Napoleon 1100C, Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

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W415-0512 / B / 11.15.05

A properly installed Napoleon unit should not smoke. If yours

does, check the following: Has the chimney had time to get

hot? Is the smoke passage blocked anywhere in the stove,

chimney connector or chimney? Is the room too airtight and

the air intake not connected to the outside? Try with a window

partly open. Is the smoke flow impeded by too long a horizon-

tal pipe or too many bends? Is it a weak draft perhaps caused

by a leaky chimney, a cold outside chimney, too large a diam-

eter of a chimney, too short a chimney, or a chimney too

close to trees or a higher roof?

Has a direct flue connection

been used rather than a chimney liner continuous from cap
to fireplace flue collar.

Allow the ashes in your firebox to accumulate to a depth of two

or three inches; they tend to burn themselves up. When the

fire has burned down and cooled, remove any excess ashes

but leave an ash bed approximately 1 inch deep on the firebox

bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed.

To use your ash pan, pull the ash dump handle forward 

(FIG-

URE 26)

, rotate approximately 90° counterclockwise to the

open position. Rake the excess ashes into the ash pan. Close

the ash well.

NEVER OPERATE YOUR STOVE WITH THE ASH
WELL IN AN OPEN POSITION.

This creates a fire hazard that may result in a house/chimney

fire, internal damage to the stove or discoloration to the gold

plated door (plated finishes are not covered by the warranty).

To ensure that the ash well is fully closed, allow the door to

snap shut, dislodging anything that may be stuck at the open-

ing. Flip the cover up onto the ash pan when transporting the

ashes to a closed container with a tight fitting lid for storage.
Carry the ash pan using the front and back handles.

* 

FIGURE 26.

Since these models have no ash pan, shovel some ashes

out through the door into a metal container with a tight fitting

lid. Leave an ash bed approximately 1 inch deep on the fire-

box bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed.Keep the

closed container on a noncombustible floor or ground, well

away from all combustible materials. The ashes should be

retained in the closed container until all cinders have thor-

oughly cooled. Cold wood ashes can be used on the garden

or in the compost.

Check your chimney and chimney connector for creosote and
soot buildup weekly until a safe frequency for cleaning is estab-
lished. If accumulation is excessive, disconnect the stove and
clean both the chimney and the stove. You may want to call a
professional chimney sweep to clean them. Both have to be
cleaned at least once a year or as often as necessary.
Remove fibre baffles and clean above them once a year. Re-
place any broken bricks.

When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other or-
ganic vapours which combine with expelled moisture to form
creosote. These vapours condense in the relatively cooler
chimney flue of a slow burning fire and when ignited, make
an extremely hot fire. So, the smoke pipe and chimney should
be inspected monthly during the heating season to deter-
mine if a buildup has occurred. If creosote has accumulated
it should be removed to reduce the risk of a chimney fire.

Runaway fires can be the result of 

three

 major factors:

1.

Using incorrect fuel, or small fuel pieces which wood
normally be used as kindling.

2.

Leaving the door ajar too long and creating extreme
temperatures as the air rushes in the open door.

3.

Burning your stove with the ash dump door open.

SOLUTIONS:

1.

Do not burn treated or processed wood, coal,charcoal,
coloured paper or cardboard.

2.

Be careful not to over-fire the unit by leaving the door

open too long after initial start-up. A thermometer on
the chimney connector and/or stove top helps.

3.

Always operate the stove with the ash well in a closed
position.

1.

Close the door and draft fully.

2.

Call local fire department.

3.

Examine flue-pipes, chimney, attic, and roof of the
house, to see if any part has become hot enough to

catch fire. If necessary spray with a fire extinguisher
or water from a garden hose.

4.

Do not operate the stove again until you are certain

the chimney and its lining have not been damaged.

At the end of each burning season inspect the shield and
gasket below the manifold for warping or deterioration.
Replace if necessary. Both are held to the manifold with
machine screws. The shield and the 1/8" fibre cloth gasket
are available from your Wolf Steel Ltd. dealer. See 

FIGURE

27

. At this time also check that the door gasket is not worn

or loose. Replace with 3/8" high density fiberglass rope if
necessary.
The airwash gasket and shield above the door should also
be inspected and replaced if deteriorated

NOTE: DO NOT OPERATE UNIT IF GASKET, MANIFOLD
SHEILD OR FIBRE BAFFLE IS DETERIOTATED OR MISSING.

FIGURE 32

SMOKING

ASH REMOVAL PROCEDURES

PEDESTAL UNITS WITH ASH PAN

UNITS WITHOUT ASH PAN

CREOSOTE FORMATION AND REMOVAL

MAINTENANCE

RUNAWAY OR CHIMNEY FIRE

WHAT TO DO IF A RUNAWAY OR CHIMNEY FIRE

STARTS

GASKET REPLACEMENT

LEG UNITS WITH ASH PAN

1. 

To remove the ashes, clear the ash away from the ash

plug.

2. 

Remove the ash plug. 

It is recommended to use a poker.

3.

 Rake the excess ash into the ash drawer.

Do not overfill the ash drawer. Ash should not accumu-
late higher than the sides of  the drawer.

4.

 Before removing the drawer, ensure that the area around

the ash opening is clean. Tap the ash from the chute into

the drawer, then place the ash plug back over opening.

Never operate your stove with the ash plug removed.

GASKET

SHIELD

MANIFOLD