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HOMEOWNERS GUIDE FOR YOUR 

WOOD BURNING FIREplacE

Read this manual carefully before using your wood burning fireplace. Understand 

and observe all guidelines included in this manual for safe operation of your wood 

burning fireplace inside your home. 

KEEP  THIS  MANUAL.  IT  CONTAINS  IMPORTANT 

HOMEOWNER  INFORMATION  ABOUT  YOUR  WOOD 

BURNING FIREPLACE.

TaBlE OF cONTENTS

Important Safety Precautions .............................. 2

Understanding Your Fireplace ............................. 2

Operating Your Fireplace ..................................... 3

Cleaning and Maintenance .................................. 4

Wood Selection ................................................... 4

Troubleshooting ................................................... 5

Fireplace Accessories.......................................... 6

Customer Service ................................................ 6

20 Year Limited Warranty .................................... 7

Summary of Contents for Wood Burning Fireplace

Page 1: ...peration of your wood burning fireplace inside your home KEEP THIS MANUAL IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT HOMEOWNER INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE Table of Contents Important Safety Precautions 2 Understanding Your Fireplace 2 Operating Your Fireplace 3 Cleaning and Maintenance 4 Wood Selection 4 Troubleshooting 5 Fireplace Accessories 6 Customer Service 6 20 Year Limited Warranty 7 ...

Page 2: ... made of heavy gauge steel lined with brick patterned refractory material firebrick on back sides and bottom hearth This is surrounded by another metal enclosure on top back and bottom Air space between firebox and outer enclosure provides a circulating feature that has been engineered for a safe and efficient design Chimney System The chimney is also made of metal extending from top of fireplace ...

Page 3: ...i ciency and could cause smoke spillage Light newspaper 5 Fireplace glass doors if installed must be in fully opened or fully closed position during operation of fireplace CAUTION Close screen be fore closing glass doors WARNING Fireplaces equipped with glass doors should be operated only with doorsfullyopenedordoorsfully closed Doors ifleftpartlyopen may draw gas and flame out of the fireplace op...

Page 4: ...ference for comfort aroma and visual image If you want a constant heat output a short flame with a glowing coals type of fire select a hardwood If you want a short hot fire for damp and chilly mornings select a softer wood The following chart is a guide to aide in wood selection Woods at the top of chart are harder woods and those at bottom of chart are softer Aromatic woods are best from nut and ...

Page 5: ...rly In the event a smoking problem does occur check for one of the following conditions 1 Outside environmental conditions ad versely affecting draft 2 Lack of ventilation due to a tightly insu lated house could prevent the fireplace from drawing properly If this happens open a window a small amount while operating fireplace 3 Other appliances competing for available air in a tightly sealed home T...

Page 6: ...ending final disposal If ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise locally dispersed they should be retained in closed container until cinders have thoroughly cooled Glass Doors Glass doors used by FMI PRODUCTS LLC are tempered safety glass and have been tested to national standards When glass breaks during use it could be for the follow ing reasons 1 Fire is too large 2 Logs are too cl...

Page 7: ...I PRODUCTS LLC for replacement FIRST YEAR TO FIFTH YEAR FMI PRODUCTS LLC warrants the HearthCAT Emission Control System for five years from the date of purchase from thermal crumbling FIREPLACE WARRANTY FIRST YEAR If the original owner of a FMI PRODUCTS LLC wood burning fireplace believes any part including chimney and chimney components has failed during the first year from date of purchase due t...

Page 8: ...S LLC shall have no liability for any incidental special or consequential damages arising from the sale or use of the firebox LEGAL RIGHTS This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state EXCLUSIONS These warranties do not apply and FMI PRODUCTS LLC assumes no responsibility for any damages that result due to the following 1 Improp...

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