Flash Fires; Smoking; Overnight Burn; Re-Loading The Appliance - Napoleon NZ-26 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

9.6

FLASH FIRES

9.7

SMOKING

A properly installed appliance should not smoke. If yours does, check the following:
• Has the chimney had time to get hot?
• Is the smoke passage blocked anywhere in the appliance, chimney connector or chimney?
• Is the room too airtight and the air intake not connected to the outside? Try with a window partly open.
• 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 large a diameter of a
chimney, too short a chimney, or a chimney too close to trees or a higher roof?
9.8

OVERNIGHT BURN

A. Get the appliance hot by moving the air control to high and let-
ting the appliance burn for 15 minutes.
B. Load your larger pieces of wood compactly, packed close
enough to prevent the fl ames from penetrating it completely.
C. After approximately 30 minutes, depending on the size of the
load, reduce the draft control setting making sure that the fi re is
not extinguished.
D. In the morning the appliance should still be hot, with embers in
the coal bed. Stir the coals and load small pieces of wood to
re-ignite the fi re, if desired.
NOTE: Differences in chimney height and draft may lower overall burn times.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THE APPLIANCE! Overfi ring can occur by burning large amounts of smaller wood
pieces or vigorously burning large loads of wood with the draft control on "HIGH" (fully open) for long
periods of time (one or two hours).
9.9

RE-LOADING THE APPLIANCE

BURNING WET, UNSEASONED WOOD CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE CREOSOTE ACCUMULATION, WHICH
WHEN IGNITED CAN CAUSE A CHIMNEY FIRE THAT MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS HOUSE FIRE.
When refuelling open the door slowly to prevent smoke spillage. Use a pair of long appliance gloves when
feeding the fi re. Keep a small steel shovel nearby to use as a poker and to remove ashes. Do not store wood
within 4 feet (1m) of the appliance.
Follow the directions below to minimize smoke spillage while re-loading the appliance.
A. Move the air control to high.
B. Open the door slightly. Allow the airfl ow inside the fi rebox to stabilize before opening the doors fully.
C. Load wood to the top of the cast retainers and burn at a medium low setting.
A fl ash fi re is a small fi re burned quickly when you don't need much
heat. After your kindling has "caught", load at least 3 pieces of wood,
stacked loosely. Burn with the draft control fully open or closed only
slightly.
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