D. First Fire
e ore li tin our rst re in t e re la e a e ertain
that:
• t e a e an era i lan et are orre tl ositione
restin a ainst t e rear su ort
•
re ri are in la e
• all la els ave een re ove
• all late sur a es ave een leane
NOTICE:
Oils can cause permanent markings on plating if
not removed before the first fire.
NOTICE:
The first three or four fires should be of moderate
size to allow the oils and binders to be burned from the
fireplace and the refractory and paint to cure. You may
notice an industrial odor the first few fires. This is considered
normal.
5. Burning Process
ire re uires uel air an eat eat is ro e ro t e
re la e urin t e r in sta e t e new loa o woo
as re u e t e an es or a oo lean urn wa s
urn r seasone rewoo
• Kindling or 1st stage:
n t is sta e t e woo is eate to a te
erature i
enou to eva orate t e oisture w i is resent in
all woo e woo will rea t e oilin oint o wa
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ter 212
an will not et an otter until t e water
is eva orate is ro ess ta es eat ro oals an
ten s to ool t e re la e
• 2nd stage:
e se on ar sta e is w en t e woo ives o a
-
a le ases w i urn a ove t e uel wit ri t
a es t is ver i
ortant t at t e a es e ain
-
taine an not allowe to o out is will ensure t e
leanest ossi le re ou s oul lose own t e air
to ontrol t e oint w ere ou an still aintain so e
a e t e a es ten to o out ore air is ne es
-
sar
• Final stage:
e nal sta e o urnin is t e ar oal sta e is
o urs w en t e a
a le ases ave een ostl
urne an onl ar oal re ains is is a naturall
lean ortion o t e urn e oals urn wit ot lue
a es
t is ver i
ortant to reloa our re la e w ile enou
livel ot oals re ain in or er to re in le t e ne t loa
o woo
8. Opacity
O a it in i ates ow leanl our re la e is urnin
O a it is easure in er ent 100 o a it is w en
an o e t is totall o s ure t e s o e olu n ro
a i ne an 0 o a it eans t at no s o e ol
-
u n an e seen erio i all e t e o a it an
urn our re la e as nearl s o e- ree as ossi le
oal o 0 o a it
7. Creosote Formation
en woo is urne slowl it ro u es tar an ot er
or ani va ors w i o
ine wit e elle oisture
to or reosote
e reosote va ors on ense in
t e relativel ool i ne ue o a newl -starte or
a slow- urnin re s a result reosote resi ue a
-
u ulates on t e ue linin
en i nite reosote reates an e tre el ot re
w i a a a e t e i ne or even estro t e
ouse
e i ne s all e ins e te at least annuall e
-
ore li tin or on e ever two ont s urin eatin
season
en reosote as a u ulate it s all e re ove to
re u e t e ris o a i ne re
6. Dirty Glass
ortion o t e o
ustion air enterin t e re o is
e e te own over t e insi e o t e oor lass is
air ow was es t e lass el in to ee s o e
ro a erin to its sur a e
en o erate at a low
urn rate less air will e owin over t e lass an t e
s o relativel ool on ition o a low re will ause
t e lass to e o e oate O eratin t e re la e
wit t e urn rate air ontrol an start-u air ontrol all
t e wa o en or 1 -20 inutes s oul re ove t e uilt
u oatin
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Heatilator • Constitution Owner’s Manual • 480-2330 • Rev C • 4-10-13
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