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Meet Your New Woodburning Fireplace
Your new fireplace is a highly engineered system
designed to provide maximum pleasure with trouble-
free operation. It can only perform to its fullest potential
if you operate and care for it properly. This manual is
provided to help you do that.
The first things you should know are the basic parts
of your particular fireplace model and what each part
does. This will give you a better understanding of the
descriptions that follow in this manual.
It is important
to note that all of these parts have been engineered
to work together. If you decide to use some unap-
proved part or make any modification, the fireplace
will not operate as it was engineered to and, there-
fore, may possibly cause a fire hazard.
CFM Corporation warranty will be voided by, and
CFM Corporation disclaims any responsibility for
the following actions:
•
Installation of any damaged fireplace or chimney
component;
•
Modification of the fireplace, chimney assembly
or any of the component parts thereof;
(except
for chase flashings as detailed in CFM Corporation
Chimney Top installation instructions).
•
Installation other than as instructed by CFM Cor-
poration
or
•
Installation and/or use of any component part not
manufactured or approved by CFM Corporation in
combination or assembly with a CFM Corporation
fireplace system, notwithstanding any indepen-
dent testing laboratory or other third party ap-
proval of such component parts or accessory.
Any of the above actions may possibly cause a fire
hazard.
WARNING
Risk of fire! Do not install a firescreen on
this prefabricated fireplace. A firescreen
will prevent proper ventilation and increase
the risk of a chimney fire.
NOTE: Remove the warranty card from the plas-
tic bag in which you found this owner’s manual.
The warranty for your fireplace is located on the
back page of the installation instructions. Keep the
warranty in a safe place for future reference if you
should ever need service covered under this war-
ranty. Fill out the warranty card and mail it to CFM
Corporation. In order to validate your warranty, it is
mandatory that you write the serialization number
(a series of letters and numbers located below the
model number) on the warranty card. The serial
number is stamped into the black plate attached to
the inner dome side of the firebox.
For better understanding of your fireplace, familiarize
yourself with the following parts and terminologies used
in this manual:
The firebox
is the main cavity of the fireplace where
the fire is built. Its shape and size are designed to
promote efficient burning of the fire and to reflect the
maximum amount of heat through the fireplace opening
into the room.
The hearth
is the floor of the firebox. It is made of a
refractory material and functions as a base for the fire
grate to rest on.
The chimney
is the complete vertical structure that
houses the flue. With CFM Corporation fireplaces, the
chimney utilizes a special air-cooled design that keeps
the outside of the chimney from getting too hot.
The flue
is the innermost passageway of the chimney
system through which the smoke and gases from the
fire travel to the out-of-doors.
The damper
is the door to the flue that prevents loss
of heated room air from escaping up the flue when
the fireplace is not in use. The damper must be in the
open position whenever fire is burning so that smoke
and gases can escape up the flue rather than into the
room. It should not be closed until the fire is completely
out. The BR, BC, BCMH, TF, TL, CR, SR, ODSR, SC,
SHR, ODSHR, TSH, STR, TST, CVR and EWF Series
fireplace damper operates only in the full open or full
closed position. The control is located in the front fire-
box dome areas. (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5)
The EWF damper is open to start or revive the fire and
closed, for normal operation and to control burn rate.
NOTE:
Always open the damper before opening the
doors. Close damper to set burn rate.
The WMC Series fireplace damper is adjustable to help
provide a more efficient fireplace operation. Dampering
down the open flue further intensifies the firebox heat
exchanger temperature by reducing the loss of hot flue
gases. The adjustable damper control is located in the
center just below the top outlet grille. (Fig. 1) Refer to
Proper Operating Procedure on Page 4.
