Renaissance RUMFORD 1500, Manual

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WARNING: OVER FIRING THE RENAISSANCE RUMFORD WILL CAUSE DURABILITY
PROBLEMS.
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THE RENAISSANCE IS CAPABLE OF BURNING CLEANLY PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT HAS
BEEN ENGINEERED TO QUICKLY BURN VERY HOT. THIS RESULTS IN A BEAUTIFUL,
CLEAN FIRE BUT CAN CAUSE DURABILITY PROBLEMS IF THE UNIT IS REGULARLY
OVERLOADED AND/OR OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY WITH LARGE WOOD LOADS. THE
RENAISSANCE IS PRIMARILY A DECORATIVE APPLIANCE AND ACCORDINGLY LESS
EFFICIENT THAN A WOOD BURNING STOVE SO THERE IS NO BENEFIT TO BURNING
LARGER WOOD LOADS.
THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES WILL ENSURE YOUR FIREPLACE BURNS BEAUTIFULLY
WHILE MAINTAINING ITS DURABILITY:
APPROXIMATE MAXIMUM LOG SIZE: 22" LONG, 6" IN DIAMETER.
APPROXIMATE MAXIMUM LOAD: NO MORE THAN 3 LOGS AS SPECIFIED ABOVE.
THIS WOOD LOAD IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO FILL THE FIREBOX COMPLETELY WITH
FLAMES AND PROVIDE A LARGE AMOUNT OF RADIANT HEAT.
THE RENAISSANCE RUMFORD WILL BURN WITH LARGE HIGH FLAMES REGARDLESS OF
HOW THE WOOD IS PLACED IN THE UNIT. STACKING THE WOOD TIPI-STYLE AGAINST
THE BACK OF THE FIREPLACE IS ACCEPTABLE BUT CAN COSMETICALLY DAMAGE THE
FIREBOX REFRACTORY BRICKS IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL PLACING THE LOGS.
IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SIGNS APPEAR IN YOUR FIREPLACE THEN YOU ARE OVER
FIRING:
• THE REFRACTORY BRICKS HAVE CHANGED COLOR
• THE DOOR CHANNEL IS WARPED
C
REOSOTE
: F
ORMATION AND
R
EMOVAL
When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapors which combine
with the expelled moisture from the wood to form creosote. The creosote vapors can
condense in the relatively cool chimney of a slow burning fire. When ignited, this
creosote makes an extremely hot fire. The chimney should be inspected periodically
during the heating season to see if a creosote build-up has occurred. If a significant
layer of creosote has accumulated (¼" or more), it should be removed to reduce the risk
of chimney fire.
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We recommend always burning your fireplace with split, dry, seasoned wood logs. Do
not use construction scraps (e.g. 2x4 or plywood scraps) as your only supply of fuel as
you can overheat and seriously damage the fireplace.
WARNING: BURN DRY WOOD ONLY.
DO NOT BURN DRIFTWOOD, TREATED WOOD, COAL, GARBAGE, OR PLASTIC.
If you use densified wood logs, do not use more than two at a time and only with the
firescreen closed. If you use more than two at a time, you will overfire the fireplace. Do
not poke or stir the logs while they are burning.
If you use wax fuel logs (e.g. Duraflame), do not use more than one wax fuel log at a
time and only with the firescreen closed. Using them with a closed door will lead to a
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This is similar to operating a car at full throttle – it’s ok occasionally but the car will wear out much more
quickly if you do it on a regular basis.