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Recommended Operating Positions of Doors
FIREPLACES EQUIPPED WITH
DOORS SHOULD BE OPERATED
ONLY WITH DOORS FULLY OPEN
OR FULLY CLOSED. IF DOORS
ARE LEFT PARTIALLY OPEN, GAS
AND FLAME MAY BE DRAWN OUT
OF THE FIREPLACE OPENING,
CREATING THE RISK OF BOTH
CONTINUED OVER-FIRING CAN
PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR
FIREPLACE SYSTEM. EXAMPLES
OF OVER-FIRING ARE:
1. THE "NORMAL LOG FIRE"
SHOULD BE CONTAINED IN THE
GRATE, WITH THE LENGTH OF
LOGS NO GREATER THAN THE
BACK WALL OF THE FIREPLACE.
2. THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS
MUST NOT BE USED IN THIS FIRE-
PLACE: QUANTITIES OF SCRAP
LUMBER, PINE BRANCHES, AND
FIRE STARTERS, OR CARDBOARD
BOXES WHICH EXCEED THE VOL-
UME OF THE "NORMAL LOG
FIRE". THESE MATERIALS PRO-
DUCE MANY SPARKS AND MUST
NOT BE USED.
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Figure 24
WARNING!
FIRE AND SMOKE.
WARNING!
EM SERIES WOODBURNING FIREPLACE
Before starting a fire in your EM Series fireplace,
use the following check list:
FLUE DAMPER. The flue damper is operated by
moving the handle from Left to Right, which should
place the damper in a fully "OPEN" position. Verify
this by looking up from the inside of the firebox.
Always operate this fireplace with the damper fully
open. Please note, down drafts, obstructions, dam-
age or poor (wet) fuels can cause smoke spillage.
CHIMNEY INSPECTION. Visually inspect the chim-
ney internally for obstructions and construction dam-
age. Flue pipe joints and seams must be continu-
ous and mechanically tight. In a used chimney,
additional inspection is needed for creosote build-up
which is the formation of a flammable sediment.
When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and
other organic vapors, which combine with expelled
moisture to form creosote. The creosote vapors
condense in the relatively cool chimney flue of a
slow-burning fire. As a result, creosote residue
accumulates on the flue lining. When ignited, this
creosote makes an extremely hot fire.
The chimney should be inspected at least twice a
year during the heating season to determine if cre-
osote build-up has occurred.
If creosote has accumulated, it should be removed
to reduce the risk of a chimney fire.
CHIMNEY CLEANING. If you do detect a build-up
of creosote, contact a qualified chimney sweep or
clean it yourself. To do this, perform the following
steps:
1.
Open the damper.
2.
Hang a damp sheet across the fireplace
opening to stop dirt and soot from entering
the room.
3.
Remove the Terminal Cap or Housing
Top. See Figure 25.
4.
Clean with a stiff nylon brush attached to a
pole OR tie a rope to a burlap bag filled
with straw and several small stones or
sand. Work up and down the flue until
clean.
5.
Replace the terminal cap or housing top.
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