Specifications

America’sFavoriteStovesSince1980 Page4
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SAFETY INFORMATION
WhenoperatingyourW3100FSandW3100I,respect
basicsafetystandards.Readtheseinstructions
carefullyandcompletelybeforebeginningany
installationproceduresorattemptingtooperatethe
heater.Failuretodosomayresultindamageto
propertyorpersonalinjuryandmayvoidtheproduct
warranty.
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CAUTION:DONOTBURNGARBAGE
ORFLAMMABLE
FLUIDSSUCHASGASOLINE,NAPTHAORENGINEOIL.
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CAUTION:WHILETHESTOVEISBURNING,THE
DAMPERRODMUSTBEFULLYOPENBEFORE
OPENINGTHEDOORTOAVOIDCOMBUSTIONFLASH.
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InstallationandrepairoftheW3100FSandW3100I
WoodStoveshouldbedonebyaqualifiedservice 
person.
TheW3100FSandW3100I,Chimney
connectorandchimneyshouldbeinspectedbya
qualifiedservicepersonbeforetheheatingseason,
andatleastonceamonthduringtheheatingseason
todetermineifacreosotebuild‐uphadoccurred.
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CAUTION:DONOTCONNECTTOANYAIR
DISTRIBUTIONDUCTORSYSTEM.
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Duetohighsurfacetemperatures,theW3100FSand
W3100Ishouldbelocatedoutoftrafficareasand
awayfromfurnitureanddraperies.
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Childrenandadultsshouldbealertedtothehazards
ofhighsurfacetemperaturesandshouldstayawayto
avoidburnsorclothingignition.Youngchildren should
becarefully
supervisedwhentheyareinthesame
roomastheheater.
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Iftheblowercoverplate(W3100FS)ortheoptional
blowerassemblyhavebeenremovedforservice,they
mustbereplacedpriortooperatingtheheater.
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WARNING:DONOTOPERATEHEATERWITHTHE
GLASSPANELREMOVED,CRACKEDORBROKEN.
REPLACEMENT
OFTHEPANELSHOULDBEDONEBYA
LICENSEDORQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSON.
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Ensureadequatecombustionandventilationairare
provided,andthattheyarenotobstructed.
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CREOSOTE–FORMATIONANDNEEDFORREMOVAL
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Whenwoodisburnedslowly,itproducestarand
otherorganicvapors,whichcombinewith
expelled
moisturetoformcreosote.Thecreosotevapors
condenseintherelativelycoolchimneyflueofaslow‐
burningfire.Asaresult,cr eosoteresidueaccumulates
onthefluelining.Whenignited,thiscreosotemakes
anextremelyhotfire,whichmaydamagethechimney
orevencauseahousefire.In
theeventofachimney
fire,CALLTHEFIREDEPARTMENTIMMEDIATELY.
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Chimney Cleaning & Inspection
Before each heating season the entire chimney system, combustion chamber, and fireplace should be
professionally inspected, cleaned and, if necessary, repaired. The chimney connector and chimney should be
inspectedatleastonceamonthduringtheheatingseasontodetermineifcreosotebuild‐uphasoccurred.The
chimneysystemshouldbe
inspectedatthechimneyconnectorandatthechimneytop.Coolersurfacestendto
buildcreosotedepositsquicker,soitisimportanttocheckthechimneyfromthetopaswellasfromthebottom.
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Ifcreosotehasaccumulat ed  itshould beremovedtoreducetheriskofachimney
fire.Thecreosote shouldbe
removed with a brush specifically designed for the type of chimney in use. A qualified chimney sweep can
performthisservice.
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NOTE:Forinsertinstallationsitwillbenecessarytoremovetheinsertforproperinspectionandcleaning.