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Your Napoleon EPA listed product is a Hi-tech appliance, designed with the most advanced technology. The appliance is
extremely airtight.
The first fire(s) in your appliance will be difficult to get going and keep going with little amount of heat being generated. This
is a result of the moisture being driven out of the fire brick. During the break-in period (the first 2 or 3 fires) create only small,
fires using kindling; this will allow the firebrick to cure. Do not be alarmed if small hairline cracks develop in the firebrick. This
is a normal occurrence and does not pose a safety hazard. The paint may also smell a little for the first few fires as it cures
and you may wish to open a door or window to alleviate the smell.
To start, a brisk fire is required. Place loosely crumpled paper on the floor of the appliance and cover with dry kindling.
Open the air control fully by sliding control all the way to the right. Light the paper and leave the door slightly ajar
(1”/25.4mm) until all kindling is burning. To maintain a brisk fire, a hot coal bed must be established and sustained.
Slowly add larger wood (2x4 size pieces). Lay the pieces lengthwise from side to side in the hot coal bed with a shallow
trench between, so that the primary air can flow directly into this trench and ignite the fuel above. When the fire seems
to be at its peak, medium sized logs may be added. Once these logs have caught fire, carefully close the door. (Closing
the door too quickly after refueling will reduce the firebox temperature and result in an unsatisfactory burn.) Remember it
is more efficient to burn medium sized wood, briskly, and refuel frequently than to load the appliance with large logs that
result in a smouldering, inefficient fire and dirty glass.
As soon as the door is closed, you will observe a change in the flame pattern. The flames will get smaller and lazier because less
oxygen is getting into the combustion chamber. The flames, however, are more efficient. The flames will remain lazy but become
larger again as soon as the firebricks have been heated thoroughly and the chimney becomes heated and provides a good draft.
At this point, the roaring fire that you see when the door is opened is wastefully drawing heated room air up the chimney, certainly
not desirable. Always operate with the door fully closed once the medium sized logs have caught fire.
You can now add larger pieces of wood and operate the appliance normally. Once the appliance is entirely hot, it
will burn very efficiently with little smoke from the chimney. There will be a bed of orange coals in the firebox and
secondary flames flickering just below the top baffles. You can safely fill the firebox with wood to the top of the
door and will get best burns if you keep the appliance pipe temperatures between 250°F (120°C) and 450°F (270°C). A
surface thermometer will help regulate this.
Without an appliance thermometer, you are working blindly and have no idea of how the appliance is operating! An
appliance thermometer offers a guide to performance and should be located 18” (457mm) above the flue collar.
Install the thermometer according to manufacturers instructions.
Can’t get the fire going?
Use more kindling and paper. Assuming the chimney and vent are sized correctly and there is sufficient
combustion air, the lack of sufficiently dry quantities of small kindling is the problem. Thumb size is a good gauge
for small kindling diameter.
Can’t get heat out of the appliance?
One of two things may have happened. The appliance door may have been closed prematurely and the appliance
itself has not reached optimum temperature. Re-open the door and/or draft control to re-establish a brisk fire. The
other problem may have been wet wood. The typical symptom is sizzling wood and moisture being driven from the
wood.
6.0 operation
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WARNING
• Always operate this appliance with the door closed and latched except during startup and re-fueling. Always
wear gloves to prevent injury. Do not leave the fire unattended when the door is unlatched as unstable wood
could fall out of the fire chamber creating a fire hazard to your home.
• Never leave your children unattended when there is a fire burning in the appliance.
• Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids to start or
‘freshen up’ a fire in this appliance. Keep all such liquids well away from the appliance while it is in use.
• Objects placed in front of the appliance should be kept a minimum of 48” (121.9cm) from the front face.
• Any modification of the appliance that has not been approved in writing by the testing authority is
considered breaching CSA B365 (Canada) and ANSI/NFPA 211 (USA).
• Open air control (and damper when fitted) before opening firing door.
• Hot while in operation. Keep children, clothing and furniture away. Contact may cause skin burns. Wear
gloves to operate your appliance.
• Burning your appliance with the doors open or ajar creates a fire hazard that may result in a house and/or
chimney fire.
• This wood appliance has a manufacturer-set minimum low burn rate that must not be altered. It is against
federal regulations in the United States to alter this setting or otherwise operate this wood appliance in a
manner inconsistent with operating instructions in this manual.
