Napoleon Fireplaces NZ-26WI - Manual (Page 20)

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BUILD YOUR FIRE ON THE FLOOR OF THE FIRE-
BOX AND BEHIND THE LOG RETAINER ONLY.
Do not block or restrict the hot air outlets or air
inlets. This will cause the fireplace to overheat.
Keep fires away from the door.
1. Build a hot fire.
2. Use only dry wood
3. Several pieces of medium sized wood are better
than a few big pieces.
4. Clean the chimney regularly.
5. Refuel frequently using medium sized wood.
6. "Fine Tune" the air settings for optimum
performance.
1. Take ash out immediately. Let it accumulate to
a depth of at least one inch. A good ash layer
provides for a longer lasting and better burning
fire.
2. Burn wet wood.
3. Close the door too soon or damper down too
quickly.
4. Burn one large log rather than two or three
smaller, more reasonably sized logs.
5. Burn at continually 'low setting', if the glass door
is constantly blackened. This means the firebox
temperature is too low.
Expansion / contraction noises during heating up and cooling
down cycles are normal and to be expected. When first light-
ing a fire, if the smoke is not quickly drawn into the chimney,
there may be a downdraft or cold air in the chimney. Roll up
some newspaper, light it and place it near the fireplace flue
until the chimney begins to draw. During a firing, open the
draft control before opening the fireplace door. Open the door
slowly to avoid drawing smoke into the room.
A properly installed Napoleon fireplace should not smoke. If
yours does, check the following: Has the chimney had time
to get hot? Is the smoke passage blocked anywhere in the
fireplace or chimney? Is the room too airtight and the air intake
not connected to the outside? Check with a window partly
open. Is the smoke flow impeded by too long a horizontal pipe
or too many bends? Is it a weak draft perhaps caused by a
leaky chimney, a cold outside chimney, too short a chimney,
or a chimney too close to trees or a higher roof?
Check your chimney for creosote and soot build-up monthly
until a safe frequency for cleaning is established. If accumu-
lation is excessive, clean the chimney. You may want to call
a professional chimney sweep to clean it. Both the chimney
and the fireplace have to be cleaned at least once a year or
as often as necessary. See the Section on Creosote Forma-
tion and Removal.
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