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Safety Tips
Whenopeningthereboxdoor,itshould
becracked,slightlyopen,forafewseconds
toallowairintoburnanygaseswhichmaybe
present.Thiswillalsoallowsmoketobedrawn
awayfromthedoor.Whenevertheashpandoor
isopen,itshouldbeclosedbeforeopeningthe
reboxdoor.
Thereboxshouldneverbelledwith
excessivecoaltowheretheueexitisblockedor
impededinanyway.
Burning coal produces Carbon Monoxide. If
the ue exit is blocked, the Carbon Monoxide
can be forced out of the boiler, into the room,
with possible FATAL consequences.
With the exception of start-up or freshening
ofthere,orperformingashremoval,theashpan
doorshouldbekeptclosed.
NeverinstallaHarmanTridentBoilerintoa
chimneywithahistoryofdown-drafts.
Keep Children Away-- May Cause Seri-
ous Burns.
CAUTION: All surfaces of the boiler are
hot. Do not touch. Keep children away.
Serious burns will result if touched.
This is a heat producing appliance.
DANGER: Fire Hazard, Do not use
chemicals or ammable liquids to start
or “freshen-up” a re. Severe burns or
a house re may result. Do not burn
Garbage, Gasoline, Thinners, Oil, Kero-
sene Etc. An explosion, a house re or
serious personal injury could result.
Keep all such liquids well away from
this boiler.
Duringtherstfewhoursofburning,ablue
smokemaybeobservedrisingfromtheboiler.
This is the paint going through the curing process.
Itisadvisabletoincreasetheamountoffresh
airintheroomduringthisbreakinperiod.This
canbeachievedbyopeningdoorsandwindows.
Don’tbealarmed,thisisnormalandwillonlylast
ashortwhile.
Chimney Problems
Not Enough Draft-Chimneyistoolow.
Thegeneralruleforchimneysis16feettall,and
twofeethigherthananythingtenfeetaroundit.
Airmaybeleakinginaroundaloosettingclean-
out door.
Toomanyelbowsinconnectorpipe,orseamsand
joints of connector pipe are not secured properly.
Improperlysizedchimneyorstovepipe.
Chimneymaybeblockedwithcreosoteorbird
nestsorsimilarobstructions.
Crackedordefectivechimneyueorliner.
Down Drafts- Trees or other topographi-
calbarriersmayimpedeonchimneyperformance
causingaircurrentstobepusheddownwardinto
theue.Thiscanalsobecausedbyneighboring
buildingsorotherchimneys.
Creosote and condensation- If creo-
soteorcondensationrunsoutofthechimneyor
stovepipe,checkthefollowing;Chimneycapor
linermaybedefective,Boilermaybepositioned
toofarawayfromthechimneywhichwouldnot
allowthechimneytowarm,Woodbeingburned
maybegreenorwet,Boilermaybeover-sizedfor
theresidencecausingittobeburnedonlowtoo
often.
Excessive Draft-Thiscanbecontrolled
withabarometricdamperinthestovepipe.
Operation