OPERATING YOUR APPLIANCE (Continued)
To build a fire in disregard of the information provided in this section can cause permanent damage to your appliance and void your warranty.
This appliance is not designed for use with the door open. Burning with the loading door open could create a safety hazard.
Burning Procedure
1.Open the door and place some paper and kindling or a solid wax impregnated firestarter inside the appliance.
2.Make sure that the combustion air intake control is fully open by pushing the control knob all the way to the left. Pull the combustor
3.Now light the fire. Close the doors against the latch but do not lock them, this will help create a draft to start the fire. Once the kindling is burning, add some small dry pieces of wood and close the loading door. NOTE: The first two or three fires in your new appliance will cause the high temperature paint to give off a slight odor and a small amount of smoke. This is the paint curing. For best results during the curing of the paint, burn small intense fires so the appliance does not overheat. The high temperature paint cures best at medium temperatures. To prevent the door gasketing from sticking to the seasoning paint during the first few operations, open the doors slowly and often. Also, the viewing glass may become somewhat obscure the first few times, as your appliance is drying all moisture from bricks and even the steel itself. During the first few fires it may be a little harder to start the fire because the firebricks will contain some moisture.
4.Next add two or three medium size dry logs (use of green or wet wood in your appliance will develop creosote, cloud glass, and greatly decrease its efficiency). At this time establish a hot fire with a bed of red hot coals. Once the fire is well established, close and latch the doors.
5.To slow the rate of burn, close (push to right) the combustion air control as needed.
Slide the control |
to the left to |
open the air |
control (speed |
up combustion) |
Slide the control |
to the right to |
close the air |
control (slow down |
combustion) |
6.The combustor
7.When adding wood to the fire, first open the combustion air control (all the way left) and combustor
NOTE: Do not open the door of your appliance when the air control inlet is fully closed. There is a possibility with a solid fuel burning appliance that doing so could result in a sudden flash of flames as the fire ignites with oxygen. However, your Fireplace Xtrordinair has been thoroughly safety tested to reduce this possibility. Keep all wood behind the log retainer.
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