Les Foyers Don-Bar 5005 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual page 22

PART 2: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
1. Precautions before lighting
your first fire
1.1 Adequate air supply: A wood fire requires
plenty of air. Always be sure there is enough air
supply to maintain the combustion. If the room is
under a negative pressure, if the house is too
airtight, or if a ventilation device is in operation it
may be necessary to open a door or a window to
compensate.
1.2 Preventing smoke returns: Your fireplace
is designed to operate without smoke returns
during normal operating conditions and when
installed according to the instructions outlined in
the manual. However, some conditions out of our
control can create smoke returns.
Fireplaces cannot guarantee the absence of smoke
returns but if this phenomenon occurs special
attention should be given to the following
situations: mechanical ventilators in operation
(kitchen hood, dryer, air heating system, air
exchanger), drafts, room or house negative
pressure, inadequate chimney height, exterior
structures harmful to the chimney draft or capable
of causing smoke returns, an indoor moisture
level that is too high and causes ice build-up in
the flue and reduces chimney draft, too many
elbows in the chimney, crushed outside air intake
duct, strong winds, etc.
2. Firewood
2.1 Allowed fuels: Your fireplace is designed to
burn wood and charcoal only. To start a fire, use
only newspaper and small pieces of firewood.
2.2 Forbidden fuels:
pressure treated or painted wood, wood particle
boards and other composite materials.
materials reach very high temperatures and
release corrosive gases, which may irreparably
REV. 2014-11
Don-Bar
Anthracite, melamine,
These
damage your installation and void the warranty.
Recommended wood species: For an
2.3
efficient and economical operation, use only
dry hardwood such as maple, oak, wild cherry,
birch, etc. The use of dry hardwood reduces
creosote formation.
coniferous and green woods. These produce a
lot of creosote.
2.4 Green wood: If your firewood is too
green, place it in a well ventilated space,
sheltered from rain, as long as necessary to
allow it to dry. Dry wood is easy to identify: it
is cracked at the ends and much lighter because
it contains less water.
Damage hazards
(Fireplaces 7007, 7100, 7120)
Never pull the damper
handle in that direction
This could reduce the tension that retains the damper
at the desired position. It is possible to restore the damper
original tension by using a rubber sledgehammer and a
wood block. Just strike upward from under the lower
part of the handle.
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Avoid softwoods,