Fireplace Maintenance; The Fire; Chimney Maintenance - Les Foyers Don-Bar 5005 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

PART 2: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
1. Precautions before lighting your
first fire
1.1 Adequate air supply
1.2 Preventing smoke returns
2. Firewood
2.1 Allowed fuels
2.2 Forbidden fuels
2.3 Recommended wood species
2.4 Green wood

3. The fire

3.1 Opening the chimney flue damper
3.2 Adjusting the chimney flue damper
3.3 How to start a fire
3.4 Firescreen is mandatory
3.5 Preventing overfiring
3.6 Forbidden flammable liquids
3.7 Smoke release during the first fire
3.8 Caution: Very hot!
3.9 Gloves and poker
3.10 Energy savings
3.11 Smoke detector
REV. 2014-11
4. Ashes
4.1 Ash removal
4.2 Metallic container
4.3 Natural fertilizer

5. Fireplace maintenance

5.1 Finish maintenance
5.2 Repainting
5.3 Outside air intake
5.4 Fireplace storing
6. Glass firescreen maintenance
(Fireplace 7100 only)
6.1 Glass maintenance
6.2 Replacing a broken glass pane

7. Chimney maintenance

7.1 Creosote build up and removing
7.2 Inspection and regular maintenance
7.3 Soot build up removal
8. Humidity and condensation
8.1 Excessive humidity and condensation
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