Achieving Proper Draft; Fuel Loading And Burn Cycle; Flash Fire; Extended Fire - Napoleon EPA 1100 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

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You can now add larger pieces of wood and operate the
stove normally. Once the stove/insert is entirely hot, it
will burn very efficiently with little smoke from the chim-
ney. There will be a bed of orange coals in the firebox
and secondary flames flickering just below the top fire-
brick. You can safely fill the firebox with wood to the top
of the door and will get best burns if you keep the stove
pipe temperatures between 250 degrees Fahrenheit (120
degrees Celsius) and 450 degrees Fahrenheit (270 de-
grees Celsius). A surface thermometer will help regu-
late this.
Without a stove thermometer, you are working
blindly and have no idea of how the stove is oper-
ating! A stove thermometer offers a guide to per-
formance.
Can't get the fire going? Use more kindling and paper.
Assuming the chimney and vent are sized correctly and
there is sufficient combustion air, the lack of sufficiently
dry quantities of small kindling is the problem. Thumb
size is a good gauge for small kindling diameter.
Can't get heat out of the unit? One of two things may
have happened. The stove/insert door may have been
closed prematurely and the unit itself has not reached
optimum temperature. Reopen the door and/or draft
control to re-establish a brisk fire. The other problem
may have been wet wood. The typical symptom is siz-
zling wood and moisture being driven from the wood.

ACHIEVING PROPER DRAFT

Draft is the force which
moves air from the firebox
up through the chimney.
The amount of draft in your
chimney depends on the
length and diameter of
chimney, local geography,
nearby obstructions and
other factors. Adjusting the
draft control regulates the temperature. The draft can
be adjusted from a low burn rate with the handle in fully,
to a fast burn rate with the handle fully out.
Inadequate draft may cause back-puffing into the room
through the stove/insert and chimney connector points
and may cause plugging of the chimney. Too much
draft may cause an excessive temperature in the stove,
glowing red stove parts or chimney connectors or an
uncontrollable burn which can lead to a chimney fire or
permanent damage to the unit.
Do not operate your stove/insert for longer than 30 min-
utes with the draft control on "HIGH" (fully open).
*
NOTE: 1100C ash pan is
not equipped with a cover
or rear folding handle.
FIGURE 26
W415-0360 / 11.05.02
ASH FENDER
FIGURE 25
REAR
FOLDING
HANDLE
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS / SMOKE DETECTORS
All homes with a solid fuel burning fireplace should
have at least one fire extinguisher in a central loca-
tion known to all, and at least one smoke detector in
the room containing the fireplace. If it sounds an
alarm, correct the cause but do not deactivate or
relocate the smoke detector.

FUEL LOADING AND BURN CYCLE

When loading the stove, ensure that the two upper
courses of firebrick are not lifted up and off their
ledge.
For maximum efficiency, when the stove is thoroughly
hot, load it fully to the top of the door opening and burn at
a medium low setting. Maximum heat for minium fuel (op-
timum burn) occurs when the stove top temperature be-
neath the trivet is between 500°F (260°C) and 600°F
(315°C). The bricks will be nearly all white and the glass
mostly clear. The whiteness of the bricks and the clean-
ness of the glass are good indicators of your operating
efficiency. Not enough heat is produced when only one
or two pieces of wood are burned or the wood may not
burn completely. A minimum of three pieces are needed
to encase a bed of coals that sustains the fire.
Loosely stacked wood burns quicker than a tightly packed
load. Wood burns in cycles rather than giving a steady
output of heat. It is best to plan these cycles around your
household routine so that only enough coals are left to
start the next load. In the evening, load your stove, at
least, a half-hour before bed to ensure a good fire, hot
enough to close the draft control for an overnight burn.
Burn only dry seasoned wood.
It produces more heat and less soot or creosote. Do not
burn ocean beach wood. Its salt content can produce a
metal eating acid. When refueling open the door slowly to
prevent smoke spillage. Use a pair of long gloves (barbe-
cue gloves) when feeding the fire. Because these stoves
burn at the front, they are clean and efficient, but they are
also very hot and gloves are useful. Keep a small steel
shovel nearby to use as a poker and to remove ashes. Do
not store the wood within 3 feet (1m) of the stove.

FLASH FIRE

A flash fire is a small fire burned quickly when you don't
need much heat. After your kindling has "caught", load at
least 3 pieces of wood, stacked loosely. Burn with the
draft control fully open or closed only slightly.

EXTENDED FIRE

Load your larger pieces of wood compactly, packed close
enough to prevent the flames from penetrating it completely.
After approximately 30 minutes, depending on the size of
the load, close the draft control completely making sure
that the fire is not extinguished.
TO OPEN:
PULL AND
ROTATE
ASH WELL
TO CLOSE:
COVER
ROTATE
PULL HANDLE