Maintenance Guidelines - Lennox MP-420D Homeowner's Care And Operation Instructions Manual

CAUTION
If a smoking condition exists,
glass doors should be closed
during fi replace operation.
ATTENTION
Si vous apercevez de la fumee
qui se degage du foyer, fermez
les portes de verre.
IMPORTANT
See Page 7 for care and clean-
ing instructions for your glass
doors.
ATTENTION
Voir la Page 7 pour les instruc-
tions de nettoyage des portes
de verre.
COMBUSTION AIR
A proper amount of combustion air is important
for your fi replace. Fireplaces consume large
amounts of oxygen. It is important to allow
an adequate supply of air.
If the fi replace is not equipped with an outside
air kit, it may not obtain suffi cient amounts
of combustion air from inside the house or
structure in which it is installed. Therefore, the
fi re may draw from an outside air source and
pull air in through the chimney. This may cause
smoke spillage into the room.
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Smoke spillage often occurs when a fi re is fi rst
started, until the fi replace and the chimney has
had the opportunity to "come up to temperature"
and to begin to function normally. If smoke
spillage problems persist, a window may be
opened just a crack to allow the proper fl ow of
combustion air to the fi replace.
If your fi replace is equipped with an outside
combustion air kit, keep it open at all times
when fi re is burning and close when fi re is out
to prevent cold air intrusion.
Combustion Air Control
All indoor installations must have an optional
OAKG Outside Air Kit Gate installed when an
Outside Air Kit is installed.
The actuator for combustion air must not be
operated unless the complete system has been
installed. See Figure 5.
If you have reason to believe that you do not
have a complete outside combustion system,
contact your distributor to have your fi replace
inspected for the presence of the complete
system before you use the combustion air
actuator. DO NOT assume that you have this
system in place because you have an actuating
lever present on your fi replace front face.
WARNING
Do not operate the combustion
air gate actuator unless a com-
plete outside combustion air
vent system has been installed
with your Fireplace.
AVERTISSEMENT
Ne faites pas marcher l'actuateur
d'air de combustion à moins
qu'un système de bouche d'air
de combustion extérieur com-
plet n'ait été installé avec votre
Cheminée
The Outside Air Kit Gates are required
when an Outside Air Kit is installed on
all indoor installations only. They are
not approved for use on oudoor instal-
lations.
NOTE: DIAGRAMS & ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE.
Air Gate Operation Instructions
(Indoor Installations Only)
If an Air Gate Kit has been installed (approved
for indoor installations only), operate it as
follows:
Air Gate Kit (purchased separately)
Combustion Air Actuator
Pull Forward to Open,
Push Back to Close
Figure 5
To operate, push the end of the actuator arm
to the left as shown in Figure 5, until it "pops"
free of its "locked" position. Pull the actuator
forward to open the combustion air door, and
push it back to close. To "lock" the combustion
air door closed, ensure the actuator is pushed
all the way back then push the end of the actua-
tors to the right until the step in the actuator
moves behind the appliance front face within
the slotted opening.
Operate the actuator through several cycles
including the "lock" position. Ensuring proper
operation and freedom of movement. Return
the actuator arm to the locked position.

MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES

Your fi replace is designed to operate trouble-free
with minimum maintenance. However, like any
fi ne appliance, it deserves and requires some
housekeeping attention.
Your fi replace will perform better – and certainly
look more attractive to family and friends – if
it is cleaned before each use. Before the fi rst
seasonal use in Autumn and after the last fi re
in Spring, it is important to inspect the fi replace
system carefully. We recommend at least two
complete fi replace inspections a year.