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2.5
How to operate the fire
2.5.1
Lighting
If you have not used your appliance for a long time, check that none
of your fireplace’s air passages are
obstructed (chimney flue, outside air delivery pipe, convection and ventilation grille) before lighting.
Also check that mechanical parts such as the door, counterweights, and adjusters operate freely.
If your house is fitted with controlled mechanical ventilation or a suction hood, we recommend that you
reduce its flow rate or turn it off at least when lighting the appliance.
Controlled mechanical ventilation and suction hoods extract air in the house. They can reverse the natural
draught of a fireplace.
Natural draught
DOWN DRAUGHTS
Suction hood
Controlled mechanical
ventilation air outlet
