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Troubleshooting Guide
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and the corrective action to be taken.
Start Fire Problems
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Excessive smoke or spillage
Burns too slowly
Not enough heat output
Fire burns too fast
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Possible Cause
Not enough kindling/paper or no
kindling/paper
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too large
Bed of coals not established before
adding wood
Flue blockage such as birds' nests
or leaves in termination cap
Down draft or negative pressure
Competition with exhaust devices
Extremely dry or soft wood
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Solution
Use dry kindling, more paper. Arrange kindling &
wood for air movement.
Check for restricted termination cap
Check for blockage of outside air kit; if installed.
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a Fire section on page 12).
Check for adequate vent height (refer to Chimney
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the wind.
Use dry, seasoned wood (refer to Seasoned
Wood section on page 10).
Start with paper & kindling to establish bed of coals
(refer to Building a Fire section on page 12).
Have chimney inspected for creosote and cleaned
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Negative Pressure section on page 15).
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the wind.
Mix in hardwood.
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(refer to Wood Fuel section on page 12).
Check for correct vent height; too much vertical
height creates over drafting.
Check location of vent termination (refer to
Chimney Termination Requirement section on
page 13 of the ,QVWDOODWLRQ PDQXDO).
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