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Superior BC36MH User Manual

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NOTE: DIAGRAMS & ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE.

tABLE oF coNtENts

General Safety Precautions .................Page 2
General Information ............................Page 2
Fuels ...................................................Page 2
Gas Logs .............................................Page 3
Disposal of Ashes ...............................Page 3
Softwood vs Hardwood .......................Page 3
Starting a Fire ......................................Page 4
Damper Control ...................................Page 4
Glass Door Operating Safety
Precautions and Instructions ............Page 4
Combustion Air ...................................Page 5
Refractories ........................................Page 6
Maintenance Guidelines ......................Page 6
Twice a Year Check-Up ........................Page 6
Creosote Formation and Removal .......Page 6
Troubleshooting ..................................Page 7
Warranty .............................................Page 7
Product Reference Information ...........Page 7
Accessory Components ......................Page 7
Replacement Parts ..............................Page 8

8. Never leave your fireplace unattended while

it is burning.

9. Be careful adding wood fuel to the fire or

handling fireplace tools such as shovels, tongs

or pokers.

0. Never modify or alter your fireplace system

in any way. To do so may create a potential fire

hazard and void the Limited Warranty.

. The bottom refractory can be cracked by

excessive abuse such as tossing heavy logs onto

the grate or gouging with fireplace tools. Exercise

caution when adding wood to your fireplace.

2. Fireplace Inserts - Contact your dealer or

distributor for a list of LHP fireplace inserts

approved for installation into your fireplace. DO

NOT install a fireplace insert from any another

manufacturer.

3. If you are using your fireplace as a “deco-

rative appliance,” such as with a permanently

installed gas log set, the fireplace damper must

be permanently fixed in the open position.

4. Always ensure that an adequate supply of

replacement combustion air from the outside

of the house is accessible to the fire to support

normal combustion. Fireplaces consume large

volumes of air during the normal combustion

process. In the event the home is tightly sealed

with modern energy efficient features, the

optional combustion air kit may not provide

all the air required to support combustion. The

manufacturer is not responsible for any smoking

or related problems that may result from the lack

of adequate combustion air.

5. Neither the manufacturer nor the seller

warrants “smoke free” operation nor are we

responsible for inadequate system draft caused

by mechanical systems, general construction

conditions, inadequate chimney heights, adverse

wind conditions and/or unusual environmental

factors or conditions beyond our control.

GENERAL iNFoRMAtioN

. The all-steel, multi-wall firebox is the heat

center of the system. It is well insulated for safe

clearance to combustibles.

2. The hearth floor and sidewalls of the firebox

are lined with a brick pattern reinforced refrac-

tory for the look of authenticity and to provide

safety.

3. The metal chimney sections extending from

the firebox top to beyond your roof are two

walled and air-cooled. The inner passage, or

flue, provides the exit for smoke and gases.

4. The flue damper is a two position (fully open

or fully closed) mechanism operated by a handle

found at the center top of the fireplace opening.

It must be open when fire is present so smoke

and gases can escape. It should be closed only

when the fire is completely out – keeping room

air from being lost up the flue.

2. When burning wood, use soLid NAtuRAL

dRY WELL-sEAsoNEd Wood oNLY. Hard-

woods are recommended (soft woods tend to

burn very quickly).

• DO NOT burn treated wood, charcoal, coal,

trash, driftwood, woods dipped in tar, Christmas

tree greens, pitch, pine tar, creosote, chemical

chimney cleaners, flame colorants, polystyrene

packaging, wood products with synthetic bind-

ers (i.e. plywood). Plywood, lumber and other

misc. materials can produce abnormally high

temperatures, sputtering and smoking fires

and may contain hazardous chemicals to treat

insects and fungus.

• If Artificial Logs are burned it is required that

the logs are UL safety listed (see labeling or

documention provided with logs). Read and

follow the log manufacturer's instructions. Do

not treat artificial logs (made from sawdust and

wax) the same way you treat real natural wood

logs. Use only one at a time.

iMPoRtANt: Burning unapproved fuels can

produce excessive temperatures, beyond the

design capabilities of the fireplace and may

produce excess sparks or may contain hazard-

ous chemicals. Burning unapproved fuels can

result in a chimney fire, a house fire, personal

injury, death or loss of property.

3. NEVER use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern

fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar

liquids to start or “freshen up” a fire in this

fireplace. Keep any flammable liquids a safe

distance from the fireplace.

4. Keep the chimney damper open while any

fire or smoldering embers are present .

5. Never block or restrict the room air intake

grille across the bottom front or the warm

air outlet grille across the top front of the

fireplace.

6. Use care when selecting window treatments

for windows located near the fireplace. Avoid

using combustible flowing window treatments

such as curtains on nearby windows that are of

sufficient length to be blown in front of an open

flame when the window is opened.

7. Keep any combustible furniture or decorative

pillows at least 36" (914 mm) on the sides and

60" (1524 mm) to the front (from the fireplace

opening).

coNGRAtuLAtioNs!

In selecting this SUPERIOR Wood Burning Appliance you have chosen the finest and most

dependable fireplace to be found anywhere. Its a beautiful, prestigious alternative to a

masonry wood burning fireplace. Welcome to a Family of tens of thousands of satisfied

SUPERIOR Fireplace Owners.
Please carefully read and follow all of the instructions found in this manual. Please pay

special attention to the safety instructions provided in this manual. The Homeowner's

Care and Operation Instructions included here will assure that you have many years of

dependable and enjoyable service from your SUPERIOR product.

iMPoRtANt! GENERAL sAFEtY

PREcAutioNs. REAd ANd

uNdERstANd tHEsE sAFEtY

RuLEs BEFoRE YouR FiRst FiRE.

WARNiNG

to avoid the risk of damaging

fireplace materials and increas-

ing the risk of fire, do not use the

fireplace to cook or warm food.

.

NEVER LEAVE cHiLdREN uNAttENdEd

WHEN tHERE is A FiRE BuRNiNG iN tHE

FiREPLAcE.

This manual is part of a set of two supporting

this product. Refer to manual 700,039M for

Installation Instructions.

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