Astria Wood burning fireplace Homeowner's Manual - Page 7

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1. Operating Your Fireplace

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Continued

GRATE

If grate deteriorates or is distorted, re-

place with an IHP grate designed for your

fireplace (see fireplace owner's manual).

SMOKE

This fireplace has been designed to oper-

ate without smoke spillage into the room

when installed and operated properly. In

the event a smoking problem does occur,

check for one of the following conditions:

1. Outside environmental conditions

adversely affecting draft.

2. Lack of ventilation due to a tightly

insulated house could prevent the

fireplace from drawing properly. If

this happens, open a window a small

amount while operating fireplace.

3. Other appliances competing for

available air in a tightly sealed home.

These could be heating appliances,

kitchen exhaust fans and bathroom

exhaust fans.

4. Relationship of your house to hills,

trees and nearby taller buildings can

affect wind conditions which can

have a direct effect on your fireplace

operation.

5, Chimney termination not installed to

proper height.

6. Blockage of flue or termination cap.

7. Flue and termination caked with creo-

sote buildup.

8. Grate too close to front of fireplace,

not positioned behind smoke shelf.

Position grate in designated area on

brackets.

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GLASS DOORS

Clean glass with any commercial glass

cleaner or soap and water. Do not use any

abrasive material to clean glass. Do not

clean glass with cool water if glass is still

hot from use. Let doors dry completely

before bulding the next fire.

TROUBLESHOOTING

9. Damper not in fully opened position.

10. Outside air damper not in opened

position.

11. Operating fireplace with partially

opened doors.

12. Additional chimney pipe(s) may be

necessary under certain conditions.

(Additional chimney pipe available as

accessory item.)

IMPORTANT: For see-through and pen-

insula models, air currents in the room

can cause some smoke spillage.

COLD AIR DRAFTS

In cold areas you must take special

precautions and follow COLD CLIMATE

installation instructions in your owner's

manual.

If cold air drafts are present when your

fireplace is not in operation check the

following:

1. Air coming out of fireplace opening.

Close damper.

2. Air near sides of firebox interior. Close

outside combustion air damper.

3. Air coming in around sides of fire-

place, between fireplace and wall.

Make sure fireplace frame has been

caulked to enclosure of frame.