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OPERATING YOUR APPLIANCE (Continued)
To build a fire in disregard of the information provided in this section can
cause permanent damage to your appliance and void your warranty.
This appliance is not designed for use with the door open. Burning with the loading door
open could create a safety hazard.
Burning Procedure
1. Open the door and place some paper and kindling or a solid wax impregnated firestarter
inside the appliance.
2. Make sure that the combustion air intake control is fully open by pushing the control knob
all the way
to the left. Pull the combustor by-pass control, located above the doors in the
center, all the way
out.
3. Now light the fire. Close the doors against the latch but do not lock them, this will help
create a draft to start the fire. Once the kindling is burning, add some small dry pieces of
wood and close the loading door. NOTE: The first two or three fires in your new
appliance will cause the high temperature paint to give off a slight odor and a small
amount of smoke. This is the paint curing. For best results during the curing of the paint,
burn small intense fires so the appliance does not overheat. The high temperature paint
cures best at medium temperatures. To prevent the door gasketing from sticking to the
seasoning paint during the first few operations, open the doors slowly and often. Also,
the viewing glass may become somewhat obscure the first few times, as your appliance
is drying all moisture from bricks and even the steel itself. During the first few fires it may
be a little harder to start the fire because the firebricks will contain some moisture.
4. Next add two or three medium size dry logs (use of green or wet wood in your appliance
will develop creosote, cloud glass, and greatly decrease its efficiency). At this time
establish a hot fire with a bed of red hot coals. Once the fire is well established, close
and latch the doors.
5. To slow the rate of burn, close (push to right) the combustion air control as needed.
Slide the control
to the left to
open the air
control (speed
up combustion)
Slide the control
to the right to
close the air
control (slow down
combustion)
6. The combustor by-pass control should be pushed in only when the appliance has
reached operating temperature (usually 20 to 30 minutes).
7. When adding wood to the fire, first open the combustion air control (all the way left) and
combustor by-pass control (all the way out) before opening the loading doors. this will
prevent the possibility of smoke spillage into your house and insure that the catalytic
combustor does not lose its operating temperature.
NOTE: Do not open the door of your appliance when the air control inlet is fully
closed. There is a possibility with a solid fuel burning appliance that
doing so could result in a sudden flash of flames as the fire ignites with
oxygen. However, your Fireplace Xtrordinair has been thoroughly
safety tested to reduce this possibility. Keep all wood behind the log
retainer. Over-restricting the amount of combustion air into the
appliance will cause creosote build-up on glass and in the appliance
and flue. This will also greatly decrease the efficiency of the appliance.