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Solution 2.5-ZC Fireplace Installation and Operation Manual
4 Operating
Your
Fireplace
4.1 The use of a fire screen
This fireplace has been tested for use with an open door in conjunction with a fire screen
(AC01308, sold separately). Make sure the fire screen is properly secured on the fireplace
to avoid any risk of sparks damaging your flooring. When the fire screen is in use, do not
leave the fireplace unattended so that you can respond promptly in the event of smoke
spillage into the room. Potential causes of smoke spillage are described in
Section 8: The
Venting System
of this manual. See
Appendix 5: Installing the Fire Screen (AC01308)
for installation instructions.
OPERATING WITH THE FIRE SCREEN INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF
GENERATING CARBON MONOXIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE IS AN ODOURLESS GAS
THAT IS HIGHLY TOXIC AND WHICH CAN CAUSE DEATH AT HIGH
CONCENTRATION IN AIR.
4.2 Your First Fires
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal
components of the fireplace are conditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but
they do smell bad. Fresh paint fumes can also cause false alarms in smoke detectors. So,
when you first light your fireplace, be prepared by opening doors and/or windows to
ventilate the house. As you burn hotter and hotter fires, more of the painted surfaces reach
the curing temperature of the paint. The smell of curing paint does not disappear until you
have burned one or two very hot fires.
Burn one or two small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger
and hotter fires until there is no longer any paint smell from the fireplace. Once the paint
smell disappears, your fireplace is ready for serious heating.
4.3 Lighting Fires
Each person who heats with wood develops their own favorite way to light fires. Whatever
method you choose, your goal should be to get a hot fire burning quickly. A fire that starts
fast produces less smoke and deposits less creosote in the chimney. Here are three
popular and effective ways to start wood fires.
