Napoleon Fireplaces EPA 1450 specifications ASH Fender

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You can now add larger pieces of wood and operate the stove						FIRE EXTINGUISHERS / SMOKE DETECTORS
normally. Once the stove/insert is entirely hot, it will burn very
					All homes with a solid fuel burning fireplace should have at least
efficiently with little smoke from the chimney. There will be
a bed of orange coals in the firebox and secondary flames					one fire extinguisher in a central location known to all, and at
flickering just below the top firebrick. You can safely fill the					least one smoke detector in the room containing the fireplace.
firebox with wood to the top of the door and will get best					If it sounds an alarm, correct the cause but do not deactivate or
burns if you keep the stove pipe temperatures between 250					relocate the smoke detector.
degrees Fahrenheit (120 degrees Celsius) and 450 degrees						FUEL LOADING AND BURN CYCLE
Fahrenheit (270 degrees Celsius). A surface thermometer
will help regulate this.					When loading the stove, ensure that the two upper fibre
Without a stove thermometer, you are working blindly					baffles are not lifted up and off their ledge.
					For maximum efficiency, when the stove is thoroughly hot, load
and have no idea of how the stove is operating! A stove
thermometer offers a guide to performance.					it fully to the top of the door opening and burn at a medium
Can’t get the fire going? Use more kindling and paper. As-					low setting. Maximum heat for minium fuel (optimum burn)
					occurs when the stove top temperature beneath the trivet is
suming the chimney and vent are sized correctly and there is					between 500°F (260°C) and 600°F (315°C). The bricks will be
sufficient combustion air, the lack of sufficiently dry quantities					nearly all white and the glass mostly clear. The whiteness of
of small kindling is the problem. Thumb size is a good gauge					the bricks and the cleanness of the glass are good indicators of
for small kindling diameter.					your operating efficiency. Not enough heat is produced when
Can’t get heat out of the unit? One of two things may have					only one or two pieces of wood are burned or the wood may
happened. The stove/insert door may have been closed					not burn completely. A minimum of three pieces are needed
prematurely and the unit itself has not reached optimum tem-					to encase a bed of coals that sustains the fire.
perature. Reopen the door and/or draft control to re-establish					Loosely stacked wood burns quicker than a tightly packed
a brisk fire. The other problem may have been wet wood. The					load. Wood burns in cycles rather than giving a steady output
typical symptom is sizzling wood and moisture being driven					of heat. It is best to plan these cycles around your household
from the wood.					routine so that only enough coals are left to start the next load.
	ACHIEVING PROPER DRAFT				In the evening, load your stove, at least, a half-hour before bed
Draft	is the force		ASH FENDER		to ensure a good fire, hot enough to close the draft control for
					an overnight burn. Burn only dry seasoned wood.
which	moves air				It produces more heat and less soot or creosote. Do not burn
from the firebox up					ocean beach wood. Its salt content can produce a metal eating
through the chim-					acid. When refueling open the door slowly to prevent smoke
ney. The amount of					spillage. Use a pair of long gloves (barbecue gloves) when
draft in your chim-					feeding the fire. Because these stoves burn at the front, they
ney depends on the					are clean and efficient, but they are also very hot and gloves
length and diameter					are useful. Keep a small steel shovel nearby to use as a
of chimney, local ge-					poker and to remove ashes. Do not store the wood within 3
ography, nearby ob-		FIGURE 30			feet (1m) of the stove.
structions and other						FLASH FIRE
factors. Adjusting
the draft control regulates the temperature. The draft can be					A flash fire is a small fire burned quickly when you don’t need
adjusted from a low burn rate with the handle in fully, to a fast					much heat. After your kindling has “caught”, load at least 3
burn rate with the handle fully out.					pieces of wood, stacked loosely. Burn with the draft control
Inadequate draft may cause back-puffing into the room					fully open or closed only slightly.
through the stove/insert and chimney connector points and						EXTENDED FIRE
may cause plugging of the chimney. Too much draft may cause
an excessive temperature in the stove, glowing red stove parts					Load your larger pieces of wood compactly, packed close
or chimney connectors or an uncontrollable burn which can					enough to prevent the flames from penetrating it completely.
lead to a chimney fire or permanent damage to the unit.					After approximately 30 minutes, depending on the size of the
Do not operate your stove/insert for longer than 30 minutes					load, close the draft control completely making sure that the
with the draft control on “HIGH” (fully open).					fire is not extinguished.
						DO NOT OVERFIRE THE STOVE!
					Overfiring can occur by:
					a) burning large amounts of smaller wood pieces such as
						furniture scraps, skids or treated wood;
* NOTE: 1100C/1150 and					b) vigorously burning large loads of wood with the draft control
						on “HIGH” (fully open) for long periods of time (one or two
optional EPA Leg Models						hours).
ash pans are not equipped				TO OPEN:
with a cover or rear folding						ASH WELL
			PULL AND ROATE
handle. Ash pan not avail-						COVER	TO CLOSE:
able for model 1450.							ROTATE
FIGURE 31							PULL HANDLE
			REAR
			FOLDING HANDLE
W415-0512 / D / 07.16.08							PULL
							HANDLE