Matrix Insert Installation and Operation Manual
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5
BURNING WOOD EFFICIENTLY
5.1
THE FIRST FIRES
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal
components of the insert are conditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but they do
smell bad. Fresh paint fumes can also cause false alarms in smoke detectors. So, when you first
light your insert, be prepared by opening doors and/or windows to ventilate the house. As you
burn hotter and hotter fires, more of the painted surfaces reach the curing temperature of the
paint. The smell of curing paint does not disappear until you have burned one or two very hot
fires.
Burn one or two small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger and
hotter fires until there is no longer any paint smell from the insert. Once the paint smell
disappears, your insert is ready for serious heating.
Allow the insert to reach operating
temperature (approximately one hour) before
turning on the blower, since increased airflow
from the blower will remove heat and affect
the start up combustion efficiency.
The insert's blower assembly is equipped with
a heat sensor. Therefore, you can leave the
switch in the automatic position (3). The
blower will start automatically when the insert
is hot enough and it will stop when the insert
has cooled down. You can also set the switch
to the manual position (1) to operate the
blower at any time. Select the position (2) to
manually stop the blower.
