Desa Wood Burning Fireplace User Manual
HOMEOWNERS GUIDE FOR YOUR
WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE
Read this manual carefully before using your wood burning replace. Understand
and observe all guidelines included in this manual for safe operation of your wood
burning replace inside your home.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safety Precautions .............................. 2
Understanding Your Fireplace ............................. 2
Operating Your Fireplace ..................................... 3
Cleaning and Maintenance .................................. 4
Wood Selection ................................................... 4
Troubleshooting ................................................... 5
Fireplace Accessories.......................................... 6
Customer Service ................................................ 6
20 Year Limited Warranty .................................... 7
KEEP THIS MANUAL. IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
HOMEOWNER INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR WOOD
BURNING FIREPLACE.
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
The DESA Heating, LLC limited warranty will be
voided by, and DESA Heating, LLC will disclaim
any responsibility for the following:
1. Improper installation of your DESA Heat-
ing, LLC replace and DESA Heating, LLC
component parts. Consult your installation
instructions.
2. Any alteration of DESA Heating, LLC replace and/or components.
3. Use of an insert in a DESA Heating, LLC
replace. DESA Heating, LLC does not
recommend or authorize the use of any
insert in our replaces and will assume no
responsibility for any damages caused by
an insert.
The safety precautions and operating instructions in this homeowner’s guide cannot cover
all possible situations that may arise during
use. Caution and care must always be used
when operating replace.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR FIREPLACE
This rebox has been tested to U.L. 127 test
standards and is well insulated for clearances
to combustible construction materials used
in building a home. Proper clearances are
outlined on a label on each component for
use by installers and building inspectors to
insure compliance.
Firebox: The rebox is the portion of your replace where the re is built. It is made of heavy
gauge steel lined with brick patterned refractory
material (rebrick) on back, sides and bottom
(hearth). This is surrounded by another metal
enclosure on top, back and bottom. Air space
between rebox and outer enclosure provides
a circulating feature that has been engineered
for a safe and efcient design.
Chimney System: The chimney is also
made of metal extending from top of replace
through the roof and capped with a screened
termination. Inner liner (ue) of chimney is
made of stainless steel and provides for
exhaust of gases (carbon monoxide) from
the re. Outer liner is made of galvanized
steel and provides passage for cooling air to
keep chimney safe at labeled clearance to
combustible building materials.
Damper: The damper is the metal disk found
at base of chimney (ue) and has 2 positions,
open and closed. Flue gas damper is located
1. Never start a re with a liquid re starter
such as gasoline, kerosene, or liquid
barbecue starters.
2. Never burn trash or trees (such as Christmas trees) as they can create extremely
hot res and cause sparks that may be
hazardous.
3. Never use wood products with synthetic
binders. They create creosote in flue
system and termination which can be
hazardous.
4. Keep children and pets away from hot surfaces to avoid burns. Carefully supervise
children when they are in the room with the
replace. Exposed metal parts and glass
doors become very hot.
inside rebox, similar to a conventional masonry replace. See replace owner’s manual
for operation.
Outside Air Kit Operation: The outside air
damper is located on inside of replace. See
replace owner’s manual for operation.
Note: Automatic barometric style dampers are
installed on some models.
Fan/Blower: The fan system is designed
to enhance the convection principal of your
replace and is not designed to be a blowing
system. The switch located on lower front face
of replace operates fan.
Fireplace Grate: This unit has been equipped
with a grate designed to keep operation of
replace efcient and safe. Do not alter grate.
Size and position of grate were engineered
to give ideal combustion characteristics for
the re. By keeping logs within grate and not
on hearth, you will prevent chance of having
a log "spill" or roll out of replace. DO NOT
OVERLOAD FIREPLACE. Piling excessive
wood on grate will not increase efciency
and could possibly cause smoke to enter your
room. When replacing grate, only replace with
a DESA Heating, LLC replacement grate for
your replace model.
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Fireplace Screen: The fireplace screen
prevents sparks and embers from escaping
replace. Screen should always be closed
when a re is burning.
CAUTION: Screen handles
will become hot.
Fireplace Glass Doors (If Installed): Glass
doors must be fully opened or fully closed dur-
ing operation of your replace. Grate and/or
wood should not touch doors.
AIR CIRCULATION
During operation of replace, cool air enters
the rebox through lower grills. Heat rises and
is expelled into the room through top grill. This
is called convection heat.
OPERATING YOUR FIREPLACE
1. Keep grate in brackets provided.
2. Open flue damper. During operation
damper must be in FULLY OPENED POSITION. In cold weather, to assure proper
draw, preheat ue by burning a crumpled
newspaper in damper area after damper
has been fully opened.
3. Open combustion air damper (automatic
on some models).
4. Build a re using the following method:
• Use seasoned dry wood (should be
seasoned at least 1 year)
• Crisscross small pieces of wood and
place crumpled newspaper under it
• Place 3 logs on grate. DO NOT OVER-
LOAD FIREPLACE. Piling excessive
wood on the grate will not increase efciency and could cause smoke spillage.
• Light newspaper
5. Fireplace glass doors, if installed, must
be in fully opened or fully closed position
during operation of replace.
CAUTION: Close screen be-
fore closing glass doors.
During periods of extremely cold weather,
when replace is not being used, the exact
opposite may happen. Warm room air will
enter upper grill due to extreme cold air near
outside of metal rebox. Air cools, drops and
re-enters room through lower grill.
This may be an indication the cold climate
installation procedure was not used.
WARNING: Never block a
vent or grill of the replace. This
is important to the cooling of the
replace and assures a safe and
proper operation as designed.
WARNING: Fireplaces
equi pped with glass doors
should be operated only with
doors fully opened or doors fully
closed. Doors, if left partly open,
may draw gas and ame out of
the replace opening creating
risks of both re and smoke.
Doors should warm gradually
to prevent breakage.
6. After re has burned out, do not close
damper until embers and ashes have had
a chance to completely cool and you are
certain there are no warm embers.
7. Dispose of ashes by using a metal container with a tight lid. Do not remove ashes
until you are certain they are burned out
and have cooled completely.
This replace is not intended to
be used as a substitute for a fur-
nace to heat an entire home. Use
for supplementary heat only.
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