Harman Magnafire Elite Coal - WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM; CHIMNEY DETAILS

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3.3 WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
A.SmokePuffsFromYourStove.
1. Checkthechimneydraft.Withagoodreburning,the
chimneyshouldsupply.06"updraft.
2. Checkdraftcontrolsforproperoperation.
3. Checkthechimneyandbesureitisclean.
4.Chimneymaybetoolow.Increasetheheight.Makesure
thechimneyisstructurallysound.
5. Addmoreairtotheroom.Yourhomemaybesoairtight
thatnotenoughoxygenisreachingthere.
6. REMEMBER,openthedraftcontrolsandopentheredoor
slightlybeforerechargingtherechamberorchecking
there.
SPECIAL WARNING: NEVER OPERATE YOUR STOVE
WITH THE FIRE OR ASH DOOR OPEN!
7. Checktheinsertwingstobecertainthatthereisanair
tightsealbetweenthewingsandthereplacefront.
8. Checktheashes.Ashpanandashcompartmentmaybe
overloadedwithashes.
9. Checkyourchimneyfordowndrafts.Thisiscausedby
aircurrentsbeingdeecteddownthechimneyfromhigher
objects,suchastrees,buildingsandhills.Thisproblem
canusuallybecorrectedwithanopen-ventedchimney
cap.
10. Makesurethechimneyclean-outdooristightlyclosed
andsealed.
11. Ifotherfuelburningdevicesareconnectedtothechimney,
they may be causing draft problems.  This must be
correctedbyyourheatingcontractor.
3.4 CHIMNEY DETAILS
ChimneyLiners - Mostofthe customerinquiriesreceived
areproblemscausedbypoor,orinsomecases,excessive
draft.Aresultofpoordraftcouldbecreosote,back-pufng,
andsmokyreboxwhenloading.Indicationsofexcessive
draftareburningtoomuchfuelandhighstacktemperatures.
Themostcommoncauseofpoordraftisanimproperlysized
ue liner.  We recommend that the chimney liner's inside
dimensionsbeatleastaslargeastheappliance'scollarsize.
TO SUMMARIZE -- A HEATING UNIT CAN PERFORM ONLY
AS WELL AS ITS VENTING SYSTEM WILL ALLOW IT.
G.Elbow Restrictions - The ue pipe is connected to the
chimney with too many elbows, reducing the draft the
chimneycanprovide.
H.MultipleVenting-Nomorethanonedeviceshallventinto
thesamechimneyue.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT
CHIMNEYS IS THEIR NEED FOR MAINTENANCE AND
CLEANING. IF CHIMNEYS ARE NOT CLEANED ON
A FREQUENT BASIS, IT WILL AFFECT THE DRAFT,
AS WELL AS BEING A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE TO A
CHIMNEY FIRE.
CAUTION! ANYTIME YOU HAVE A CHIMNEY FIRE, THE
FOLLOWING POINTS SHOULD BE OBSERVED:
•Besureeveryoneisoutofthehouse.
•Calltheredepartment.
•Closedowndraftcontrolonthestove.
AFTER THE FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED, DO NOT USE THE
CHIMNEY UNTIL A QUALIFIED PERSON HAS INSPECTED
YOUR CHIMNEY.