Lighting Instructions - Vermont Castings ASH42 Owner's Manual

F. Lighting Instructions
NOTICE: You must establish a good draft to prevent
smoke spillage into the room.
• The first three or four fires should be of moderate size to
allow the oils and binders to be burned from the fireplace
and the refractory and paint to cure. You may notice
an industrial odor the first few fires. This is considered
normal.
• Use well-seasoned wood.
• Open the flue damper to a fully open position.
• Place crumpled or twisted paper under the fireplace
grate.
• Loosely arrange kindling or small pieces of wood to form
a 'tent' on the fireplace grate.
• Pre-warm the flue to establish a draft to help reduce
smoke spillage during start-up. Hold a rolled up piece
of burning newspaper under the flue damper for a few
moments.
• Light the crumpled paper to ignite the kindling.
• Add small pieces of wood until a hot bed of embers has
been established.
• Add a minimum of three average size pieces of split
firewood, placed to allow combustion air and flames
between them.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! Keep combustible materials,
gasoline and other flammable vapors and liquids clear of
the fireplace.
DO NOT:
• store flammable materials close to the fireplace
• use gasoline, lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter
fluid or similar liquids to start or "freshen up" a fire in this
fireplace.
VCG Ashland Series • ASH42 OWNERS MANUAL • 4059-916 • Rev A • 2/20/15 13