Rizzoli ST - Operating Safety Precautions

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ABOUT DRAFT:
The principle of draft is that warm air rises. Your chimney provides draft which sucks the smoke up the chimney.
The stove does NOT PUSH out the smoke. Your stove has been designed and approved for use under normal
conditions. Unacceptable smoking usually indicates poor draft in your chimney. Normal operating draft for this
stove is 12 Pa +- 2 Pa( 0.04“w.c. - 0.056“w.c.). For draft above 15 Pa ( 0.06“w.c.) install a stovepipe damper.
Gauges to measure draft are readily available at stove stores and are economical to rent or purchase.
Should you have a problem with inadequate draft, you should contact a licensed heating and cooling contractor
for assistance in solving the problem.
PROBABLE CAUSES FOR SMOKING ARE:
Insufficient chimney height above nearby obstructions.
Clogged or obstructed chimney system
Downdraft caused by nearby trees, hills, buildings, etc.
Negative draft. In a cold chimney, a cold air column rushing down the chimney can prevent stove start-up
CAUTION: HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN, ANIMALS, C
LOTH
ING
AND
FURNITURE AWAY FROM THE STOVE. DO NOT TOUCH HOT STOVE. CONTACT MAY CAUSE
SKIN BURNS. TRAIN CHILDREN TO STAY A SAFE DIS-TANCE FROM THE UNIT. CHILDREN
SHOULD BE ALL THE TIME CAREFULLY SUPERVISED WHEN THEY ARE IN THE SAME ROOM
WITH THE STOVE.
CAUTION: NEVER USE CHEMICALS, GASOLINE, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FL
UID
OR SIMILAR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS TO START OR FRESHEN UP A FIRE IN THE STOVE.
KEEP ALL FLAMMEBLE LIQUIDS AWAY FROM THE STOVE-WHETHER IN USE OR IN
STORAGE.
OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1. NEVER BUILD EXTREMELY LARGE FIRES IN THE STOVE AS DAMAGE TO THE
STOVE OR SMOKE LEAKAGE MAY RESULT.
2. NEVER OVERFIRE THIS STOVE BY BUILDING EXCESSIVELY HOT FIRES AS A HOUSE
OR BULDING FIRE MAY RESULT. YOU ARE OVERFIRING THE STOVE IF STOVE OR
STOVE PIPE BEGINS TO GLOW OR TURN RED.
3. PROVIDE AIR INTO THE ROOM FOR PROPER COMBUSTION.
4. USE SOLID NATURAL AIR DRIED (SEASONED) WOOD, only.
5. INSPECT STOVE PIPES, CHIMNEY AND STOVE AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH AND
CLEAN IF NECESSARY.
6. WHILE IN OPERATION, KEEP THE FEED DOOR CLOSED ALL THE TIME, EXCEPT
WHILE TENDING THE FIRE. ALWAYS OPEN DRAFT CONTROLER BEFORE OPENING
THE FEED DOOR.