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2.3.3 Reflectors
The TOTEM FIRE company recommends that they are installed to improve efficiency. The reflectors fitted on your fireplace reduce
the temperature of the smoke evacuated and increase that of the fire. In this way, they directly contribute to improving the
performance of your equipment. They are detachable for chimney sweeping. Warning : The vermiculite is a fragile material, it is
important to respect the following instructions: Do not overload the fireplace and use it at a reduced pace (combustion air reduced).
Do not use heating wood with high humidity rate (most preferably <18%). A wrong use of the fireplace and a bad quality heating
wood may cause a degradation of your vermiculite reflector.
2.4 Using your appliance for the first time
Before lighting your fire for the first time, remove any documents and accessories it may contain. Also check the ash pit.
Allow covering materials to dry (rough plaster, finishing plaster…) before using the appliance for the first time to prevent them from
deteriorating by drying too quickly. During the first few hours of use, maintain a moderate fire to allow the materials time to cure.
Each time you use the fireplace, gradually increase the load of wood. Smoke and odours may be released the first few times you
use the fire. They are due to final evaporation of paint, the sheet metal preservative oil and drying bricks. If this occurs, ensure that
the room in which the appliance is located is well ventilated. Caution: Do not put any product containing silicone in contact
with the paint of the device.
2.5 How to operate the fire
2.5.1 Lighting
If you have not used your appliance for a long time, check that none of your fireplace’s air passages are obstructed (chimney flue,
outside air delivery pipe, convection and ventilation grille) before lighting.Also check that mechanical parts such as the door,
counterweights, and adjusters operate freely. If your house is fitted with controlled mechanical ventilation or a suction hood, we
recommend that you reduce its flow rate or turn it off at least when lighting the appliance. Controlled mechanical ventilation and
suction hoods extract air in the house. They can reverse the natural draught of a fireplace.
- Open the foldaway door (1) - Open the combustion air flap (2) and the adjustable grate of the ash tray (3). - Open the smoke
damper trap to the maximum using the lever on the front (4).
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