4.5CHIMNEY (FLUE) CLEANING
Regular chimney (flue) maintenance, as well as good burning practices, are required to prevent chimney fires. When wood (especially green wood) is burned without adequate heat or air supply, it produces tar and other organic vapours (smoke), which combine with expelled moisture to form creosote. The creosote vapours condense in the relatively cool chimney of a
Contact your local, municipal, state, or provincial fire authority for information on how to handle a chimney fire before there is any chance that it may happen.
4.6BAFFLE INSTALLATION FOR ESCAPE 1800 MODEL
All baffles parts must be properly in place for correct burning operation. Have any damaged firebricks replaced. Check the firebricks annually for damage and replace if they are broken or damaged. See figure 4.6.1 (B) for the firebrick layout.