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Monaco Installation and Operation Manual
3.3 Manufactured Logs
Do not burn manufactured logs made
of wax impregnated sawdust or logs
with
any
chemical
additives.
Manufactured logs made of 100%
compressed sawdust can be burned,
but use caution in the number of these
logs burned at one time. Start with
one manufactured log and see how
the fireplace reacts. Never use more
than two manufactured logs at a time.
4 Operating Your Fireplace
4.1 The use of a fire screen
This fireplace has been tested for use with an open door in conjunction with a fire screen
(AC01560, sold separately). Make sure the fire screen is properly secured on the fireplace
to avoid any risk of sparks damaging your flooring. When the fire screen is in use, do not
leave the fireplace unattended so that you can respond promptly in the event of smoke
spillage into the room. Potential causes of smoke spillage are described in Section 8: The
Venting System of this manual. See Appendix 4: Installing the Fire Screen (AC01560)
for installation instructions.
OPERATING WITH THE FIRE SCREEN INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF
GENERATING CARBON MONOXIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE IS AN ODOURLESS GAS
THAT
IS
HIGHLY
TOXIC
AND
WHICH
CAN
CAUSE
DEATH
AT
HIGH
CONCENTRATION IN AIR.
4.2 Your First Fires
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal
components of the fireplace are conditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but
they do smell bad. Fresh paint fumes can also cause false alarms in smoke detectors. So,
when you first light your fireplace, be prepared by opening doors and/or windows to
ventilate the house. As you burn hotter and hotter fires, more of the painted surfaces reach
the curing temperature of the paint. The smell of curing paint does not disappear until you
have burned one or two very hot fires.
Burn one or two small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger
and hotter fires until there is no longer any paint smell from the fireplace. Once the paint
smell disappears, your fireplace is ready for serious heating.
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