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4.5 WOOD AS A COMBUSTIBLE
NEVER BURN GARBAGE, GASOLINE, NAPHTA, MOTOR OIL OR ANY
SIMILAR FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS IN THIS FURNACE.
We recommend that you only burn well seasoned cordwood in your furnace.
Two important factors should be considered when buying cordwood; water
content and density of the wood. Hard wood like oak, maple or beech give better
results given their higher density and the less tar the produce during combustion.
It is strongly recommended to let your wood dry in a place where it is exposed to
sun and open air but protected precipitations.
DO NOT BURN COAL IN THIS FURNACE..
If you notice a significant quantity of smoke in the house:
1. Open windows and doors.
2. Make sure the furnace door and the air inlet are closed (if need be, lower the
thermostat setting or unhook the air intake damper connecting rod) and
manually CLOSE the barometric draft damper.
3. Once the furnace has cooled down, check for possible obstructions in the
exchangers, the smoke pipe and the chimney or call a specialist to determine
the cause of the spillage and the way to prevent it from happening again.
CARBON MONOXYDE IS A LETHAL GAS (ODORLESS AND COLORLESS),
THAT YOU MUST FEAR.
4.6 CHIMNEY FIRE
A Chimney fire will happen when the flame from an uncontrollable fire ignites the
sooth and creosote deposits in a neglected venting system. It will often happen
when burning cardboard, branches or small dry pieces of wood. The first signs of
a chimney fire are:
1. A rumble.
2. Smoke pipe becomes extremely hot.
3. Sparks or even flames shoot out of the chimney
WARNING
WARNING
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