Building A Fire - Quadra-Fire EXPEDITION II Owner's Manual

EXPEDITION II INSERT
J. Building A Fire
Before lighting your first fire in the appliance:
NOTE: The special high temperature paint that your
appliance 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 recommend that you
open a window until the odor dissipates and
paint is cured.
1. Confirm the baffle and ceramic blanket are correctly
positioned. They should be even with the front tube and
resting on all tubes (Figure 14.1 and 14.2).
2. Remove all labels from glass.
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 firewood.
Here is one method that works well:
1. Activate ACC.
2. Load 1 or 2 small pieces of dry split wood into the
firebox floor.
3. Place several wads of crushed paper on top of the dry
split wood.
4. Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.
5. Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are
in the immediate area of the appliance. Be sure the
room is ventilated and the flue unobstructed.
6. Light the paper in the appliance. NEVER light or
rekindle fire with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter
fluid; the results can be fatal.
7. Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-
length logs 3 to 4 inches (76 - 102mm) in diameter.
Be careful not to smother the fire. Stack the pieces of
wood 1/2 to 1 inch apart (13-25mm); near enough to
keep each other hot, but far enough away from each
other to allow air flow between them.
8. Activate the timer system (ACC).
- 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 7 will maintain a continuous fire.
Fuel reloading:
1. This appliance has a large door with an exceptional
view of the fire.
- Door opens 26 inches (660mm) which goes
beyond the standard size hearth pad covering the
floor in front of the appliance.
- May want to use a hearth rug in front of the hearth
pad to protect the flooring from ash spillage and
continuous cleaning of carpet, etc.
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2. Open door slowly so that ash or smoke does not
exit appliance through opening.
- Check the level of the ash build-up. Remove ash
if it reaches the top of the brick covers. Ash should
not be spilling over the brick covers onto the
ash lip.
- Any ash or coals on the ash lip can be pressed into
the door gasket and shorten the life of the gasket.
- If the ash is left to accumulate on the ash lip it can
interfere with the door closing and/or falling out
onto the hearth pad or beyond.
Check the ash level each time you reload.
NOTE: Build fire on brick firebox floor. Do NOT use
grates, andirons or other methods to support
fuel. It will adversely affect emissions.
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.
Figure 14.1
Tube Channels
Figure 14.2
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.
7095-803C
WARNING
Baffle Board even with front
tube & resting on all tubes
Start-Up Air
Control
Ceramic Blanket on Top
2 pc Baffle Board
WARNING
August 23, 2019