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DANGER: RISK OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION – do not burn garbage, gasoline, naphtha, engine oil, or other flammable liquids/inappropriate
materials.
Supplemental Outside Combustion air may be necessary if:
• the solid-fuel-fired appliance does not draw steadily, smells, experiences smoke rollout, burns poorly, or back-drafts
whether or not there is combustion present. Opening a window slightly on a calm day may alleviate these symptoms.
• the house is equipped with a well-sealed vapor barrier and tight fitting windows, and/or has any powered devices
which exhaust house air.
• there is excessive condensation on windows in the winter.
• a ventilation system is installed in the house.
BURN WOOD AND COAL ONLY!
First Wood Fire:
Check to make sure the spin draft is wide open to allow oxygen into the firebox. Make sure the Draft Control is in the start position.
Place several crumpled newspapers on the grate with some dry kindling layered on top of the papers, then ignite the newspaper.
When the kindling is burning, add several small pieces of wood, allow wood to fully ignite. After about 20 minutes the fire should
be established, allowing you to add more wood – do not overload which would 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
desired burn pattern. Learning how to adjust the draft to maintain the desired temperature for your home may take several days.
After a short time you will know which settings and adjustments work best for your home.
Do not over-fire the furnace. Over-firing by overloading/over fueling 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 40 minutes to establish a bed of hot embers. Once you have achieved the hot ember bed, add larger pieces of
firewood. Within 30 to 40 minutes, adjust the spin draft to obtain optimum performance.
NOTE: Your new Fire Chief Furnace is capable of producing a very high BTU output. Do not fuel your furnace to capacity upon initial firing.
It’s recommended that you become thoroughly familiar with your Fire Chief Furnace before operating at full capacity.
The new steel and metal components of the furnace have a protective coating or paint on the surface which could produce an odor during
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