Valcourt Antoinette FP7 Installation And Operation Manual - Use And Safety
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USE AND SAFETY
1. Teach children fireplace safety rules.
2. Do not use the fireplace under the following conditions:
2.1 Whenever a refractory brick is missing or broken.
2.2 Whenever the ceramic glass is cracked or broken.
3. Never use flammable liquids to light or revive a fire and keep such products away from any heat source.
Before lighting a fire, make sure there are no flammable liquids, gases or fumes in the room.
4. Before starting each fire, open the flue damper using the damper control located in the bottom right. When
the fireplace is hot, do not touch the damper control with your bare hands.
5. Open the air intake lever located on the bottom left.
6. Prevent smoke flow reversal by preheating the chimney flue. Just hold a torch made of rolled up newspaper
towards the smoke chamber for a few minutes.
7. Valcourt fireplaces are designed to burn reasonable quantities of wood. Avoid making overly intense fires
that would damage the appliance.
DO NOT OVERHEAT
8. Use the Andiron made by VALCOURT Burn only the quantity of combustible it can contain. Do not burn
garbage, painted wood or wood that has been exposed to salt water.
9. Always have minimum of 1” accumulation of ashes at the bottom of the fireplace.
10. During the first fires, you may detect a certain odor and the coating and oil protecting certain appliance
parts may smoke a little. If you open a window, these will quickly dispel.
11. It could also become necessary to open a window if the house is too airtight or if an exhaust fan is running.
12. Keep the firescreen closed at all times. If the fireplace is left unattended while the fire is still burning,
carefully close the glass door. Adjust the air intake lever to its maximum position.
13. Expansion and contraction noises during the heating and cooling cycle are normal. It is not a matter for
concern.
14. Once the fire is out and the embers have cooled, close the flue and the air intake dampers until you prepare
to light the next fire.
NOTE: Make sure furniture, draperies, and any extra logs are a minimum of 48” (1220 mm) away from the
fireplace.