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DW2500X02
30004581
CAUTION
After reading these instructions, if you have any doubt
about your ability to complete your installation in a
professional like manner you should obtain the services
of an installer versed in all aspects as to the correct
and safe installation. Do not use temporary makeshift
compromises during installation.
About Your Appliance
1. Hot while in operation. Keep children, clothing and
furniture away. Contact may cause skin burns.
2. Do not burn garbage or flammable fluids.
3. Check with the building inspector’s office for com-
pliance with local codes; a permit may be required.
4. This appliance requires installation in a masonry
type fireplace only. DO NOT INSTALL IN A FACTO-
RY BUILT FIREPLACE SUCH AS A ZERO CLEAR-
ANCE.
5. Always connect this unit to a chimney and NEVER
vent to another room or inside a building.
6. Do not connect to any air distribution duct or sys-
tem.
7. Do not connect this unit to a chimney flue serving
another appliance.
8. A stainless steel chimney liner may be required.
Check with local building, fire officials or authorities
having jurisdiction in your area.
9. Do not use chemicals or fluids to start the fire.
10. The connector pipe and chimney should be inspect-
ed periodically and cleaned if necessary.
11. Remember the clearance distances when you place
furniture or other objects within the area. DO NOT
store wood, flammable liquids or other combustible
materials too close to the unit.
12. Contact your local municipal or provincial fire
authority for information on how to handle a chim-
ney fire. Have a clearly understood plan to handle
a chimney fire. In the event of a chimney fire, turn
air control to closed position and CALL THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
13. DO NOT tamper with air control beyond normal
adjustment.
14. Once the required draw is obtained, operate only
with doors closed and open door slowly when re-
fueling. (This will reduce or eliminate smoke from
entering the room). These units are not mobile
home approved. Do not install this unit in a mobile
home or trailer.
Why the correct chimney size is important
Your appliance operates best using a minimum 6” (152
mm) diameter chimney. The maximum chimney diam-
eter must not exceed 10” (254 mm) in diameter or have
a cross sectional area greater than 85 in
2
(550 cm
2
).
Today’s solid fuel appliances are much more efficient
than in the past. The units are designed to give you
controlled combustion, as well as maximum heat
transfer, using less fuel to do so. The result of better
heat transfer is lower chimney temperatures, making
the chimney size important for good draft. Poor draft
will create poor performance of your appliance, and a
safety hazard.
Should you experience a problem with smoke en-
tering the room or poor combustion, call in a local
chimney expert.
Burn Rate
With the door closed, the rate of burning is regulated by
the amount of air allowed to enter the unit through the
air control. With experience you will be able to set the
control for the desired heat and burning time.
Attempts to achieve higher output rates that exceed
heater design specifications can result in permanent
damage to the heater. The recommended wood load
is level with the top of the firebricks. Overloading may
prevent sufficient air entering the heater to properly fuel
the fire.
DO NOT
tamper with air control beyond the normal
adjustment capacity.
WARNING:
Operate this heater only with the door
closed.
THIS HEATER IS EXTREMELY HOT WHILE IN OP-
ERATION.
SERIOUS BURNS CAN RESULT FROM CONTACT.
KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE
AWAY.
ALWAYS PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FRESH AIR
INTO THE ROOM WHERE THE UNIT IS INSTALLED.
FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN AIR STARVA-
TION OF OTHER FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES
AND THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF HAZ-
ARDOUS CONDITIONS.
Proposition 65 Warning:
Fuels used in gas, wood-
burning or oil fired appliances, and the products of
combustion of such fuels, contain chemicals known
to the State of California to cause cancer, birth de-
fects and other reproductive harm.
California Health & Safety Code Sec. 25249.6
