Install Instructions

15
Hart & Cooley, Inc.
Installation Instructions Model TLC All-Fuel Chimney
If a chemical cleaner is used to assist in the cleaning of
your Model TLC chimney, make sure it is a product that is
noncorrosive. It does not replace the need for a
mechanical cleaning. The optimal method for cleaning a
chimney is by a mechanical brushing of the chimney in
conjunction with a complete evaluation of the system by a
certified chimney sweep.
Chimney Fires and What To Do About Them
Your Model TLC is not intended or designed for use as a
combustion or fire chamber. It is very easy to overfire your
wood-burning appliance with kindling, scrap lumber, brush,
or any fast-burning fuel. This can produce flames and
high temperatures all the way up the chimney, and may
cause chimney damage. The following materials should
not be burned in your wood-burning appliance: pressure-
treated lumber, railroad ties, salt-water driftwood, or
plastic. Burning such materials may lead to severe
corrosion of the appliance and the chimney system.
If you see your appliance or the stovepipe glowing red,
you are risking chimney damage or a fire. The creosote
may be burning inside the chimney. If you see flames
coming out the top, you are either overfiring or there is a
chimney fire.
If the fire in your appliance has gotten out of control, or if
you suspect a chimney fire for any reason, follow these
steps.
1. Immediately close all dampers and/or air entrance
openings to your appliance. This includes doors on
Franklin-style stoves. Block off fireplace openings.
2. Alert your family to the possible danger.
3. Inspect your appliance and chimney surroundings for
possible fire. If in doubt, alert your fire department.
4. Do not continue to use your appliance until it and your
chimney have been thoroughly inspected. Overheating
can cause metal parts to expand, buckle and crack. If
you are not certain, have a certified wood technician or
certified chimney sweep disassemble all parts so they
can be inspected and replaced.
5. Do not use salt or water on the fire in your appliance.
Salt is corrosive, and water will cause a dangerous
steam explosion. You might be able to control the fire
by using ashes, sand, or baking soda. Baking soda is
an ingredient used for dry-chemical fire extinguishers.
6. After a chimney fire, when it is safe to do so, check
internal locations, such as the attic and under the roof,
and keep watching for two or three hours. There may
be delayed smoldering and subsequent ignition, even if
the fire inside the chimney has been controlled.
WARNING:
DO NOT USE FUEL MATERIALS CORROSIVE TO
THE CHIMNEY LINER, SUCH AS DRIFTWOOD,
PLASTICS, CHEMICALLY TREATED WOOD, ETC.