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Caution: Do not burn scrap lumber, pine branches,
trash, plastic, flame colorants, soot cleaners or other
chemicals or compounds.
3. Starting the Fire
Before starting the fire, make sure the damper is in the
fully open position.
Lay a sheet of newspaper on top of the logs and set it afire.
This warms the chimney, improving the flow of hot air from
the fire when it is started.
When warm-up newspaper is partially burned, ignite the
starter paper under the kindling. Close the fireplace screens
as soon as you have completed this step.
When firing a new fireplace, you may smell a slight odor
and see smoke coming from the fireplace or the heat-circu-
lating outlet grilles. This is the paint curing and oil burning
off the metal. This is normal and will disappear after the
first few fires. If your fireplace is equipped with glass doors
and outside air, open the doors and close the outside air.
The odors and smoke will be drawn into the firebox and
expelled up the flue.
NOTE: Never use gasoline, gasoline type lantern fuel,
kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid or similar liquids to
start or ‘freshen up’ a fire in this fireplace while it is
in use.
4. Open Outside Air Damper
Your fireplace may be equipped with outside combustion
air. To determine, refer to “Outside Combustion Air” on
Page .
If your fireplace has outside air, the air damper should be
‘closed’ prior to starting fire. Start the fire and allow the
firebox to preheat 5-10 minutes, then ‘open’ the air damper.
The heat from the hot firebox will draw the outside air in
more effectively.
BC, BR, CWC, ODSR, ODWR, SR, SC, STR, WBST,
WC, WMC, WR Series Air Damper.
To ‘open’, push the
control lever down toward the hearth brick. To ‘close’, pull
the control lever up and over. (Fig. 5)
CLOSED
OPEN
WF 710
OUTSIDE AIR LEVER
WOOD FIREPLACES
5/28/98
FP710
Fig. 5
Outside air operation.
Fig. 4
Log placement on grate.
MD706-5
Basic Log Set-up
1/19/99
MD706-5
replacing the basket grate, a specific model must be used.
Refer to Page 12 for the model number.
The EWF does not use a basket type grate. Build the fire
directly on the supplied grate. Do not elevate the wood.
Place a generous amount of crumpled or twisted newspa-
per under the grate on the hearth. Allow a few ends of the
paper to extend out beyond the log area for later lighting.
Arrange kindling (small diameter sticks) in a crisscross
pattern on top of the paper.
Place a large diameter log, preferably one that has been
split, across the grate within approximately 1/2” (13 mm)
of the back wall of the fireplace. Place a second split log
1” to 2” (25 à 51 mm) in front of the first log. Place a third
split log on top of the other two, forming a crude pyramid.
Be sure the irregularities of the logs form air spaces be-
tween the logs. (Fig. 6) If they do not, place a few sticks
of kindling between the logs to separate them slightly.
Additional logs may be added as needed to maintain heat
output. Logs should be split preferably in quarter sections
or smaller pieces. Split logs have more burning surfaces
than whole logs and burn more readily. The type and condi-
tion of wood that you use to build your fire will have a great
effect on the heat output of your fireplace. For best results
use oak, maple, birch, hickory, apple or similar hardwoods.
The wood should be dry and seasoned 9 months to a year
before use.
Soft woods, are not as desirable as hardwoods because
they burn quickly and can cause resin build up in the flue.
Wet or green wood smolders and often smokes.
The use of artificial logs of any type has been
found to create smoking and sooting prob-
lems. These types of materials have also been
found to increase the danger of fire. For these
reasons the use of any type of artificial log is
prohibited in any of our products. The use of
any artificial logs will void any warranty as-
sociated with our products.
