Napoleon EPA 1100 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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ENW415-1468 / A / 09.30.16247.1 OPTIMUM BURN METHODFor optimal emissions performance and efficiency follow these simple guidelines when using your appliance:A. Maintain a 2" (51mm) deep, hot, glowing red coal bed.B. Burn dry seasoned wood with less than 20% moisture content and burn so that the glass doorremains clean.C. A stove thermometer 18" (45.7cm) up on the single wall stove pipe should indicate 350°F (176°C) asan average temperature.D. Maintain a minimal trace of smoke coming from the chimney when the appliance is burning asintended.E. Inspect and replace all necessary components such as gaskets, manifolds, glass and othercomponents which may affect the overall appliance performance.F. Ensure an adequate draft to control burn rate and temperature.Refer to “OPERATION” and “MAINTENANCE” sections for detailed information.As soon as the door is closed, you will observe a change in the flame pattern. The flames will get smaller andlazier because less oxygen is getting into the combustion chamber. The flames, however, are more efficient.The flames will remain lazy but become larger again as soon as the firebricks have been heated thoroughlyand the chimney becomes heated and provides a good draft. At this point, the roaring fire that you see whenthe door is opened is wastefully drawing heated room air up the chimney -- certainly not desirable. Alwaysoperate with the door fully closed once the medium sized logs have caught fire.You can now add larger pieces of wood and operate the appliance normally. Once the appliance is entirelyhot, it will burn very efficiently with little smoke from the chimney. There will be a bed of orange coals in thefirebox and secondary flames flickering just below the top firebrick. You can safely fill the firebox with woodto the top of the door and will get best burns if you keep the chimney connector temperatures between 250°F(120°C) and 450°F (270°C). A surface thermometer will help regulate this.Without an appliance thermometer, you are working blindly and have no idea of how the appliance isoperating! An appliance thermometer offers a guide to performance and should be located 18”(457mm)above the flue collar. Install the thermometer according to manufacturers instructions.Can’t get the fi re going?Use more kindling and paper. Assuming the chimney and vent are sized correctly and there is sufficientcombustion air, the lack of sufficiently dry quantities of small kindling is the problem. Thumb size is a goodgauge for small kindling diameter.Can’t get heat out of the appliance?One of two things may have happened. The appliance door may have been closed prematurely and theappliance itself has not reached optimum temperature. Reopen the door and/or draft control to re-establisha brisk fire. The other problem may have been wet wood. The typical symptom is sizzling wood and moisturebeing driven from the wood.