RHW-44 WOODBURNING FIREPLACE
WARNING!
FIREPLACES EQUIPPED WITH
DOORS SHOULD BE OPERATED
ONLY WITH DOORS FULLY OPEN OR
FULLY CLOSED. IF DOORS ARE
LEFT PARTIALLY OPEN, GAS AND
FLAME MAY BE DRAWN OUT OF THE
FIREPLACE OPENING, CREATING
THE RISK OF BOTH FIRE AND
SMOKE.
WARNING!
CONTINUED OVER-FIRING CAN PER-
MANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR FIRE-
PLACE SYSTEM. EXAMPLES OF
OVER-FIRING ARE:
1.
THE
“NORMAL
LOG
FIRE”
SHOULD BE CONTAINED IN THE
GRATE, WITH THE LENGTH OF
LOGS NO GREATER THAN THE
BACK WALL OF THE FIREPLACE.
2.
THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS
MUST NOT BE USED IN THIS FIRE-
PLACE: QUANTITIES OF SCRAP
LUMBER,
PINE
BRANCHES,
PROCESSED FIRE LOGS AND FIRE
STARTERS,
OR
CARDBOARD
BOXES WHICH EXCEED THE VOL-
UME OF THE “NORMAL LOG FIRE”.
THESE MATERIALS PRODUCE MANY
SPARKS AND MUST NOT BE USED.
Figure 26
Recommended Operating Positions of Doors
3-00
22 33147A
Before starting a fire in your RHW-44 fireplace, use
the following check list:
FLUE DAMPER.
The flue damper is operated by
pushing the handle up toward the top of the fire-
box, which should place the damper in a fully open
position. Verify this by looking up from the inside
of the firebox. Always operate this fireplace with
the damper fully open. Please note, down drafts,
obstructions, damage or poor (wet) fuels can cause
smoke spillage.
CHIMNEY INSPECTION.
Visually inspect the
chimney internally for obstructions and construction
damage. Flue pipe joints and seams must be con-
tinuous and mechanically tight. In a used chimney,
additional inspection is needed for creosote build-
up which is the formation of a flammable sediment.
When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and
other organic vapors, which combine with expelled
moisture to form creosote. The creosote vapors
condense in the relatively cool chimney flue of a
slow-burning fire. As a result, creosote residue
accumulates on the flue lining. When ignited, this
creosote makes an extremely hot fire.
The chimney should be inspected at least twice a
year during the heating season to determine if cre-
osote build-up has occurred.
If creosote has accumulated, it should be removed
to reduce the risk of a chimney fire.
CHIMNEY CLEANING.
If you do detect a build-up
of creosote, contact a qualified chimney sweep or
clean it yourself. To do this, perform the following
steps:
1.
Open the damper.
2.
Hang a damp sheet across the fireplace
opening to stop dirt and soot from enter-
ing the room.
3.
Remove the Terminal Cap or Housing
Top. See Figure 27.
4.
Clean with a stiff nylon brush attached to
a pole
OR
tie a rope to a burlap bag filled
with straw and several small stones or
sand. Work up and down the flue until
clean.
5.
Replace the terminal cap or housing top.
GLASS DOORS.
Most efficient fireplace operation
using glass doors is with the doors open. When
the doors are open, the screen must be closed.
Only glass doors, model numbers: DM1136,
DM1136A, DM1136B, C1136A, C1136B, C1136C,
C2136A, C2136B, C2136C or P1136B may be
used on this fireplace.