HEI240 Wood Insert Fireplace Installation and Operation Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENT
PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ..................................................................... 7
1
Safety Information ................................................................................................................. 7
2
General Information .............................................................................................................. 8
2.1
Appliance performance
(1)
............................................................................................. 8
2.2
General Features ......................................................................................................... 9
2.3
Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You ......................................................... 11
2.4
The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency ................................................... 11
2.5
The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment .................................................... 12
2.5.1
What is Your New Insert Made Of? ......................................................................... 12
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Fuel ........................................................................................................................................ 13
3.1
Materials That Should Not be Burned ..................................
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3.2
How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood ...................................................................... 13
3.2.1
What is Good Firewood? ........................................................................................ 13
3.2.2
Tree Species .......................................................................................................... 13
3.2.3
Log Length.............................................................................................................. 14
3.2.4
Piece Size............................................................................................................... 14
3.2.5
How to Dry Firewood .............................................................................................. 15
3.2.6
Judging Firewood Moisture Content........................................................................ 15
3.3
Manufactured Logs .................................................................................................... 16
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Operating Your Insert ......................................................................................................... 16
4.1
The Use of a Fire Screen ........................................................................................... 16
4.2
Your First Fires ........................................................................................................... 16
4.3
Lighting Fires.............................................................................................................. 17
4.3.1
Conventional Fire Starting ...................................................................................... 17
4.3.2
The Top Down Fire ................................................................................................. 17
4.3.3
Two Parallel Logs ................................................................................................... 18
4.3.4
Using Fire Starters .................................................................................................. 18
4.4
Maintaining Wood Fires .............................................................................................. 18
4.4.1
General Advice ....................................................................................................... 18
4.4.2
Ash Removal .......................................................................................................... 19
4.4.3
Raking Charcoal ..................................................................................................... 19
4.4.4
Firing Each New Load Hot ...................................................................................... 19
4.4.5
Turning Down the Air Supply .................................................................................. 20
4.5
Blower Operation ....................................................................................................... 20
4.5.1
Building Different Fires for Different Needs ............................................................. 21
5
Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ......................................................................... 22
5.1
Insert Maintenance ..................................................................................................... 22
5.1.1
Cleaning Door Glass ............................................................................................... 23
5.1.2
Replacing the Door Gasket ..................................................................................... 23
5.1.3
Replacing the Glass Gasket or the Glass ............................................................... 24
