Building A Fire - Quadra-Fire 31M-ACC-MBK Manual

G. Building A Fire
Before lighting your first fire in the appliance:
NOTE: The special high temperature paint that your appli-
ance is finished with will cure as your appliance heats.
You will notice an odor and perhaps see some vapor rise
from the appliance surface; this is normal. We recom-
mend that you open a window until the odor dissipates
and paint is cured.
1. Confirm the baffle is correctly positioned. It should be
even with the front tube and resting on all tubes. Figure
11.1 and 11.2 on page 11.
2. Remove all labels from glass and inside of appliance.
There are many ways to build a fire. The basic principle is
to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the fast
burning kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning fire-
wood. Here is one method that works well:
1. Open the Burn Rate Air and ACC Controls fully (Refer to
page 6 Start-Up Guide).
2. Place several wads of crushed paper on the firebox floor.
Heating the flue with slightly crumpled newspaper before
adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.
3. Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.
4. Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are in
the immediate area of the appliance. Be sure the room
is adequately ventilated and the flue unobstructed.
5. Light the paper in the appliance. NEVER light or rekindle
fire with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter fluid; the
results can be fatal.
6. Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-length
logs 3 inches (76mm) or 4 inches (102mm) in diameter.
Be careful not to smother the fire. Stack the pieces of
wood carefully; near enough to keep each other hot, but
far enough away from each other to allow adequate air
flow between them.
7. Set the Burn Rate Air Control and activate the ACC timer
system.
8. When ready to reload, It is best to fully open both the Burn
Rate Air and Start-up Air Controls before reloading. This
livens up the coal bed and reduces excessive emissions
(opacity/smoke). Open door slowly so that ash or smoke
does not exit appliance through opening. Large logs burn
slowly, holding a fire longer. Small logs burn fast and hot,
giving quick heat.
9. As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 6 through
8 will maintain a continuous fire.
November 29, 2016
3100 Millennium Wood Appliance
NOTE:
• Build fire on brick firebox floor.
• Do NOT use grates, andirons or other methods to support
fuel. It will adversely affect emissions.
WARNING
Fire Risk
Do NOT store wood:
• Closer than required clearances to combustibles to
appliance
• Within space required for loading or ash removal.
Do NOT operate appliance:
• With appliance door open.
• With ash removal system door open.
Baffle Board even with front
tube & resting on all tubes
Ceramic Blanket on Top
Tube Channels
Figure 11.1
WARNING
Fire Risk.
• Do NOT burn wet or green wood.
• Store wood in dry location.
• Stack wood so both ends are exposed to air.
Wet, unseasoned wood can cause accumulation of
creosote.
7033-329A
Burn Rate
Air Control
Start-Up
Air
Control
2 pc Baffle Board
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