Napoleon EPA 1100, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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W415-0763 / B / 10.28.11

Your appliance has been specifi cally designed over many months of research to meet the 1990 U.S.A. EPA  particu-
late emission standards and have been extensively tested in Canadian and American laboratories. This system is 
the most effi cient, simple and trouble free we know and works as follows:

The chimney vent system used on your wood burning appliance should be designed with the least amount of 
restriction possible to enable the exhaust products to easily fl ow through it.  Chimney vent systems that are too 
short or too long can also have an adverse affect on the fl ow of exhaust through it.  The wood burning appliance 
and chimney vent system also require a suffi cient supply of combustion air not only to support the combustion in the 
combustion chamber but to replace the exhaust leaving it so it can fl ow freely up through the vent system and out 
into the atmosphere.  It is the correct balance of combustion air and the chimney vent system that will ensure the 
appliance provides you with its optimum performance.

Combustion air enters through two holes in the bottom 
which can be adjusted by a single air control. Air from 
the front hole goes up on either side of the door into a 
preheating airwash located across the top and then down 
the window to feed the fi re and also to ensure that the 
glass remains clean. Air from this hole also feeds directly 
into the combustion chamber at hearth level. Secondary 
air from the rear hole travels up the back in the secondary 
air housing to the manifold located at the top and shoots 
out laterally to oxidize the gases below the smoke exit.
The combustion chamber is lined with high temperature 
fi rebrick on 2 sides, the back and across the bottom, with 
a layer of fi bre baffl es at the top to maintain a high tem-
perature in the combustion chamber so that gases mixing 
with the preheated air from the secondary air manifold 
tube are easily ignited and burned. The stove sides and 
back are shielded to direct the heat upwards and for-
wards into the room.

Be sure to provide suffi cient combustion air. There are many other appliances in your home competing for air such 
as: a kitchen range hood, forced air heating devices or a bathroom exhaust fan. 

Expansion / contraction noises during heating up and cooling down cycles are normal and to be expected.

After extended periods of non-operation such as following a vacation or a warm weather season, the appliance may 
emit a slight odour for a few hours. This is caused by dust particles on the fi rebox burning off. Open a window to suf-
fi ciently ventilate the room.

CALIFORNIA PROP 65 WARNING:

Use of this product may produce smoke which contains chemicals 
known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other 
reproductive harm.

If the outside air feature of the stove is utilized, you should never experi-
ence a shortage of combustion air. If you choose not to utilize outside air 
and experience draft or smoking problems, you may need to open a door or window.

To ensure that the ash dump door is tightly closed, allow the door to snap shut dislodging anything (ashes or pieces 
of coal) that may be stuck in the opening.

HOT SECONDARY AIR
FIBRE BRICKS
REFRACTORY

2 SIDES, BACK
& BOTTOM

SECONDARY AIR

PRIMARY AIR

FLUE GLASS

CERAMIC
GLASS

AIR CONTROL

COMBUSTION AIR
INTAKE

OPEN

CLOSED

2.4 GENERAL 

INFORMATION

DO NOT OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITHOUT THE PEDESTAL INSTALLED.

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WARNING

We suggest that our woodburning hearth products 

be installed and serviced by professionals who are 

certified in the U.S. by the National Fireplace 

Institue® (NFI) as NFI Woodburning Specialists or 

who are certified in Canada by 

Wood Energy Technical 

Training (WETT).