Quadra-Fire 7100FP-NL-B warranty 7100FP EPA Woodburning Fireplace, I. Starting a Fire, Fire Risk

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7100FP EPA Woodburning Fireplace

I. Starting a Fire

Before lighting your first fire in the fireplace, make cer- tain that the baffle and the ceramic blanket are correctly positioned. It should be resting against the rear support.

Also refer to care and cleaning of plated surfaces on page 58 before lighting your first fire.

NOTE: REMOVE ALL LABELS FROM GLASS BEFORE LIGHTING THE FIRST FIRE IN YOUR APPLIANCE.

There are many ways to build a fire. The basic principle is to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the fast burning kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning firewood. Here is one method that works well:

1.Place several wads of crushed paper on the fire- box floor. Heating the flue with slightly crumpled newspaper before adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.

2.Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.

3.Fully open the Slide Air Control by moving it com- pletely to the right.

4.Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are in the immediate area of the fireplace. Be sure the room is adequately ventilated and the flue unob- structed.

5.Light the paper in the fireplace. NEVER light or rekindle fireplace with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter fluid; the results can be fatal.

6.Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-length logs 3 in. (76 mm) or 4 in. (102 mm) in diameter. Be careful not to smother the fire. Stack the pieces of wood carefully: near enough to keep each other hot, but far enough away from each other to allow adequate air flow between them.

7.When ready to reload the fireplace, add more logs. Large logs burn slowly, holding a fire longer. Small logs burn fast and hot, giving quick heat.

8.Adjust the Slide Air Control; the more you close down the Control, (sliding left) the lower and slower the fire will burn. The more you open the Air Control, (sliding right) the more heat will be produced and the faster the wood will burn.

As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 7 and 8 will maintain a continuous fire throughout the season.

NOTE: The special high temperature paint that your fireplace is finished with will cure as your fireplace heats. You will notice an odor and perhaps see some vapor rise from the fireplace surface; this is normal. We recommend that you open a window until the odor dissipates and paint is cured.

NOTE: Fireplace should be run full open for a minimum of 30 minutes a day during heating season to keep air passages clean.

Note: 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.

CAUTION

Odors and vapors released during initial operation.

•Curing of high temperature paint.

•Open windows for air circulation.

Odors may be irritating to sensitive individuals.

WARNING

Fire Risk

Keep combustible materials, gasoline and other flammable vapors and liquids clear of fireplace.

•Do NOT store flammable materials close to the fireplace.

•Do NOT use gasoline, lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid or similar liquids to start or “freshen up” a fire in this fireplace.

•Keep all such liquids well away from the fireplace while it is in use.

Combustible materials may ignite.

WARNING

Fire Risk.

For use with solid wood fuel only. Other fuels may overfire and generate poisonous gases (i.e. carbon monoxide).

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