OPEL PLUS KEYSTONE Owner's Manual
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RSF Woodburning Fireplaces
SAFETY FIRST
DO'S AND DON'TS
If this fireplace is not properly installed, a house fire could result. For your safety, follow the installation
directions. Contact your local authority having jurisdiction (such as municipal building department, fire
department, fire prevention bureau, etc.) regarding restrictions and installation requirements, and the need
to obtain a permit.
To ANYONE using this fireplace: these
DO's
and
DO NOTs
are for your safety.
1.
DO
read this instruction manual before lighting your first fire.
2.
DO
burn seasoned wood fuel, densified fuel logs wood fuel or a combination of densified fuel logs and wood
fuel.
3.
DO operate the fireplace with the door either fully closed
. If the door is left partly open, gas and flame can
be drawn out of the fireplace opening, creating both fire and smoke hazards.
4.
DO
keep all combustible materials (furniture, firewood, etc.) at least 4' away from the front of the fireplace.
5. This fireplace contains a catalytic combustor, which needs periodic inspection and replacement for proper
operation.
DO
learn to properly use the catalytic combustor and properly maintain it.
6. Do
have at least one smoke detector on each level of the house and at least one carbon monoxide detector.
7. To avoid glass breakage,
DO NOT
slam the fireplace door.
8.
DO NOT
ever use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid or similar liquids to start
or freshen up a fire in this fireplace. Keep all such liquids well away from the fireplace while it is in use.
9.
DO NOT
overfire the fireplace. If you are unable to slow down the burning rate of the fire or if the
chimney connector behind the top louver glows red, you are overfiring the fireplace.
10.
DO NOT
use a fireplace grate or other products not specified for use with this fireplace.
11. The burn rates are set by the semi-automatic air control at the factory.
DO NOT
tamper with the air control.
DO
NOT
install a flue damper that would allow you to reduce the chimney draft and thus slow the minimum burn
rate.
12.
DO NOT
burn chemical chimney cleaners.They contain contaminants that will render the catalyst inoperative.
13. To avoid damaging the catalytic combustor
, DO NOT
operate this fireplace in a manner inconsistent with the
operating instructions in this manual.
14.
DO NOT
operate this fireplace if the catalytic combustor is deactivated or removed, it is against the law.
15.
DO NOT
install an insert in this fireplace.
NOTE
: We strongly recommend that our products be installed and serviced
by professionals who are certified by the National Fireplace Institute in the
U.S. or by Wood Energy Technology Transfer Inc. in Canada.
CREOSOTE: FORMATION AND REMOVAL
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. As a result, creosote residue accumulates on the flue lining. 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.
The presence in a chimney of soot or creosote in excess of 1/8" (3mm) thick will indicate the need for immediate
cleaning, possible modification of burning procedures, and more frequent inspections.
