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CHIMNEY MAINTENANCE
NEVER OPERATE THIS PRODUCT WHILE UNATTENDED
CAUTION:
DO NOT OVERFIRE APPLIANCE. YOU ARE OVERFIRING
IF ANY PART OF THE APPLIANCE GLOWS RED. CLOSE
THE DOOR AND SHUT DAMPER IMMEDIATELY TO
REDUCE THE AIR SUPPLY AND SLOW DOWN THE FIRE.
CAUTION:
SLOW BURNING FIRES FOR EXTENDED USE OR
BURNING GREEN WOOD MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE
CREOSOTE
BUILD-UP.
OR OVERFIRING COULD CAUSE A CHIMNEY FIRE.
CHIMNEY FIRES BURN EXTREMELY HOT AND MAY
IGNITE SURROUNDING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
IN CASE OF A CHIMNEY FIRE, CALL THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY!
CREOSOTE FORMATION AND NEED FOR
REMOVAL
When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other
organic vapors, which combine with expelled moisture
to form creosote. The creosote vapors condense in the
When ignited this creosote makes an extremely high
be inspected at least once every two months during the
heating season to determine if a creosote build-up has
We strongly recommend that you install a magnetic
thermometer on your smoke exhaust pipe, approximately
18" above the stove. This thermometer will indicate the
temperature of your gas exhaust fumes within the smoke
exhaust system. The ideal temperature for these gases
is somewhere between 275°F and 500°F. Below these
temperatures, the build-up of creosote is promoted. Above
500°F, heat is wasted since a too large quantity is lost into
the atmosphere.
TO PREVENT CREOSOTE BUILD UP
• Always burn dry wood. This allows clean burns and
higher chimney temperatures, therefore less creosote
deposit.
• Leave the air control fully open for about 5 min. every
time you reload the stove to bring it back to proper
operating temperatures. The secondary combustion can
IGNITION
OF
CREOSOTE
• Always check for creosote deposit once every two
months and have your chimney cleaned at least once
a year.
•
to cool, then inspect the chimney for damage. If no
damage results, perform a chimney cleaning to ensure
no more creosote deposits is remaining in the chimney.
A CHIMNEY FIRE MAY CAUSE IGNITION OF WALL
STUDS OR RAFTERS WHICH WERE ASSUMED TO
BE A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE CHIMNEY.
IF A CHIMNEY FIRE OCCURS, HAVE YOUR CHIMNEY
INSPECTED BY A QUALIFIED EXPERT BEFORE USING
ASH REMOVAL & DISPOSAL
remove excess ashes. Leave an ash bed approximately
charcoal bed. Ashes should be placed in a metal container
The ashes should be retained in the closed container until
all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
• ASHES COULD CONTAIN HOT EMBERS EVEN AFTER
TWO DAYS WITHOUT OPERATING THE STOVE.
• THE ASH PAN CAN BECOME VERY HOT. WEAR
GLOVES TO PREVENT INJURY.
• NEVER BURN THE STOVE WITH THE ASH TRAP
OPEN. THIS WOULD RESULT IN OVER FIRING THE
STOVE. DAMAGE TO THE STOVE AND EVEN HOUSE
FIRE MAY RESULT.
SMOKE & CO MONITORS
Burning wood naturally produces smoke and carbon
exposed to elevated concentrations for extended periods.
While the modern combustion systems in heaters
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