Blower; Burning Wood Efficiently; First Use; Lighting Fires - HearthStone WFP-75 8411 Manuel D'installation Et D'utilisation

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MANUAL INSTALLATION AND OPERATION WFP-75 8411 ENGLISH
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Blower

Figure 1: Blower location

5. Burning Wood Efficiently

5.1

First Use

Two things happen when burning the first few fires; the paint cures and the internal components are
conditioned. As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous,
but they smell bad. Fresh paint fumes can also trigger false alarms in smoke detectors. When
lighting the heater for the first few times, it may be wise to open doors and windows to ventilate
the house.
5.2

Lighting Fires

The goal should be to have a hot fire burning, quickly. A fire that ignites fast produces less
smoke and deposits less creosote in the chimney.
Here are three popular and effective ways to ignite wood fires.
5.2.1 Conventional Method
The conventional method to build a wood fire is to crumple 5 to 10
sheets of newspaper and place them in the firebox and hold them
in place with ten pieces of kindling wood. The kindling should be
placed on and behind the newspaper.
Then add two or three small pieces of firewood. Open the air intake
control completely and ignite the newspaper. Leave the door slightly
ajar.Once the fire has ignited, the door can be closed with the
air control still fully open. When the kindling is almost completely
burned, standard firewood pieces can be added.
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A blower is already installed in the fireplace. It is
located behind the faceplace, at the bottom of the
fireplace. Its function is to increase airflow around the
fireplace air jacket and improve hot air circulation in
the room. When used regularly, the blower can provide
a small increase in efficiency, up to 2%. However, the
use of a blower should not be used as a way to gain
more output from a fireplace that is undersized for the
space it is intended to heat.
Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel (naphtha), fuel oil, motor oil,
kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids or aerosols to start or
'freshen up' a fire in this wood fireplace. Keep all such liquids well away
from the fireplace while it is in use.
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