Meeting Your Fireplace - Majestic BC36 Owner's Manual

Meet Your New Woodburning Fireplace
Your new fireplace is a highly engineered system designed
to provide maximum pleasure with trouble-free operation.
It can only perform to its fullest potential if you operate
and care for it properly. This manual is provided to help
you do that.
The first things you should know are the basic parts of your
particular fireplace model and what each part does. This
will give you a better understanding of the descriptions that
follow in this manual. It is important to note that all of
these parts have been engineered to work together. If
you decide to use some unapproved part or make any
modification, the fireplace will not operate as it was
engineered to and, therefore, may possibly cause a
fire hazard.
Vermont Castings Group warranty will be voided by,
and Vermont Castings Group disclaims any responsi-
bility for the following actions:
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Installation of any damaged fireplace or chimney
component;
•
Modification of the fireplace, chimney assembly
or any of the component parts thereof; (except for
chase flashings as detailed in Vermont Castings Group
Chimney Top installation instructions).
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Installation other than as instructed by Vermont
Castings Group
or
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Installation and/or use of any component part not
manufactured or approved by Vermont Castings
Group in combination or assembly with a Vermont
Castings Group fireplace system, notwithstanding
any independent testing laboratory or other third
party approval of such component parts or acces-
sory.
Any of the above actions may possibly cause a fire
hazard.
WARNING
Risk of fire! Do not install a firescreen on this
prefabricated fireplace. A firescreen will pre-
vent proper ventilation and increase the risk
of a chimney fire.
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NOTE: Remove the warranty card from the plastic bag
in which you found this owner's manual. The warranty
for your fireplace is located on the back page of the
installation instructions. Keep the warranty in a safe
place for future reference if you should ever need ser-
vice covered under this warranty. Fill out the warranty
card and mail it to Vermont Castings Group. In order to
validate your warranty, it is mandatory that you write
the serialization number (a series of letters and num-
bers located below the model number) on the warranty
card. The serial number is stamped into the black plate
attached to the inner dome side of the firebox.
For better understanding of your fireplace, familiarize
yourself with the following parts and terminologies used
in this manual:
The firebox is the main cavity of the fireplace where the fire
is built. Its shape and size are designed to promote efficient
burning of the fire and to reflect the maximum amount of
heat through the fireplace opening into the room.
The hearth is the floor of the firebox. It is made of a re-
fractory material and functions as a base for the fire grate
to rest on.
The chimney is the complete vertical structure that houses
the flue. With Vermont Castings Group fireplaces, the
chimney utilizes a special air-cooled design that keeps the
outside of the chimney from getting too hot.
The flue is the innermost passageway of the chimney
system through which the smoke and gases from the fire
travel to the out-of-doors.
The damper is the door to the flue that prevents loss
of heated room air from escaping up the flue when the
fireplace is not in use. The damper must be in the open
position whenever fire is burning so that smoke and gases
can escape up the flue rather than into the room. It should
not be closed until the fire is completely out. The BC, BR,
EWF, ODSR, ODWR, SC, SR, STR, WBST, WC and WR
Series fireplace damper operates only in the full open or full
closed position. The control is located in the front firebox
dome areas. (Figs. 1, 2 & 3)
The EWF damper is open to start or revive the fire and
closed, for normal operation and to control burn rate.
NOTE: Always open the damper before opening the doors.
Close damper to set burn rate.
The WMC Series fireplace damper is adjustable to help
provide a more efficient fireplace operation. Partially
dampering down the open flue intensifies the firebox heat
exchanger temperature by reducing the loss of hot flue
gases. The adjustable damper control is located in the
center just below the top outlet grille. (Fig. 1) Refer to
Proper Operating Procedure on Page 5.
The firescreen is a protective curtain of wire mesh that
helps keep sparks and hot embers from leaving the firebox.
The firescreen should always be kept closed whenever a
fire is burning in the firebox.
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