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This damage is not covered by the warranty. 9. Although the ceramic glass is extremely durable under any normal use, a few precautions are required. Do not attempt to push logs further into the fire by using the door, as the glass may break if it is heavily contacted by any solid object. 10. Never operate the insert with the door open, or cracked slightly open, except briefly during the lighting operation, and during refuelling. Leaving the door open continuously could seriously overheat the chimney and adjacent combustibles. Do not operate the insert if there is an abnormal air leakage into the unit, such as through deteriorated gaskets or cracked or broken glass. Do not operate the insert without a door gasket. Leakage can result in overheating, or in very airtight homes, could possibly cause smoke spillage into the room. Smoke may contain carbon monoxide, which is poisonous, and in sufficient quantities is a health hazard. 11. We recommend that you have a fresh air or make up air supply for the insert. In Canada this is a building code requirement. If this is not done, it could cause poor air quality in the home, poor and incomplete combustion, and poor efficiency in the insert. Adequate ventilation is required to reduce effects from room air starvation and exhaust fans. Outside combustion air may be required if: a. The solid-fuel-fired appliance does not draw steadily, smoke rollout occurs, fuel burns poorly, or back-drafts occur whether or not there is combustion present. b. Existing fuel-fired equipment in the house, such as fireplaces or other heating appliances, smell, do not operate properly, suffer smoke roll-out when opened, or back-draft whether or not there is combustion present. c. Opening a window slightly on a calm (windless) day alleviates any of the above symptoms. d. The house is equipped with a well-sealed vapour barrier and tight fitting windows and/or has any powered devices that exhaust house air. e. There is excessive condensation on windows in the winter. f. A ventilation system is installed in the house. 3.2 Fuel 1. Fuel for the insert must not be stored closer than the required clearances to combustibles and not in the space required for ash removal. 2. Your Drolet insert is designed to burn CORDWOOD FUEL ONLY. Do not burn coal, charcoal, or trash in the unit. Highly flammable items such as trash may ignite creosote in the chimney, resulting in a chimney fire. Never burn salt wood, beachwood, chemically treated wood, or wood removed from salt water, since the deposits left will deteriorate the firebox. Damage caused by chemicals or salt is not covered under warranty. 3. Seasoned dense wood is recommended. Wood should be air dried in a covered ventilated area for six months to a year or more. This reduces the moisture content of the wood, resulting in better insert performance. Wood species with a moisture content of 20% or less are ideal. Dry seasoned wood can be distinguished from green wood by the checks or cracks in the ends. 4. Wet or green wood will tend to cause the fire to smoulder, producing large amounts of creosote. Creosote build-up could result in a chimney fire. This wood will also prove difficult to keep burning properly, and fires will tend to go out. Green wood produces very little heat, and sometimes causes customers to think that the insert does not work. If you must burn wet wood, use only small amounts mixed with dry wood. 5. Decayed wood or low density wood has very little energy content or heating value, and will not burn satisfactorily for long periods of time. An example of the energy values of some common wood fuels is given in Table 3.1 For recommended wood sizes, refer to the specifications. Common Heating Values of Cordwood Hardwoods Million Btu/Cord Softwoods Million Btu/Cord Birch 23.6 Douglas Fir 20.6 White Oak 28.3 Hemlock 17.1 Alder 17.6 Jack Pine 18.4 Table 3.1 3.2.1 Simple Wood Moisture Test Add one large piece of wood to the top of an established fire. If it starts to burn on three sides within one minute, it is dry and seasoned and right for burning. If it turns black and starts to burn in three minutes, it is damp. If it turns black and does not start burning until after five minutes, it is green and wet. If it hisses at any time, the wood is soaked and will not burn until excess moisture is boiled away. 3.3 Notes About First Firing Before firing ensure that the room is well ventilated. Curing the paint is recommended to preserve the best quality finish. Heating the insert too intensely on the first fire will dull and lighten the colour on overheated areas, and cause smoke and odour to be emitted into the room. To cure the paint, the first two fires should be burned for only about twenty minutes each. The paint curing process will produce a light fume with an unpleasant odour. Open windows. Leave the room if the smell is too intense. The fume is non-toxic and will disappear completely after the unit will have been used a few times at higher fi...
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