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TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Safety Precautions ................ page 2
General Information ........................... page 2
Fuels .................................................. page 2
Gas Logs ........................................... page 2
Disposal of Ashes .............................. page 3
Softwood vs Hardwood ..................... page 3
Starting a Fire .................................... page 4
Damper .............................................. page 4
Glass Door Operating Safety
Precautions and Instructions ........... page 4
Air Inlet .............................................. page 4
Refractories ....................................... page 5
Maintenance Guidelines ..................... page 5
Twice a Year Check-Up ...................... page 6
Cleanout Panel ................................... page 6
Creosote Formation and Removal ...... page 6
Troubleshooting ................................ page 6
Warranty ............................................ page 7
Product Reference Information ......... page 7
Replacement Parts ............................ page 7
Accessory Components ..................... page 7
Replacement Parts List ...................... page 8
3.
The metal chimney sections extending from
the firebox top to beyond your roof are two
walled and air-cooled. The inner passage, or
flue, provides the exit for smoke and gases.
4.
This fireplace does not have a damper.
There is a flue strainer provided at the flue
entrance to keep debris from entering the
chimney. Before you start a fire, the strainer
must be checked to ensure that it is free of
obstructions.
5.
Closed screens prevent fire, sparks and
embers from popping out of the firebox while
a fire is burning. Pull screens back when
adding wood to the firebox.
6.
Why use a fuel grate? Besides positioning
the firebed properly, it protects the refractory
floor, back and sides of the fireplace. Further,
it ensures a proper flow of combustion air into
and around the firebed. The grate must be
used at all times when burning. Your warranty
may be voided without the use of this grate.
7.
This fireplace is not a heater. It is designed
to ensure homeowner comfort by providing
supplemental heat to its immediate area.
FUELS
Never Use Coal in Your Fireplace
Your fireplace system is not designed to be
used with coal derivative products. The com-
bustion process of certain types of coal can
deposit corrosive materials in the fireplace and
chimney system which can lead to premature
product failure. Never use coal as a fuel in this
fireplace system.
Gas Logs
If your fireplace system was installed with a
gas line, you may wish to install one of two
types of gas log sets.
This fireplace has been tested and approved
for use with a decorative gas appliance incor-
porating an automatic shut-off device and
complying with the Standard for Decorative
Gas Appliances for installation in vented fire-
places, ANSI Z21.60 (1991). Decorative gas
appliances may be installed in these fireplaces.
Installation must be in accordance with the
national Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1 for com-
pliance with the revised U.L. 127 Standard.
4.
Always ensure that the air inlet to the
fireplace is free from debris and any other
obstructions that can block the entrance of air.
5.
With the fire burning, close the protective
mesh screens to keep sparks and embers IN-
SIDE the firebox.
6.
Keep any combustible furniture or decora-
tive objects at least 60" (1524 mm) from the
fireplace opening.
7.
Never leave your fireplace unattended while
it is burning.
8.
Be careful adding wood fuel to the fire or
handling fireplace tools such as shovels, tongs
or pokers.
9.
Never modify or alter your fireplace system
in any way. To do so may create a potential fire
hazard and void the Limited Warranty.
10.
The bottom refractory can be cracked by
excessive abuse such as tossing heavy logs
onto the grate or gouging with fireplace tools.
Exercise caution when adding wood to your
fireplace.
11.
DO NOT use a fireplace insert or any other
product not specified by the manufacturer for
use with this fireplace.
12.
Neither the manufacturer nor the seller
warrants "smoke free" operation nor are they
responsible for inadequate system draft caused
by mechanical systems, general construction
conditions, inadequate chimney heights, ad-
verse wind conditions and/or unusual
environmental factors or conditions beyond
our control.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
IMPORTANT! READ AND UNDER-
STAND BEFORE YOUR FIRST FIRE.
1.
Use SOLID WOOD only for fuel. It is best to
use dry and well seasoned hardwood. Soft
woods tend to burn very quickly. Solid scrap
construction lumber produces excessive
sparks. DO NOT use treated wood, artificial
wax based logs, charcoal, coal, trash, drift-
wood or woods that have been dipped in tar,
pitch, pine tar, creosote, etc. Wood products
made with synthetic binders, such as ply-
wood, produce abnormally high temperatures
and sputtering, smoking fires.
2.
NEVER use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern
fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar
liquids to start or “freshen up” a fire in this
fireplace. Keep any flammable liquids a safe
distance from the fireplace.
3.
NEVER leave children unattended when
there is a fire burning in the fireplace.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.
The all-steel, multi-wall firebox is the heat
center of the system. It is constructed for safe
clearance to combustibles.
2.
The hearth floor and sidewalls of the
firebox are lined with a brick pattern rein-
forced refractory for the look of authenticity
and to provide safety.
WARNING: TO AVOID THE RISK OF
DAMAGING FIREPLACE MATERIALS
AND INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRE,
DO NOT USE THE FIREPLACE TO COOK
OR WARM FOOD.