FMI S42 Indoor Fireplace User Manual


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DoorsFullyClosed
FireplaceFront
Doors
FullyOpened
FireplaceFront
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES
Figure 21 - Glass Doors
GLASS DOORS
Glassdoorsareoptionalwiththereplace.
Whenthereplaceisinoperation,doors
must be fully opened or fully closed position
onlyorarehazardmaybecreated(see
Figure21).
Areplaceequippedwithglassdoorsoper-
atesmushdifferentlythanareplacewithan
openfront.Areplacewithglassdoorshasa
limited amount of air for combustion. Exces-
siveheatwithinthereplacecanresultiftoo
largeareisbuiltorifthecombustionairgate
is not completely open.
Thefollowingtipsshouldbefollowedtoas-
surethatboththereplaceandtheglassdoor
retain their beauty and function properly. Both
theuedamperandtheglassdoorsmustbe
fullyopenedbeforestartingthere.Thiswill
providesufcientcombustionairandmaintain
safetemperaturesintherebox.
IMPORTANT:Theglassmustbeallowedto
warmslowlyandevenly.Thetemperedglass
will withstand a gradual temperature rise to
550°F,whichismorethananormalrewill
generate.Suchmaterialsaspitch/waxladen
logs, very dry mill end lumber and large
amounts of paper or cardboard boxes can
createanexcessivelyhotreandshouldnot
beburnedinthisreplace.Alwayskeepthe
rewellbackfromthedoorsandneverallow
amestocontacttheglass.
WARNING: Fireplaces
equipped with glass doors
should be operated only with
doors fully opened or doors fully
closed. Doors, if left partly open,
may draw gas and ame out of
the replace opening creating
risks of both re and smoke.
Cleaning the Glass
Cleantheglasswithanycommercialglass
cleanerorsoapandwater.Donotuseany
abrasivematerialtocleantheglass.Donot
clean the glass with any cool water is the glass
isstillhotfromthereandsmoke.
A gas line or gas log lighter may be installed
for the purpose of installing a vented or vent-
free decorative gas appliance incorporating an
automatic shutoff device and complying with
theStandard for Decorative Gas Appliances
for Installation in Vented Fireplaces, ANSI
Z21.60 or American Gas Association draft
requirements for Gas Fired Log Lighters for
Wood Burning Fireplaces, Draft NO. 4 dated
August, 1993.
Ifyouwishtoinstallanunvented(vent-free)
gas log set, only unvented gas log sets which
have been found to comply with the standard
forunventedroomheaters,ANSIZ21.11.2are
tobeinstalledinthisreplace.
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