Selkirk Chardonnay, Installation And Operation Manual

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USE AND SAFETY 

1.  Teach children fireplace safety rules. 

2.  Do not use the fireplace under the following conditions: 

2.1 Whenever a firebrick is missing or broken. 
2.2  Whenever the ceramic glass is cracked or broken. 

3.  Never use flammable liquids to light or revive a fire and keep such products away from any heat source. 

Before lighting a fire, make sure there are no flammable liquids, gases or fumes in the room. 

4.  Before starting each fire, open the flue damper using the key located in the middle behind the upper louver. 

When the fireplace is hot, do not touch the damper key with your bare hands. 

5.  Open the air intake lever located on the left behind the lower louver. 

6.  Prevent smoke flow reversal by preheating the chimney flue. Just hold a torch made of rolled up newspaper 

towards the smoke chamber for a few minutes. 

7.  Do not overfire unit. Selkirk fireplaces are designed to burn reasonable quantities of wood. Avoid making 

overly intense fires that would damage the appliance. 

DO NOT OVERHEAT 

8.  Use the grate made by Selkirk. Burn only the quantity of combustible it can contain. Do not burn garbage, 

painted wood or wood that has been exposed to salt water. 

9.  Always have minimum of 1” accumulation of ashes at the bottom of the fireplace. The grate may deform if 

no ashes are left. 

10.  When using the fireplace for the first times, make small fires to give the firebrick time to dry properly. The 

appearance of fine cracks in the firebrick is normal and therefore not hazardous. It is not a matter for 
concern. 

11.  During the first fires, you may detect a certain odor and the coating and oil protecting certain appliance 

parts may smoke a little. If you open a window, these will quickly dispel. 

12.  It could also become necessary to open a window if the house is too airtight or if a fan is running. 

13.  Keep the firescreen closed at all times. If the fireplace is left unattended while the fire is still burning, 

carefully close the glass doors. Adjust the air intake lever to its maximum position. 

14.  Expansion and contraction noises during the heating and cooling cycle are normal. It is not a matter for 

concern. 

15.  Once the fire is out and the embers have cooled, close the flue and the air intake dampers until you prepare 

to light the next fire. 

NOTE:   Make sure furniture, draperies, and any extra logs are at least 48” (1220 mm) away from the fireplace.