Heatiator ECO-WINS18 Indoor Fireplace User Manual


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Heatilator • ECO-WINS18 • 7065-132B • August 29 2011
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K. Building A Fire
NOTE:
• Buildreonbrickreboxooronly.
• DoNOTusegratesorothermethodstosupportfuel.
Itwilladverselyaffectemissions.
Odorsandvaporsreleasedduringinitialoperation.
• Curingofhightemperaturepaint.
• Openwindowsforaircirculation.
Odorsmaybeirritatingtosensitiveindividuals.
CAUTION
Fire Risk.
Keepcombustiblematerials,gasoline
andotherammablevaporsandliquids
clearofappliance.
WARNING
• DoNOTstoreammablematerialsintheappliance’s
vicinity.
• DONOTUSEGASOLINE,LANTERNFUEL,
KEROSENE,CHARCOALLIGHTERFLUIDOR
SIMILARLIQUIDSTOSTARTOR“FRESHENUP”A
FIREINTHISHEATER.
• Keepallsuchliquidswellawayfromtheheaterwhileit
isinuse.
• Combustiblematerialsmayignite.
Beforelightingyourrstreintheappliance:
1. Conrmthebafeandceramicblanketarecorrectlyposi-
tioned.Seepage 11 fordetaileddiagrams.Theyshouldbe
evenwiththefronttubeandrestingonbothtubes. Figure
12.1.
2. Removealllabelsfromglass.
Therearemanywaystobuildare.Thebasicprincipleisto
lighteasily-ignitabletinderorpaper,whichignitesthefastburn-
ingkindling,whichinturnignitestheslow-burningrewood.
Hereisonemethodthatworkswell:
1. Raise
theBurnRateAirControltotheHighSetting.
2. Placeseveralwadsofcrushedpaperonthereboxoor.
Heatingtheuewithslightlycrumplednewspaperbefore
addingkindlingkeepssmoketoaminimum.
3. Laysmalldrysticksofkindlingontopofthepaper.
4. Makesurethatnomatchesorothercombustiblesarein
theimmediateareaoftheappliance.Besuretheroomis
ventilatedandtheueunobstructed.
5. Lightthepaperintheappliance.NEVERlightorrekindle
rewithkerosene,gasoline,orcharcoallighteruid;the
resultscanbefatal.
6. Oncethekindlingisburningquickly,addseveralfull-length
logs3to4inches(76to102mm)indiameter.Becareful
nottosmotherthere.Stackthepiecesofwood1/2inch
to1inchapart;nearenoughtokeepeachotherhot,but
farenoughawayfromeachothertoallowairowbetween
them.
7. Oncethereisanestablishedbedofcoals,settheBurn
RateAirControltothedesiredsettingfollowingtheinstruc-
tionsfoundin theSection: Burn Ratesand Operating
Efciency.
8. Ifyouhaveinstalledtheoptionalblower,pleasenotethat
theblowertendstocooltheappliance.Leavetheblower
offuntiltheburniswellestablished,i.e.,30minutes.
9. Whenreadytoreload,ItisbesttosettheBurnRateAirControl
intheHighpositionbefore reloading.
• Thislivensupthecoalbedandreducesexcessiveemissions
(opacity/smoke).
• Opendoorslowlysothatashorsmokedoesnotexitappliance
throughopening.
• Largelogsburnslowly,holdingarelonger.
• Smalllogsburnfastandhot,givingquickheat.
10.
Aslongastherearehotcoals,repeatingsteps6through8will
maintainacontinuousrethroughouttheseason.
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