control rod out.
B. open the door slightly.
imPorTAnT:
door is constructed with a double latch system which when door handle is rotated slowly in a counter
clockwise direction, will pop the door open slightly to allow pressure equalization, before further rota-
tion in the clockwise direction completely disengages latch.
Allow the airflow inside the firebox to stabilize before opening the doors fully.
C. load wood to the bottom of the secondary air tubes - loading above this point could dislodge or dam-
age fire box baffles leading to dangerous over firing.
ALWAYS ENSURE THE DOOR IS COMpLETELY SEALED WHEN HANDLE IS ROTATED CLOCkWISE
AND THE DOUBLE LATCH IS COMpLETELY ENgAgED. DO NOT ALLOW FURNACE TO RUN WITH
A SLIgHTLY AjAR DOOR. THIS CAN RESULT IN OvER FIRINg, AS WELL AS A pOTENTIAL FIRE
D. Close fire box door and bypass damper.
BURNINg WET, UNSEASONED WOOD CAN CAUSE ExCESSIvE CREOSOTE ACCUMULATION. WHEN
IgNITED IT CAN CAUSE A CHIMNEY FIRE THAT MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS HOUSE FIRE.
8.9

FLASH FIrES

A flash fire is created by igniting a very loosely stacked pile of kindling (typically but not restricted to wood
with a cross section less than 1" x 1" (25 mm x 25 mm)). A major characteristic of a flash fire is that the wood
is piled in such a way that the volume of the fuel pile can consist of as much if not more air space as there is
wood fuel. The intensity of the flash fire can be greatly increased if supply of combustion air is increased (fire-
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RAISE THE FIRE.
REqUIRED FOR RE-FUELINg AND ASH REMOvAL.
HAzARD.