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8. Chimney Fire
Intheeventofachimneyre
• Havethechimneyandadjacentstructureinspectedby
qualiedprofessionals.Hearth&HomeTechnologies
recommendsthatNFIorCSIAcertiedprofessionals,
or technicians under the direction of certified
professionals,conductaminimumofanNFPA 211
Level 2 inspectionofthechimney.
• Replacecomponentsofthechimneyandreplace
asspeciedbytheprofessionals.
• Ensure all joints are properly engaged and the
chimneyisproperlysecured.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! A chimney re can perma-
nently damage your chimney system. Failure to re-
placedamagedcomponentsandmakeproperrepairs
cancauseastructurere.
7. Over-Firing Your Fireplace
WARNING! Risk of Fire! Donotover-re.
Over-firing may ignite creosote or will damage the
replaceandchimney.
Symptomsofover-ringmayincludeoneormoreofthe
following:
• chimneyconnectororreplaceglowing
• roaring,rumblingnoises
• loudcrackingorbangingsounds
• metalwarping
• chimneyre
Topreventover-ringyourreplace.DONOT:
• useammableliquids
• overloadwithwood
• burntrashorlargeamountsofscraplumber
• permittoomuchairtothere
2. Grate
Thisreplaceisdesignedtobeusedwiththesupplied
grateoroneapprovedbyHHT.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! Use only the factory-sup-
pliedintegralgrate.
• Keepslogsinplace.
• Allowsproperaircirculationaroundthere.
3. Refractory
Therefractoryissuppliedtocontainheatandprovide
anattractiveinterior.
Itwillbreakdownovertimeandwillneedoccasional
replacement. Small hairline cracks and discoloration
arenormalanddonotaffectitssafety.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! DO NOT burnreplacewith-
out refractory. Use only refractory supplied by Hearth &
HomeTechnologies.
4. Firescreen
The rescreen is provided to control sparks. Keep it
closedwhenthereplaceinuse.
WARNING! Risk of Fire or Burns!
• Screenwillnotpreventburningmaterialsfromfalling
out.
• Screenpullsorhandlesmaybehot.
5. Flue Damper
Theuedampermustbeinthefullyopenedposition
duringoperationofthereplace.
WARNING! Risk of Fire and Asphyxiation! Open
damperpriortooperatingreplace.Acloseddamper
overresthereplaceandspillssmokeandames
into the room.
6. Glass Doors
Glassdoorsareoptional.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! InstallONLYdoorsapproved
byHearth&HomeTechnologies.
WARNING! Risk of Fire and Smoke! Fireplace
equipped with doors should be operated only with
doors fully open or doors fully closed. If doors are left
partlyopen, gas andame may be drawn outof the
replaceopening.
Heatilator • A36/42C, A36/42CH Owners Manual • 4017-263 • Rev D • 05/01/14