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We advise you to leave the door slightly open (a few inches) for a 5 to 10 minutes period, under supervision,
in order to allow for good combustion. After this time, you may close the door and progressively adjust the
air controls to obtain the desired temperature.
CAUTION:
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Do not leave the stove unattended when the door is slightly open.
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When the stove is used for the first time, intense fire is prohibited in order to allow adequate curing of
the paint covering the stove and to prevent a "thermal shock" which may remove or whiten the paint.
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Make sure the room is well ventilated, to remove the bad odors emitted from the paint, during the first
two or three hours of usage.
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Never heat the stove outside the house before you install it. It is impossible to adequately monitor the
combustion intensity, which may cause overheating and a thermal shock to the paint.
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Never use fluid or chemical products to ignite the fire.
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Do not burn wastes, flammable fluid such as gasoline, naphtha or motor oil.
HEATING
Once you have obtained a good bed of embers you should reload the unit. In order to do so, open the air
control completely for a few seconds prior to opening the stove door. Then, proceed by opening the door
very slowly. Open it by one or two inches for 5 to 10 seconds before opening it completely. This will increase
the draft and will eliminate the smoke, which is stagnant in a state of slow combustion. Then, bring the red
embers to the front of the stove and reload the unit. Use only the quantity of wood required depending on
the circumstances; for example, in severe cold weather, load the stove to maximum. During milder
temperatures, the stove should be only half loaded.
CAUTION :
DO NOT PLACE LOGS TOO CLOSE TO
THE GLASS OR THE DOOR. IF LOGS ARE TOO CLOSE TO THE GLASS OR THE DOOR, THEY MAY
FALL WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR. FURTHERMORE, THE LOGS THAT ARE TOO CLOSE MAY
DAMAGE THE GLASS IF YOU SHUT THE DOOR TO HARD.
When possible, we recommend that you operate the stove with a wood load approximately equivalent to the
height of the fire bricks. If you constantly load the stove above the fire bricks, you may damage the firebox
and cause the paint to whiten.
It is extremely important that you use your stove in such a way that you do not lower the temperature of the
combustion gases inside the chimney too much. For this purpose, we strongly recommend that you install a
chimney thermometer on your exhaust pipe, approximately 18" above the stove. Contact your Flame dealer
in order to buy one. This thermometer will indicate the temperature of your exhaust gases inside the exhaust
system. The ideal temperature range is indicated on the thermometer. If temperature is too low, the build-up
of creosote is promoted while if temperature is too high, heat is wasted since too large a quantity is emitted
into the atmosphere.
