Valcourt FP11 FRONTENAC, Installation And Operation Manual

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2.2 Operatihg the FP11 Frontenac Wood Fireplace
For transportation purposes, you will find the removable handle that allows you to open the glass
door of the fireplace inside the firebox of your appliance. Simply insert it into the opening
provided for that purpose in the lower left corner of the glass door. This handle has to be removed
when the fireplace is on.
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2.2.1 First Fires
The fresh paint on your fireplace needs to be cured to preserve its quality. Once the fuel load is
properly ignited, only burn small fires in your fireplace for the first four hours of operation. Make
sure that your exhaust damper and air intake control are in the open position. Make sure that there
is enough air circulation while curing the fireplace. Open one or more windows as necessary.
The odours can be smelled during the 3 or 4 first fires.
2.2.2 Building a Fire
To start a fire, place several crumpled up balls of newspaper in the firebox behind the andiron.
Place small dry pieces of kindling on top of the paper, criss-crossing the kindling so that there are
air spaces in between. Open the exhaust damper fully and light the newspaper. Once the
newspaper and the kindling are well ignited, you may close the glass door for a few minutes so
that the firebox and chimney of your fireplace can heat up enough for optimal operation. When
this heating period is done and the kindling fire is well established, you can operate the fireplace
with the firescreen or the glass door depending on your preference and add cordwood as needed.