Air Control; Fire Extinguishers And Smoke Detectors - Napoleon NZ-26 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

9.3

AIR CONTROL

ALWAYS OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITH THE DOOR CLOSED AND LATCHED EXCEPT
Draft is the force which moves air from the appliance up through the chimney. The amount
of draft in your chimney depends on the length of the chimney, local geography, nearby
obstructions and other forces.
Adjusting the air control regulates the temperature. The draft can be adjusted from a low
burn rate with the handle at the bottom setting to a fast burn rate with the handle at the top
setting.
Inadequate draft may cause back-puffi ng into the room and may cause plugging of the
chimney. Too much draft may cause an excessive temperature in the appliance, glowing
red appliance parts or an uncontrollable burn which can all lead to a chimney fi re or a permanent damage to
the appliance.
NOTE: Do not operate your appliance for longer than 30 minutes with the air control on "HIGH" (fully
open).
Roll up some newspaper, light it and place it near the appliance
fl ue until the chimney begins to draw. When a fi re is burning,
open the door slowly to avoid drawing smoke into the room.
A properly installed appliance should not smoke.
If yours does, check the following:
• Has the chimney had time to get hot?
• Are the air intake hoods blocked closed?
• Is the smoke passage blocked anywhere in the appli-
ance or chimney?
• Is the smoke fl ow impeded by too long a horizontal pipe
or too many bends?
• Is it a weak draft perhaps caused by a leaky chimney, a cold outside chimney, too short a chimney, or
a chimney too close to trees or a higher roof?
9.2

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND SMOKE DETECTORS

All homes with a solid fuel burning appliance should have at least one fi re extinguisher in a central location,
known to all, and at least one smoke detector in the room containing the appliance. If it sounds an alarm,
correct the cause but do not de-activate or relocate the smoke detector.
DURING START-UP AND RE-FUELING.
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