Napoleon Fireplaces S9 - Large Stove - Manuel (Page 26)

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You can now add larger pieces of wood and operate the appliance normally. Once the appliance is entirely hot,
it will burn very effi ciently with little smoke from the chimney. There will be a bed of orange coals in the fi rebox
and secondary fl ames fl ickering just below the top fi rebrick. You can safely fi ll the fi rebox with wood to the top
of the door and will get best burns if you keep the chimney connector temperatures between 250°F (120°C)
and 450°F (270°C).
Without an appliance thermometer, you are working blindly and have no idea of how the appliance is operating!
An appliance thermometer offers a guide to performance and should be located 14” (356mm) above the fl ue
collar into the chimney connector. Install the thermometer according to manufacturers instructions.
Can’t get the fi re going?
Use more kindling and paper. Assuming the chimney and vent are sized correctly and there is suffi cient
combustion air, the lack of suffi ciently dry quantities of small kindling is the problem. Thumb size is a good
gauge for small kindling diameter.
Can’t get heat out of the appliance?
One of two things may have happened. The appliance door may have been closed prematurely and the
appliance itself has not reached optimum temperature. Reopen the door and/or draft control to re-establish a
brisk fi re. The other problem may have been wet wood. The typical symptom is sizzling wood and moisture
being driven from the wood.
7.1 AIR CONTROL
Draft is the force which moves air from the fi rebox up through
the chimney. The amount of draft in your chimney depends on
the length and diameter of chimney, local geography, nearby
obstructions and other factors including the amount of heat
generated by the fi re which can be measured by an appliance
thermometer.
Adjusting the air control regulates the temperature. The draft can be
adjusted from a low burn rate with the handle in fully, to a fast burn
rate with the handle fully out.
Inadequate draft may cause back-puffi ng into the room through
the appliance and chimney connector points and may cause plugging of the chimney. Too much draft may
cause an excessive temperature in the appliance, glowing red appliance parts or chimney connectors or an
uncontrollable burn which can lead to a chimney fi re or permanent damage to the appliance.
Do not operate your appliance for longer than 30 minutes with the draft control on “HIGH” (fully open).
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7.2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS / SMOKE DETECTORS
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All homes with a solid fuel burning appliance should have at least one fi re extinguisher in a central location,
known to all, and at least one smoke detector in the room containing the appliance. If it sounds an alarm,
correct the cause but do not de-activate or relocate the smoke detector.