Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc
® Green Mountain Insert 70 (Model 8450)
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new textiles. These odors will dissipate over time.
You can alleviate these odors by opening a few
windows or otherwise creating additional ventilation
around your fireplace insert. If any odor persists,
contact your dealer or an authorized service
technician.
If you adhere to the operating procedures in this
manual, the steel, cast iron, and soapstone
components of your fireplace insert will give you
many years of trouble-free use. With use, the color
of the soapstone may change and small fractures
may appear on the surface. These changes do not
affect the function of the fireplace insert. If a panel
breaks completely, it must be replaced
Avoid the following conditions that can cause the
glass, soapstone, steel or cast iron pieces to break:
Do not throw wood into the fireplace insert.
Do not use the door as a lever to force wood into
the fireplace insert.
Do not load wood encrusted with ice into a
burning fireplace insert - the thermal shock can
cause damage.
Do not use a manufactured log grate or
otherwise support the fuel. Burn the fire directly
on the floor of the firebox.
B
UILDING
A
B
REAK
I
N
F
IRE
1) Open the bypass handle.Open the front door
and place five or six double sheets of tightly
twisted newspaper in the center of the firebox.
Arrange kindling in a crisscross pattern over the
newspaper. Kindling should be approximately
ten pieces, 1/2" (13 mm) in diameter and 10" to
16" (254 mm to 457 mm) long.
2) Fully open the primary air control by pulling the
control handle fully to the left.
3) Light the paper under the kindling. Leave the
door slightly ajar momentarily until the kindling
has started to burn and draft begins to pull.
4) Close the door and allow the fire to burn. Keep
the door closed while the fireplace insert is in
use.
5) KEEP
A
WATCHFUL
EYE
ON
YOUR
FIREPLACE INSERT to maintain a steady, low-
heat fire. Your first fire should make the
fireplace insert warm but
not hot to the touch
.
Visible steam, or boiling moisture and hissing
indicate the soapstone is too hot. At most, a few
small chunks of wood should be added to the
fire to reach safe break-in temperatures.
6) Once the fireplace insert is warm but
not hot to
the touch,
close the primary air control by
pulling it fully to the right to allow the fire to die
out completely.
7) Let the fireplace insert return to room
temperature.
Your first fire and first fire each season thereafter
should be built and maintained as outlined above.
Your patience will be rewarded by a properly
seasoned fireplace insert.
NOTE: The cool flue gas temperatures
present during the break-in procedure may
cause rapid creosote build-up. The door
glass may also get dirty. A good hot fire will
clean it. We recommend a visual inspection
(and cleaning if necessary) of your
stovepipe and chimney once the break-in
procedure is completed.
N
ORMAL
O
PERATION
B
UILDING
A
F
IRE
F
OR
E
VERYDAY
U
SE
1) Open the front door and place five or six double
sheets of tightly twisted newspaper in the center
of the firebox. Arrange kindling in a tee-pee
configuration
over
the
newspaper.
Use
approximately 10 pieces of kindling, 1/2" (13
mm) in diameter and 10" to 16" (254 mm to 406
mm) long.
2) Fully open the primary air control by pulling the
lever completely left.
3) Light the paper under the kindling. Leave the
front door slightly ajar momentarily until the
kindling begins to burn and draft begins to pull.
4) Close the door and allow the fire to burn.
5) Once the kindling is burning, open the front door
and add logs, small at first, to build the fire up.
Ensure you keep the logs away from the glass in
front in order for the air-wash system to work
properly. Keep the front door closed while the
fireplace insert is in use.
CAUTION: DO NOT BUILD THE FIRE TOO CLOSE
TO THE GLASS. KEEPING THE FIRE TOWARDS
THE CENTER OF THE FIRE BOX WILL KEEP
COALS FROM BUILDING UP AGAINST THE
GLASS DURING RELOADING.
6) Use the primary air control to regulate the
desired rate of burn. Pull the handle left for a
higher burn rate, and pull the handle right for a
