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B. Fire Safety
To provide reasonable re safety, the following should be
given serious consideration:
1. Install at least one smoke detector on each oor of
your home to ensure your safety. They should be
located away from the heating appliance and close
to the sleeping areas. Follow the smoke detector
manufacturer’s placement and installation instructions,
and be sure to maintain regularly.
2. AconvenientlylocatedClassAreextinguisher.
3. A practiced evacuation plan, consisting of at least two
escape routes.
4. Intheeventofachimneyre:
a. Prepare occupants for immediate evacuation
b. Notifyredepartment
D. Combustible/Non-combustible Materials
• Combustible Material
Material made of or surfaced with wood, compressed
paper, plant bers, plastics, or any material capable
of igniting and burning, whether ame-proofed or not,
plastered or unplastered.
• Non-combustible Material
Material which will not ignite and burn. Such materials are
those consisting entirely of steel, iron, brick, tile, slate,
glass or plasters, or any combination thereof.
• Non-combustible Sealant Material
Sealants which will not ignite and burn: Rutland, Inc.
Fireplace Mortar #63, Rutland 76R, Nuflex 304, GE
RTV106 or GE RTB116 (or equivalent).
E. Seasoned Wood
Burn only dry seasoned wood.
• Storewoodundercover,outoftherainandsnow.
• Dryandwell-seasonedwoodwillnotonlyminimizethe
chance of creosote formation, but will give you the most
efcientre.
• Evendrywoodcontainsatleast15%moisturebyweight,
and should be burned hot enough to keep the chimney
hot for as long as it takes to dry the wood out - about one
hour.
• Itisawasteofenergytoburnunseasonedwoodofany
kind.
Deadwoodlying on the forest oor should be considered
wet, and requires full seasoning time.
• Standingdeadwoodcanbeconsideredtobeabout2/3
seasoned.
• Totellifwoodisdryenoughtoburn,checktheendsof
the logs.
• Iftherearecracksradiatinginalldirectionsfromthecenter,
it is dry.
• Ifyourwoodsizzlesinthere,eventhoughthesurface
is dry, it may not be fully cured.
C.Overring
Donotover-re.
Over-ring may ignite creosote or will damage
the stove and chimney.
Topreventover-ringyourstove,DONOT:
• Useammableliquids
• Overloadwithwood
• Burntrashorlargeamountsofscraplumber
• Permittoomuchairtothere
• Useofprocessedsolidfuelrelogs
WARNING
Fire Risk
1. Symptoms of Over-Firing
Symptomsofover-ringmayincludeoneormoreofthefol-
lowing:
• Chimneyconnectororapplianceglowing
• Roaring,rumblingnoises
• Loudcrackingorbangingsounds
• Metalwarping
• Chimneyre
2. What To Do if Your Stove is Over-Firing
• Immediatelyclose the door and air controls to reduce
airsupplytothere.
• Ifyoususpectachimneyre,calltheredepartment
and evacuate your house.
• Contactyourlocalchimneyprofessionalandhaveyour
stove and stove pipe inspected for any damage.
• Do not use your stove until the chimney professional
informs you it is safe to do so.
Hearth&HomeTechnologiesWILLNOTwarrantystoves
thatexhibitevidenceofover-ring.Evidenceofover-ring
includes, but is not limited to:
• Warpedairtube
• Deterioratedrefractorybrickretainers
• Deterioratedbafeandotherinteriorcomponents
