Superior WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE, 127003-01 User Manual
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HOMEOWNERS GUIDE FOR YOUR
WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE
Read this manual carefully before using your wood burning
fireplace. Understand and observe all guidelines included in this
manual for safe operation of your wood burning fireplace inside
your home.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safety Precautions ..............2
Understanding Your Fireplace .............2
Operating Your Fireplace .....................4
Wood Selection ...................................5
Cleaning and Maintenance ..................6
Troubleshooting ..................................7
Fireplace Accessories ..........................9
Customer Service ................................9
20 Year Limited Warranty..................10
KEEP THIS MANUAL. IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT HOMEOWNER
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE.
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
The INNOVATIVE HEARTH PRODUCTS,
LLC (IHP) limited warranty will be voided
by, and IHP will disclaim any responsibility for the following:
1. Improper installation of your IHP
fireplace and IHP component parts.
Consult your installation instructions.
2. Any alteration of IHP fireplace and/or
components.
3. Use of an insert in an IHP fireplace. IHP
does not recommend or authorize the
use of any insert in our fireplaces 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
UNDERSTANDING YOUR FIREPLACE
This firebox 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 firebox is the portion of your
fireplace where the fire is built. It is made
of heavy gauge steel lined with brick patterned refractory material (firebrick) on
back, sides and bottom (hearth). This is
surrounded by another metal enclosure on
top, back and bottom. Air space between
firebox and outer enclosure provides a circulating feature that has been engineered
for a safe and efficient design.
Chimney System: The chimney is also
made of metal extending from top of fireplace through the roof and capped with
a screened termination. Inner liner (flue)
of chimney is made of stainless steel and
provides for exhaust of gases (carbon
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must always be used when operating
fireplace.
1. Never start a fire with a liquid fire
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 fires 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 fireplace. Exposed metal
parts and glass doors become very hot.
monoxide) from the fire. 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 (flue) and has
2 positions, open and closed. Flue gas
damper is located inside firebox, similar
to a conventional masonry fireplace. See
fireplace owner’s manual for operation.
Outside Air Kit Operation: The outside
air damper is located on inside of fireplace. See fireplace 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 fireplace and is not designed to be
a blowing system. The switch located on
lower front face of fireplace operates fan.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FIREPLACE Continued
Fireplace Grate: This unit has been
equipped with a grate designed to keep
operation of fireplace efficient and safe.
Do not alter grate. Size and position
of grate were engineered to give ideal
combustion characteristics for the fire.
By keeping logs within grate and not on
hearth, you will prevent chance of having
a log "spill" or roll out of fireplace. DO NOT
OVERLOAD FIREPLACE. Piling excessive
wood on grate will not increase efficiency
and could possibly cause smoke to enter
your room. When replacing grate, only
replace with a IHP replacement grate for
your fireplace model.
Fireplace Screen: The fireplace screen
prevents sparks and embers from escaping fireplace. Screen should always be
closed when a fire is burning.
CAUTION: Screen handles
will become hot.
Fireplace Glass Doors (If Installed): Glass
doors must be fully opened or fully closed
during operation of your fireplace. Grate
and/or wood should not touch doors.
AIR CIRCULATION
During operation of fireplace, cool air
enters the firebox through lower grills.
Heat rises and is expelled into the room
through top grill. This is called convection heat.
During periods of extremely cold weather,
when fireplace 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 firebox. 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 fireplace.
This is important to the cooling
of the fireplace and assures a
safe and proper operation as
designed.
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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 flue 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 fire 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
OVERLOAD FIREPLACE. Piling excessive wood on the grate will not
increase efficiency 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
fireplace.
CAUTION: Close screen
before closing glass doors.
WARNING: Fireplaces
equipped with glass doors
should be operated only with
doors fully opened or doors fully closed. Doors, if left partly
open, may draw gas and flame
out of the fireplace opening
creating risks of both fire and
smoke. Doors should warm
gradually to prevent breakage.
6. After fire 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 fireplace is not intended
to be used as a substitute for
a furnace to heat an entire
home. Use for supplementary
heat only.
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