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Escape 1800-I Insert Installation and Operation Manual
3.2 Manufactured Logs
Do not burn manufactured logs made of wax impregnated
sawdust or logs with any chemical additives. Manufactured
logs made of 100% compressed sawdust can be burned
but use caution in the number of these logs burned at once.
Start with one manufactured log and see how the insert
reacts. Never use more than two manufactured logs.
4. Operating Your Insert
This wood heater has a manufacturer-set minimum low burn rate that must not be
altered. It is against federal regulations to alter this setting or otherwise operate this
wood heater in a manner inconsistent with operating instructions in this manual.
4.1 The use of a fire screen.
This insert has been tested for use with an open door in conjunction with a fire screen. Make
sure the fire screen is properly secured on the insert to avoid any risk of sparks damaging
your flooring. When the fire screen is in use, do not leave the insert unattended so that you
can respond promptly in the event of smoke spillage into the room. Potential causes of
smoke spillage are described in Section 9 The Venting System of this manual. See
Appendix 5: Optional Fire Screen Installation for installation instructions.
OPERATING WITH THE FIRE SCREEN INCREASES POSSIBILITIES OF GENERATING
CARBON MONOXIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE IS AN ODOURLESS GAS THAT IS
HIGHLY TOXIC AND WHICH CAN CAUSE DEATH AT HIGH CONCENTRATION IN AIR.
4.2 Your First Fires
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal
components of the insert are conditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but they
do smell bad. Fresh paint fumes can also cause false alarms in smoke detectors. So, when
you first light your insert, be prepared by opening doors and/or windows to ventilate the
house. As you burn hotter and hotter fires, more of the painted surfaces reach the curing
temperature of the paint. The smell of curing paint does not disappear until you have burned
one or two very hot fires.
Burn one or two small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger
and hotter fires until there is no longer any paint smell from the insert. Once the paint smell
disappears, your insert is ready for serious heating.
4.3 Lighting Fires
Each person who heats with wood develops their own favorite way to light fires. Whatever
method you choose, your goal should be to get a hot fire burning quickly. A fire that starts
fast produces less smoke and deposits less creosote in the chimney. Here are three popular
and effective ways to start wood fires.
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