Matrix
Insert
Installation
and
Operation
Manual
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at
the
back
of
the
firebox
and
place
the
rest
of
the
pieces
compactly.
A
densely
built
fire
like
this
will
produce
the
longest
burn
your
insert
is
capable
of.
You
will
need
to
be
cautious
when
building
fires
like
this
because
if
the
air
is
turned
down
too
much,
the
fire
could
smoulder.
Make
sure
the
wood
is
flaming
brightly
before
leaving
the
fire
to
burn.
4.5.1.4
Maximum
Burn
Cycle
Times
The
burn
cycle
time
is
the
period
between
loading
wood
on
a
coal
bed
and
the
consumption
of
that
wood
back
to
a
coal
bed
of
the
same
size.
The
flaming
phase
of
the
fire
lasts
for
roughly
the
first
half
of
the
burn
cycle
and
the
second
half
is
the
coal
bed
phase
during
which
there
is
little
or
no
flame.
The
length
of
burn
you
can
expect
from
your
insert,
including
both
the
flaming
and
coal
bed
phases,
will
be
affected
by
a
number
of
things,
such
as:
•
firebox
size,
•
the
amount
of
wood
loaded,
•
the
species
of
wood
you
burn,
•
the
wood
moisture
content,
•
the
size
of
the
space
to
be
heated,
•
the
climate
zone
you
live
in,
and
•
the
time
of
year.
The
table
below
provides
a
very
general
indication
of
the
maximum
burn
cycle
times
you
are
likely
to
experience,
based
on
firebox
volume.
FIREBOX
VOLUME
MAXIMUM
BURN
TIME
<1.5
cubic
feet
3
to
5
hours
1.5
c.f.
to
2.0
c.f
5
to
6
hours
2.0
c.f.
to
2.5
c.f.
6
to
8
hours
2.5
c.f.
to
3.0
c.f.
8
to
9
hours
>3.0
c.f.
9
to
10
hours
Long
burn
times
are
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
efficient
insert
operation.
When
you
are
home
during
the
day
and
able
to
tend
the
fire,
it
is
preferable
to
build
a
smaller
fire
that
might
provide
three
or
four
hours
of
heating
than
to
fully
load
the
firebox
for
a
much
longer
burn.
Shorter
burn
cycles
make
it
easier
to
match
the
heat
output
of
the
insert
to
the
heat
demand
of
the
space.
4.5.1.5
North
‐
South
Fires
Versus
East
‐
West
Fires
In
fireboxes
that
are
roughly
square,
wood
can
be
loaded
so
that
looking
through
the
glass
door
you
see
the
ends
of
the
logs
(north
‐
south)
or
the
sides
of
the
logs
(east
‐
west).
