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General Operation:
Always pull the By-pass Rod all the way
"OUT"
before opening the fuel door.
When opening the fuel door during operation, wait ten seconds after releasing the first latch, then
proceed to the fully open position. The dual latch system has been incorporated as a safety feature
designed to eliminate the possibility of gaseous ignition. Laboratory testing has determined that when
incomplete combustion occurs the partially spent fuel sometimes concentrates large amounts of poten-
tially hazardous gases within the fire chamber. If the door is opened suddenly under these conditions,
the oxygen may combine with these gases and cause ignition referred to as backflash.. Use
EXTREME
CAUTION
when opening the loading door.
When reloading a Fire Chief, spread the embers evenly over the grate. Place smaller pieces of wood or
coal on the hot embers and layer larger pieces on top of them. Finally, due to the wide variety of
temperature ranges during the winter, you may experience periods when it is not necessary to fully load
the fire chamber in order to maintain an overnight burn. Your Fire Chief will operate at the highest
efficiency by adding fuel in amounts to maintain comfortable temperatures in your home.
WARNING
:
In the event of a chimney fire, take the following actions immediately:
1. Activate and toss a
ChimFex
™
Dry Chemical Flue Fire Extinguisher into the Fire Chamber.
2. Close the Ash Door, Fuel Door and Spin Draft.
3. Alert the
ENTIRE
household and prepare to evacuate if necessary.
4. Call your local Fire Department.
ASH REMOVAL
:
In order to remove ashes from your Fire Chief, open the Ash Door and slide the Ash Pan to the
rear of the furnace. Remove the Ash Pan from the furnace and dump the ashes into an
AIRTIGHT
METAL
container.
HOT
ashes must always be placed into an airtight metal container. Always place
this metal container on a
NON-COMBUSTIBLE
surface. Emptying hot ashes into a combustible con-
tainer is an extreme fire hazard.
NOTE:
1. As previously mentioned, the Ash Pan should be removed from your Fire Chief during operation.
We recommend this precautionary measure because if the Ash Pan is allowed to remain inside the
furnace during operation, it will become dangerously hot to touch and block the flow of air under the
grates.
2. We advise removing ashes at least once a day or as often as necessary to ensure that the ashes never
accumulate to the level of the grates. If ash build-up is allowed at the grate level, it will cause prema-
ture failure of the grates, voiding the warranty on the grates. Unacceptably high temperatures will
result because the ashes have restricted the flow of cooling air beneath the grate. This flow of air was
designed to not only cool the grates, but to also provide the combustion chamber with warmed air for
combustion. If the ash level is improperly maintained the fire box will be starved for combustion air,
greatly reducing the efficiency and heating capability of your Fire Chief.
3. Wood ash is an especially potent fertilizer.