Troubleshooting - Superior WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE User Manual

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GRATE
If grate deteriorates or is distorted, re-
place with an IHP grate designed for your
fireplace (see fireplace owner's manual).
SMOKE
This fireplace has been designed to oper-
ate without smoke spillage into the room
when installed and operated properly. In
the event a smoking problem does occur,
check for one of the following conditions:
1. Outside environmental conditions
adversely affecting draft.
2. Lack of ventilation due to a tightly
insulated house could prevent the
fireplace from drawing properly. If
this happens, open a window a small
amount while operating fireplace.
3. Other appliances competing for
available air in a tightly sealed home.
These could be heating appliances,
kitchen exhaust fans and bathroom
exhaust fans.
4. Relationship of your house to hills,
trees and nearby taller buildings can
affect wind conditions which can
have a direct effect on your fireplace
operation.
5, Chimney termination not installed to
proper height.
6. Blockage of flue or termination cap.
7. Flue and termination caked with creo-
sote buildup.
8. Grate too close to front of fireplace,
not positioned behind smoke shelf.
Position grate in designated area on
brackets.
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GLASS DOORS
Clean glass with any commercial glass
cleaner or soap and water. Do not use any
abrasive material to clean glass. Do not
clean glass with cool water if glass is still
hot from use. Let doors dry completely
before bulding the next fire.
9. Damper not in fully opened position.
10. Outside air damper not in opened
position.
11. Operating fireplace with partially
opened doors.
12. Additional chimney pipe(s) may be
necessary under certain conditions.
(Additional chimney pipe available as
accessory item.)
IMPORTANT: For see-through and pen-
insula models, air currents in the room
can cause some smoke spillage.
COLD AIR DRAFTS
In cold areas you must take special
precautions and follow COLD CLIMATE
installation instructions in your owner's
manual.
If cold air drafts are present when your
fireplace is not in operation check the
following:
1. Air coming out of fireplace opening.
Close damper.
2. Air near sides of firebox interior. Close
outside combustion air damper.
3. Air coming in around sides of fire-
place, between fireplace and wall.
Make sure fireplace frame has been
caulked to enclosure of frame.
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