Installation Guide
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‐ WHATFUELSNOTTOUSE:
CAUTION
NEVERUSEGASOLINE,GASOLINE‐TYPELANTERNFUEL,KEROSENE,CHARCOAL
LIGHTERFLUID,ORSIMILARLIQUIDSTOSTARTOR“FRESHENUP”AFIREINTHIS
HEATER.KEEPALLSUCHLIQUIDSWELLAWAYFROMTHEHEATERWHILEINUSE.
ADDITIONALLY,NEVERAPPLYFIRE‐STARTERTOANYHOTSURFACEOREMBERSINTHE
STOVE.DONOTUSECHEMICALSORFLUIDS
TOSTARTTHEFIRE.
DONOTBURNFLAMMABLEFLUIDSSUCHASGASOLINE,NAPHTHAORENGINEOIL.
DONOTBURNGARBAGE;LAWNCLIPPINGSORYARDWASTE;MATERIALS
CONTAININGRUBBER,INCLUDINGTIRES;MATERIALSCONTAININGPLASTIC;WASTE
PETROLEUMPRODUCTS,PAINTORPAINTTHINNERS,ORASPHALTPRODUCTS;
MATERIALSCONTAININGASBESTOS;CONSTRUCTIONORDEMOLITIONDEBRIS;
RAILROADTIESORPRESSURE‐TREATEDWOOD;MANUREORANIMALREMAINS;SALT
WATERDRIFTWOODOROTHERPREVIOUSLYSALTWATERSATURATEDMATERIALS;
UNSEASONEDWOOD;PAPERPRODUCTS,CARDBOARD,PLYWOODOR
PARTICLEBOARD.THEPROHIBITIONAGAINSTBURNINGTHESEMATERIALSDOESNOT
PROHIBITTHEUSEOFFIRESTARTERSMADEFROMPAPER,CARDBOARD,SAWDUST,
WAXANDSIMILARSUBSTANCESFORTHEPURPOSEOFSTARTINGAFIREINAN
AFFECTEDWOODHEATER.BURNINGTHESEMATERIALSMAYRESULTINRELEASEOF
TOXICFUMESORRENDERTHEHEATERINEFFECTIVEANDCAUSESMOKE.
‐ SafeWood‐burningPractices
Onceyourwood‐burningapplianceisproperlyinstalled,followtheseguidelinesforsafe
operation:
Keepallflammablehouseholditems—drapes,furniture,newspapers,andbooks—far
awayfromtheappliance.
Startfiresonlywithnewspaper,drykindlingandallnaturalororganicfirestarters.
Neverstartafirewithgasoline,kerosene,orcharcoalstarter.
Donotburnwetorgreen(unseasoned)logs.
Donotuselogsmadefromwaxandsawdustinyourwoodstove–theyaremadefor
openhearthfireplaces.Ifyouusemanufacturedlogs,choosethosemadefrom100
percentcompressedsawdust.
Buildhotfires.Formostappliances,asmolderingfireisnotasafeorefficientfire.
Keepthedoorsofyourwood‐burningapplianceclosedunlessloadingorstokingthelive
fire.Harmfulchemicals,likecarbonmonoxide,canbereleasedintoyourhome.
Regularlyremoveashesfromyourwood‐burningapplianceintoametalcontainerwith
acover.Storethecontainerofashesoutdoorsonacementorbrickslab(notona
wooddeckornearwood).Seeashremovalinstructionsinyourowner’smanual.
Keepafireextinguisherhandy.
Remembertocheckyourlocalairqualityforecastbeforeyouburn.