Hours - Napoleon EPA 1100 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

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INTRODUCTION
GENERAL INFORMATION
Except for their different depths, models 1100, 1400,
1900 and the fireplace inserts 1101 and 1401 are iden-
tical and use the same burning principles. They were
specifically designed over many months of research to
meet the 1990 U.S.A. EPA particulate emission stand-
ards and have been extensively tested in Canadian and
American laboratories. This system is the most effi-
cient, simple and trouble free we know and works as
follows:
Combustion air enters through two holes in the bottom
covered by a single draft control. Air from the front hole
goes up on either side of the door into a preheating
airwash located across the top and then down the win-
dow to feed the fire and also to ensure that the glass
remains clean. Air from this hole also feeds directly
into the combustion chamber at hearth level. Second-
ary air from the rear hole travels up the back in the
secondary air housing to the manifold located at the
top and shoots out laterally to oxidize the gases below
the smoke exit.
The combustion chamber is lined with high tempera-
ture firebrick on 2 sides, the back and across the bot-
tom, with a layer of fibre baffles at the top to maintain a
high temperature in the combustion chamber so that
gases mixing with the preheated air from the second-
ary air manifold tube are easily ignited and burned. In-
deed, it is fascinating to watch blue flames flickering
much of the time from the manifold. The stove sides
and back are shielded to direct the heat upwards and
forwards into the room.
FIGURE 1
Be sure to provide sufficient combustion air. There are
many other appliances in your home competing for air
such as: a kitchen range hood, forced air heating de-
vices or a bathroom exhaust fan.
Expansion / contraction noises during heating up and
cooling down cycles are normal and to be expected.
After extended periods of non-operation such as fol-
lowing a vacation or a warm weather season, the fire-
place may emit a slight odour for a few hours. This is
caused by dust particles in the firebox burning off. Open
a window to sufficiently ventilate the room.
W415-0360 / 11.05.02
CALIFORNIA PROP 65 WARNING:
Use of this product may produce smoke which
contains chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other
reproductive harm.
PEDESTAL MODELS ONLY
If the outside air feature of the stove is utilized, you will
never experience a shortage of combustion air. If you
choose not to utilize outside air and experience draft or
smoking problems, you may need to open a door or
window.
WARNING: Burning your unit with the ash dump
door open or ajar creates a fire hazard that may
result in discoloration to the gold plated door, in-
ternal damage to the stove or a house and/or chim-
ney fire.
To ensure that the ash dump door is tightly closed, al-
low the door to snap shut dislodging anything (ashes
or pieces of coal) that may be stuck in the opening.
LEG MODELS ONLY
If you experience smoking problems, you may need to
open a door, a window or otherwise provide some
method of supplying combustion air to the unit.
CARE OF ALL PLATED AND
ENAMELLED PARTS
Do not use abrasive cleaners to clean these parts.
Buff lightly with a clean dry cloth.
Prolonged high temperature burning with the door ajar
may cause a permanent rainbowing effect on the lower
edge of a gold plated door.
Porcelain enamel components must be handled with
care. The baked-on finish is "glass". If struck, it will chip.
Touch-up paint is available through your Napoleon
dealer.
CARE OF GLASS
If the glass is not kept clean permanent discolouration
and / or blemishes may result. Normally a hot fire will
clean the glass. The most common reasons for dirty
glass include; not using sufficient fuel to get the stove
thoroughly hot, using green or wet wood, closing the
draft so far that there is insufficient air for complete com-
bustion. If it is necessary to clean the glass, use a soft
cloth with a nonabrasive cleaner.
DO NOT CLEAN GLASS WHEN HOT!
The glass is very strong but do not let burning fuel rest
against it and always close the door gently. If the glass
should ever crack while the fire is burning, do not open
the door until the fire is out and do not operate the stove
again until the glass has been replaced with a new 5mm
thick plate of ceramic glass, available from your Napo-
leon / Wolf Steel Ltd. dealer.
DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS.
TO REMOVE THE GLASS: When the unit is cool, open the
door and remove the screws and brackets holding the
glass in place. Remove all broken glass. Wrap the edges
of the new glass with a U-shaped strip of fiberglass
gasket, covering 1/4" on each side. Place the glass with
the fiberglass gasket in position and replace the brackets
and screws. When finished, you should be able to move
the glass slightly, horizontally and vertically.