Starting The Fi Re - Napoleon High Country 6000 Series Installation And Operation Manual

9.5 starting the fi re
WARNING
!
• Always operate this appliance with the door closed and latched except during start up and re-fueling or
unless otherwise noted with compatible Wolf Steel approved accessories. Burning your appliance with the
doors open or ajar creates a fi re hazard that may result in a house and/or chimney fi re. Always wear gloves to
prevent injury. Do not leave the fi re unattended when the door is unlatched or when using a spark screen as
unstable wood could fall out of the fi re chamber creating a fi re hazard to your home.
• Never leave children unattended when there is a fi re burning in the appliance.
• Never use gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fl uid, or similar liquids to start or "freshen up" a
fi re in this appliance. Keep all such liquids well away from the appliance.
• This appliance has not been tested with any vented or unvented gas log set. To reduce risk of fi re or injury, do
not install a vented or unvented gas log set into this appliance.
Remove all source of gasoline or other fl ammable vapours and liquids in the vicinity of this or other
appliances prior to lighting.
Use plenty of newspaper and kindling to ensure the appliance quickly reaches a proper temperature. Once the
kindling is burning rapidly, place a few larger pieces of wood onto the fi re.
Tip: When fi rst lighting a fi re, if the smoke is not quickly drawn into the chimney, there may be a downdraft or cold
air in the chimney. By fi rst burning large amounts of crumpled newspaper, the chimney will get heated and the smoke
will quickly vent up the chimney.
A. To start, a brisk fi re is required.
Roll up some newspaper (loosely
crumpled), light it and place it near
the appliance fl ue until the chimney
begins to draw.
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.
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.
B. Cover with dry kindling.
operation
C. Light the paper and when the Light the paper and leave
kindling is burning add more fuel.
the door slightly ajar (one to
two inches) until all kindling is
burning.
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