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NOTE: DIAGRAMS & ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE.
• Extreme temperature changes can cause
glass breakage — do not build a hot fi re and
close the glass doors if the doors are cold.
• If the tempered glass pane becomes
scratched or chipped, it creates a weakness in
the glass which can cause the glass to break
when heated. Replace the entire glass door
as an assembly by contacting your nearest
dealer.
WARNING
Be aware that safety glass is
unpredictable when hot and
may break, expelling hot glass
into the room. Advise all family
members to remain well away
from the fi replace when operat-
ing with doors closed to avoid any
possible personal injury.
CAUTION
Glass, metal frames, handles and
other components of the fi replace
get hot. Use handles and wear
thermal insulating gloves or other
effective protection or tool to open
and close the doors or screens.
IMPORTANT
Plated polished brass glass
doors may have a plastic cov-
ering over all brass pieces for
protection during shipping and
handling. The plastic covering
should be removed after instal-
lation of the fi replace before its
use. Under the plastic covering
is a protective lacquer coating
which should not be removed. In
some instances, if it is removed,
irreversible damage to the brass
fi nish could occur. Refer to the
following for specifi c informa-
tion on plated polished brass.
Please understand that the heat
of the fi re will cause the protec-
tive lacquer fi nish to slightly
change to a light caramel color.
Do not be alarmed as this is a
normal occurrence.
IMPORTANT
The lacquer coating on the pol-
ished brass glass doors can be
damaged or removed causing
corrosion and/or tarnish. To
help protect the solid brass; use
a non-acidic wax and avoid the
over-spray of acidic/alkali based
glass cleaners on the brass
pieces. If the solid brass begins
to turn black, all the protective
coating should be removed and
the metal re-polished, either
by hand or professionally. Sub-
sequently, the fi nish will not be
as “bright” or lustrous without
the protective coating. Solid
polished brass will acquire a
patina over years of use. This
is a normal occurrence and can
be polished.
COMBUSTION AIR
A proper amount of combustion air is important
for your fi replace. Fireplaces consume large
amounts of oxygen. It is important to allow
an adequate supply of air. This fi replace is
equipped with an outside air kit, to provide suf-
fi cient amounts of combustion air from outside
of the house or structure in which it is installed.
With the outside combustion air kit closed, the
fi re may draw from an outside air source and
pull air in through the chimney. This may cause
smoke spillage into the room.
Smoke spillage often occurs when a fi re is fi rst
started, until the fi replace and the chimney has
had the opportunity to “come up to temperature”
and to begin to function normally. If smoke
spillage problems persist, a window may be
opened just a crack to allow the proper fl ow
of combustion air to the fi replace.
Your fi replace is equipped with an outside
combustion air kit, keep it open at all times
when fi re is burning and close when fi re is out
to prevent cold air intrusion.
Combustion Air Control
The actuator for combustion air system is stan-
dard on all fi replaces but must not be operated
if the complete system is not installed. See
Figure 4 and refer to Figure 2.
If you have reason to believe that you do not
have a complete outside combustion system,
contact your distributor to have your fi replace
inspected for the presence of the complete
system before you use the combustion air
actuator. DO NOT assume that you have this
system in place because you have an actuating
lever present on your fi replace front face.
To provide outside combustion air to your
fi replace while it is in operation, locate the
combustion air actuator along the right side of
the fi replace opening behind the screen.
To operate, push the end of the actuator to the
left as shown in Figure 4, until it "pops" free of
its "locked" position. Pull the actuator forward
to open the combustion air door, and push it
back to close.
WARNING
Do not operate the combustion
air gate actuator unless a com-
plete outside combustion air
vent system has been installed
with your Fireplace.
Figure 4
Combustion Air Actuator
Pull Forward to Open,
Push Back to Close
Air Gate Kit (purchased separately)