Table Of Contents - Drolet Escape 1400 Insert Installation And Operation Manual

Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual
PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .................................. 6
1 Safety Information........................................................................... 6
1.1 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and WarningsErreur !
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2 General Information on Escape 1400 Insert (DB03120) ............. 7
2.1 Appliance performance
2.2 General Features ................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You .................................................. 10
2.4 The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency ............................................. 11
2.5 The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment .............................................. 11
2.5.1 What is Your New Insert Made Of? ................................................................... 11
3 Fuel .................................................................................................. 12
3.1 Materials That Should Not be Burned .................................................................. 12
3.2 How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood ................................................................ 12
3.2.1 What is Good Firewood? ................................................................................... 12
3.2.2 Tree Species ..................................................................................................... 12
3.2.3 Log Length ........................................................................................................ 13
3.2.4 Piece Size ......................................................................................................... 13
3.2.5 How to Dry Firewood......................................................................................... 14
3.2.6 Judging Firewood Moisture Content.................................................................. 15
3.3 Manufactured Logs ............................................................................................... 15
4 Operating Your Insert .................................................................. 16
4.1 Your First Fires ..................................................................................................... 16
4.2 Lighting Fires ........................................................................................................ 16
4.2.1 Conventional Fire Starting ................................................................................. 16
4.2.2 The Top Down Fire ........................................................................................... 17
4.2.3 Two Parallel Logs ............................................................................................. 17
4.2.4 Using Fire Starters ............................................................................................ 17
4.3 Maintaining Wood Fires ........................................................................................ 18
4.3.1 General Advice ................................................................................................. 18
4.3.2 Ash Removal ..................................................................................................... 18
4.3.3 Raking Charcoal ............................................................................................... 19
4.3.4 Firing Each New Load Hot ................................................................................ 19
4.3.5 Turning Down the Air Supply ............................................................................ 20
4.4 Blower Operation.................................................................................................. 21
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