Quadra-Fire 7100FP-NL-B, 7100FP-BK-B If I can’t get a good fire going, what am I doing wrong?

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7100FP EPA Woodburning Fireplace

C. Diagnostics and Problem Solving

1. If I can’t get a good fire going, what am I doing wrong?

Diagnostic Question

 

Possible Causes of Condition

 

Solutions

Are the air controls open?

•

No draft

Open air controls

 

•

No combustion air

 

 

Is there enough paper?

Insufficient heat to ignite kindling

Use more paper

Is there enough kindling?

Insufficient heat to ignite fuel

Use drier kindling

Is the kindling dry?

 

 

 

 

Is there enough or too much wood?

• Insufficient heat to establish draft

Use small split wood that is well sea-

Is it too large?

•

Insufficient air passage

soned (split, covered on top minimum 6

Is it dry enough?

•

Insufficient surface area

months, preferably a year)

 

• Ignition temperature high due to

 

 

 

 

moisture

 

 

 

 

 

Are there adequate air spaces

Insufficient combustion air and exposed

Arrange kindling and wood for air move-

between fuel pieces?

surface area

ment

Is the chimney pre-warmed?

Exposed, cold chimney downdrafting

Use lighted rolled newspaper at flue

 

 

 

opening to start upward air movement

Is there smoke in the house?

•

Obstruction in chimney

• Have chimney checked if it worked

 

• Downdraft from chimney tempera-

 

previously

 

 

ture or from negative house pres-

•

Pre-warm chimney

 

 

sure

• Shut off exhaust devices

 

 

 

•

Open window slightly

Does the kindling wood not ignite?

Condition, amount, arrangement of

Use more, drier, well-spaced kindling

 

kindling and fuel

and fuel.

Does the kindling ignite, but the fuel

•

Amount of kindling

•

Use more kindling

doesn’t?

•

Condition of fuel

• Use smaller, dry wood

Does the fuel ignite, but not burn well?

•

Draft problem

• Use well-seasoned wood and suf-

 

•

Condition of fuel

 

ficient amount

 

 

 

• Turn exhaust fans off

 

 

 

•

Open window slightly

2. I smell smoke in the house after we have had a fire. What is the cause/what can I do?

Diagnostic Question

Possible Causes of Condition

Solutions

Is the chimney clean?

No: Creosote odor

Have chimney cleaned

3. I smell smoke in the house during operation. What is causing it?

Diagnostic Question

 

Possible Causes of Condition

 

Solutions

Do fires start and burn well?

No:

No:

 

•

Chimney obstruction

• Check & clean chimney if needed

 

• Not enough kindling and/or fuel to

• Use adequate kindling & fuel

 

 

establish draft

•

Open air controls

 

•

Inadequate combustion air

•

Open window

 

• Air controls not open

• Check for need for balanced air

 

 

 

 

make-up (Outside Air)

 

Yes:

• Check door rope for seal.

 

 

Competition with exhaust devices

Yes:

 

 

 

• Do not use exhaust fans during

 

 

 

 

startup

 

 

 

• Check for need for balanced air

 

 

 

 

make-up (Outside Air)

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