Use and Care Manual

Escape 1800-I Insert 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
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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 ............................................. 12
2.5 The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment .............................................. 12
2.5.1 What is Your New Insert Made Of? .................................................................. 12
3. Fuel .......................................................................................... 13
3.1 How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood................................................................ 13
3.1.1 What is Good Firewood? ................................................................................. 13
3.1.2 Tree Species .................................................................................................... 13
3.1.3 Log Length ....................................................................................................... 14
3.1.4 Piece Size ........................................................................................................ 14
3.1.5 How to Dry Firewood ....................................................................................... 14
3.1.6 Judging Firewood Moisture Content ................................................................ 15
3.2 Manufactured Logs............................................................................................... 16
4. Operating Your Insert ............................................................. 16
4.1 The use of a fire screen. ....................................................................................... 16
4.2 Your First Fires ..................................................................................................... 16
4.3 Lighting Fires ........................................................................................................ 16
4.3.1 Conventional Fire Starting ............................................................................... 17
4.3.2 The Top Down Fire .......................................................................................... 17
4.3.3 Two Parallel Logs ............................................................................................ 17
4.3.4 Using Fire Starters ........................................................................................... 18
4.4 Maintaining Wood Fires ........................................................................................ 18
4.4.1 General Advice ................................................................................................ 18
4.4.2 Ash Removal.................................................................................................... 18
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 .............................. 23