Vogelzang VG650ELG - Manual (Page 14)

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process and less buildup of tars, soot, or creosote
will occur in the chimney.
1. Always open draft damper before opening the
feed door.
2. When adding fuel be careful not to smother the
fire. Do not build fires against glass on models
with glass door.
3. Close the feed door and secure tightly.
4. Adjust the draft damper control.
5. Empty ashes regularly. Do not allow ashes
to pile up (see Safety Instructions #14 on
page 2.)
6. Properly dispose of hot ashes (see Safety
Instructions, item #14 on page 2.)
7. Do not over fire the stove.
CAUTION: DO NOT OVER FIRE APPLIANCE.
YOU ARE OVER FIRING IF ThE ChIMNEY
CONNECTORS OR STOVE GLOwS RED. CLOSE
ThE DOOR AND ShUT FLUE DAMPER IMME-
DIATELY TO REDUCE ThE AIR SUPPLY TO ThE
FIRE. ThIS wILL SLOw DOwN ThE FIRE.
CAUTION: SLOw BURNING FIRES AND
EXTENDED USE MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE
CREOSOTE BUILDUP. IGNITION OF CREO-
SOTE BUILDUP OR OVER FIRING MAY CAUSE
A ChIMNEY FIRE. ChIMNEY FIRES BURN
E X T R E M E LY h OT A N D M AY I G N I T E
SURROUNDING MATERIALS. IN CASE OF A
ChIMNEY FIRE CALL ThE FIRE DEPARTMENT
IMMEDIATELY.
OpERATINg continued …
CREOSOTE – FORMATION AND NEED
FOR REMOVAL
CAUTION: RISk OF FIRE whEN wOOD IS
BURNED SLOwLY, IT PRODUCES TAR AND
OThER ORGANIC VAPORS, whICh COMBINE
wITh EXPELLED MOISTURE TO FORM CREO-
SOTE. ThE CREOSOTE VAPORS CONDENSE
IN ThE RELATIVELY COOL ChIMNEY FLUE
OF A SLOw-BURNING FIRE. AS A RESULT,
CREOSOTE RESIDUE ACCUMULATES ON ThE
FLUE LINING. whEN IGNITED ThIS CREOSOTE
MAkES AN EXTREMELY hOT FIRE.
ThE ChIMNEY CONNECTOR AND ChIMNEY
ShOULD BE INSPECTED AT LEAST ONCE
EVERY TwO MONThS DURING ThE hEATING
SEASON TO DETERMINE IF A CREOSOTE
BUILDUP hAS OCCURRED.
IF CREOSOTE hAS ACCUMULATED (3MM OR
MORE) IT ShOULD BE REMOVED TO REDUCE
ThE RISk OF A ChIMNEY FIRE.
Failure to remove creosote may result in igni-
tion and may cause a house/building fire. Creosote
may be removed using a chimney brush or other
commonly available materials from your local
hardware retailer.
Chimney fires burn very hot. If the unit or
chimney connector should glow red, reduce the
fire by closing the inlet air control and immediately
call the fire department.
CAUTION: A ChIMNEY FIRE MAY CAUSE IGNI-
TION OF wALL STUDS OR RAFTERS whICh
wERE ASSUMED TO BE A SAFE DISTANCE
FROM ThE ChIMNEY. IF A ChIMNEY FIRE
hAS OCCURRED, hAVE YOUR ChIMNEY IN-
SPECTED BY A qUALIFIED EXPERT BEFORE
USING AGAIN.
A fire in the firebox may be smothered by pour-
ing a large quantity of coarse salt, baking soda, or
cool ashes on top of the fire.
PREVENTING CREOSOTE BUILDUP
1. Creosote will inevitably form in your chimney
and connector pipe. Following these steps will
help reduce the rate of build up.
2. BURN ONLY SEASONED wOOD that has
dried for at least one year. (<20% humidity by
weight)
3. Burn hardwood rather than softwood. Hard-
wood is denser or heavier wood and burns
hotter.
SERvICE hINTS