Operating The Fp7Cb Antoinette Wood Fireplace; First Fires; Building A Fire - Valcourt ANTOINETTE FP7CB Installation And Operation Manual

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OPERATING THE FP7CB ANTOINETTE WOOD FIREPLACE

Inside the firebox of your unit, you will find the handle that allows you to open the glass door
of your fireplace. Simply insert into the opening provided for this purpose at the bottom left of
the glass door. This handle is removable so you can take it off at your convenience.
6.1

First Fires

The fresh paint on your fireplace needs to be cured to preserve its quality. Once the fuel load is
properly ignited, only burn small fires in your fireplace for the first four hours of operation.
Make sure that your exhaust damper and air intake control are in the open position. Make sure
that there is enough air circulation while curing the fireplace. Open one or more windows as
necessary. The odours can be smelled during the 3 or 4 first fires.
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Building a Fire

To start a fire, place several crumpled up balls of newspaper in the firebox behind the andiron.
Place small dry pieces of kindling on top of the paper, criss-crossing the kindling so that there
are air spaces in between. Open the exhaust damper fully and light the newspaper. Once the
newspaper and the kindling are well ignited, you may close the glass door for a few minutes so
that the firebox and chimney of your fireplace can heat up enough for optimal operation. When
this heating period is done and the kindling fire is well established, you can operate the fireplace
with the firescreen or the glass door depending on your preference and add cordwood as needed.
The unit will burn best with 2-3 pieces of cordwood spaced 1 to 2 inches apart and allowing air
to get under the fuel. Criss-crossing or arranging the fuel so that air can get underneath, will
help the fire to get started easily.
CAUTION: THE EXHAUST DAMPER AND THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL MUST BE
KEPT FULLY OPEN UNTIL THE FIREPLACE HAS COOLED DOWN FOR A FEW
HOURS.
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