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FP16
– Saint-Laurent - Installation and Operation Manual
2.2
Operating the FP16 SAINT-LAURENT Wood Fireplace
CAUTION
WHEN IN USE, THE FIREPLACE CHIMNEY DAMPER MUST BE SET IN THE FULLY OPEN POSITION.
2.2.1
Opening the glass door
For transportation purposes, you will find the removable handle
(A)
that allows you to open the glass door
of the fireplace inside the combustion chamber. 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.
Figure 51 : Removable handle
Figure 52 : Glass door opening
2.2.2
First Fires
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal components of the
fireplace are conditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but they do smell bad.
Fresh paint fumes can also cause false alarms in smoke detectors. So, when you first light your fireplace, be
prepared by opening doors and/or windows to ventilate the house. As you burn hotter and hotter fires,
more of the painted surfaces reach the curing temperature of the paint.
Burn one or two small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger and hotter fires
until there is no longer any paint smell from the fireplace. Once the paint smell disappears, your fireplace is
ready for serious heating.
