Building A Fire - Heatilator ECO-WINS18 Owner's Manual

K. Building A Fire
WARNING
Fire Risk.
Keep combustible materials, gasoline
and other flammable vapors and liquids
clear of appliance.
• Do NOT store flammable materials in the appliance's
vicinity.
• DO NOT USE GASOLINE, LANTERN FUEL,
KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID OR
SIMILAR LIQUIDS TO START OR "FRESHEN UP" A
FIRE IN THIS APPLIANCE.
• Keep all such liquids well away from the appliance
while it is in use.
• Combustible materials may ignite.
Before lighting your first fire in the appliance:
1. Confirm the baffle and ceramic blanket are correctly
positioned. See page 11 for detailed diagrams. They
should be even with the front tube and resting on both
tubes. Figure 11.1.
2. Remove all labels from glass.
There are many ways to build a fire. The basic principle
is to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the
fast burning kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning
firewood. Here is one method that works well:
1. Raise the Burn Rate Air Control to the High Setting.
2. Place several wads of crushed paper on the firebox floor.
Heating the flue with slightly crumpled newspaper before
adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.
3. Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.
4. Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are in
the immediate area of the appliance. Be sure the room
is ventilated and the flue unobstructed.
5. Light the paper in the appliance. NEVER light or rekindle
fire with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter fluid; the
results can be fatal.
6. Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-
length logs 3 to 4 inches (76 to 102mm) in diameter. Be
careful not to smother the fire. Stack the pieces of wood
1/2 inch to 1 inch apart; near enough to keep each other
hot, but far enough away from each other to allow air flow
between them.
7. Once there is an established bed of coals, set the Burn
Rate Air Control to the desired setting following the in-
structions found in the Section: Burn Rates and Operat-
ing Efficiency.
8. If you have installed the optional blower, please note that
the blower tends to cool the appliance. Leave the blower
off until the burn is well established, i.e., 30 minutes.
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9. When ready to reload, It is best to set the Burn Rate Air
Control in the High position before reloading.
• This livens up the coal bed and reduces excessive emis-
sions (opacity/smoke).
• Open door slowly so that ash or smoke does not exit
appliance through opening.
• Large logs burn slowly, holding a fire longer.
• Small logs burn fast and hot, giving quick heat.
10. As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 6 through
8 will maintain a continuous fire throughout the season.
NOTE:
• Build fire on brick firebox floor only.
• Do NOT use grates or other methods to support fuel.
It will adversely affect emissions.
Odors and vapors released during initial operation.
• Curing of high temperature paint.
• Open windows for air circulation.
Odors may be irritating to sensitive individuals.
7065-132I • May 18, 2017
CAUTION
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