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Escape 1800 Insert Installation and Operation Manual
4 Operating Your Insert
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
(AC01315, sold separately). 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: Installing the Fire Screen (AC01315)
for installation instructions.
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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