Fire Chief 1100, Owner'S Manual

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STARTING YOUR FIRST “REAL FIRE: Set the wall thermostat to 90 ° . Check to be
certain the spin draft is wide open to allow oxygen into the firebox. Adjust slide cover on
draft blower
Place several crumpled newspapers on the grate with some dry kindling layered
on top of the papers, ignite the newspaper. When the kindling is burning, add several
small pieces of wood - allow the wood to fully engage in flames. After about 20 minutes
the fire should be established, allowing you to add more wood - do not overload and
smother the fire. Add more wood slowly, so the flames have time to engulf the fresh
wood. Once the fire is burning and there is a glowing ember bed, adjust the draft to
achieve the desired burn pattern. Learning how to adjust the draft to maintain the
desired temperature for your home may take a few days. After a short time you will
know which settings and adjustments work best for your home. Set the wall thermo-
stat to the desired home temperature.
Do not over-fire the furnace. Over-firing by overloading/over-fuelling the furnace
causes the metal to superheat and expand, then cool rapidly which causes cracking,
therefore voiding the warranty. Over-firing or abuse can easily be determined upon
inspection.
It will take about forty minutes to establish a bed of hot embers. When
you have achieved the hot ember bed, add larger pieces of firewood and push
the by-pass rod all of the way in. Within thirty to forty minutes, adjust the spin
draft and the damper to obtain optimum performance. Finally, adjust the wall
thermostat and draft blower cover to a comfortable setting. SEE PAGE 10
NOTE:
Your new Fire Chief is capable of producing a very high output of Btu’s. Do not fuel
your furnace to capacity upon initial firing. Instead, we recommend becoming thor-
oughly familiar with your Fire Chief Furnace before operating at full capacity.
The new steel and metal components in the furnace will have a protective coating
or paint on the surface which could produce an odor during the break-in period. Ad-
equate ventilation within the home and furnace room or area is recommended during
the initial firing and break-in period to accommodate this possibility.
Your new Fire Chief is classified as having airtight construction. This type of design
should enable you to experience an average burn time between six and eight hours per
full load of fuel (dry, seasoned hardwood). However, abnormally cold weather may
reduce the burn time somewhat; therefore if your burn cycle is significantly less, for
instance, two to four hours, you are over-firing your Fire Chief. This type of occurrence
is usually symptomatic of heat demands in excess of furnace capacity. Contact an
authorized professional to determine if your Fire Chief has been improperly sized for
your home.
ASH REMOVAL: Heat resistant gloves are recommended.
In order to remove ashes from your Fire Chief, open the Ash Door and slide the
Ash Pan to the rear of the furnace. Remove the Ash Pan from the furnace and dump
the ashes into an AIRTIGHT METAL container. HOT ashes must always be placed
into an airtight metal container. Always place the metal container on a NON-COMBUS-
TIBLE surface. Emptying hot ashes into a combustible container is an extreme fire
hazard.
1. The Ash Pan should be removed from your Fire Chief during operation.
We recommend this precautionary measure because if the ash pan is allowed to remain