My Fireplace Australia Premium EC00020 Product guide

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READANDKEEPTHISMANUALFORREFERENCE
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OPERATING&INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS
FORINBUILTWOODHEATERS
Premium
EC00020Metallicblack
Classic
EC00021Metallicblack
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YOURECOMAXINBUILTWOODHEATERHASBEENTESTEDWITHOURORIGINAL
ECOMAXXINBUILTZEROCLEARANCEKIT.THEINSTALLATIONOFANYOTHERZERO
CLEARANCEKITWILLVOIDYOURWARRANTY.
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MyFireplaceAustraliaPtyLtd
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Pakenham,Victoria3810,Australia
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timeandcannotberesponsibleforproblems,injuries,ordamagesarisingoutoftheuseof
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THANKYOUFORCHOOSINGTHISWOODINBUILT
Wewanttocongratulateyouonyourpurchaseandwishtohelpyougetmaximumsatisfaction
fromyourwoodinbuilt.Inthepagesthatfollow,wewillgiveyouadviceonwoodheatingand
controlledcombustionaswellastechnicalspecificationsregardinginstallation,operationand
maintenanceofthemodelyouhavechosen.
Theinstructionspertainingtotheinstallationofyourwoodinbuiltcomplywith
AS/NZS2918:2001standard.
Pleasereadthisentiremanualbeforeyouinstallanduseyournewwoodinbuilt.Failureto
followinstructionsmayresultinpropertydamage,bodilyinjury,orevendeath.Itisimportant
thatyoufollowtheinstallationsguidelinesexactly.
Consultyourlocalcity,boroughorshirecouncilaboutrestrictionsandinstallations
requirementsinyourareaandtheneedtoobtainapermit.
Thisheatingunitisdesignedtoserveasasupplementaryheatsource.Werecommendthata
primaryheatsourcealsobeavailableinthehome.Themanufacturercannotberesponsiblefor
costsassociatedwiththeuseofanotherheatingsystem.
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KEEPTHISINSTRUCTIONMANUALFORFUTUREREFERENCE.
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Tableofcontent
PARTA‐OPERATIONANDMAINTENANCE.............................................5
1SafetyInformation...........................................................................5
1.1SummaryofOperationandMaintenanceCautionsandWarnings......................................5
2GeneralInformation........................................................................6
2.1EcomaxxWoodinbuiltSpecifications....................................................................................6
2.2ZoneHeatingandHowtoMakeitWorkforYou..................................................................8
2.3TheBenefitsofLowEmissionsandHighEfficiency...............................................................8
2.4EcoMaxxWoodheating’sCommitmenttoYouandtheEnvironment..................................8
2.4.1WhatisYourNewWoodinbuiltMadeOf?.......................................................................9
3Fuel.................................................................................................9
3.1MaterialsThatShouldNotbeBurned...................................................................................9
3.2HowtoPrepareorBuyGoodFirewood..............................................................................10
3.2.1WhatisGoodFirewood?.................................................................................................10
3.2.2TreeSpecies.....................................................................................................................10
3.2.3LogLength........................................................................................................................10
3.2.4PieceSize..........................................................................................................................10
3.2.5HowtoDryFirewood.......................................................................................................11
3.2.6JudgingFirewoodMoistureContent...............................................................................11
4OperatingYourWoodinbuilt.........................................................12
4.1YourFirstFires.....................................................................................................................12
4.2LightingFires........................................................................................................................12
4.2.1ConventionalFireStarting...............................................................................................13
4.2.2TheTopDownFire...........................................................................................................13
4.2.3TwoParallelLogs..............................................................................................................13
4.2.4UsingFireStarters............................................................................................................14
4.3MaintainingWoodfires.......................................................................................................14
4.3.1GeneralAdvice.................................................................................................................14
4.3.2AshRemoval.....................................................................................................................14
4.3.3RakingCharcoal................................................................................................................15
4.3.4FiringEachNewLoadHot................................................................................................15
4.3.5TurningDowntheAirSupply...........................................................................................16
4.3.6BuildingDifferentFiresforDifferentNeeds....................................................................17
4.4BlowerOperation................................................................................................................18
4.4.1Blowermaintenance........................................................................................................18
5MaintainingYourWoodHeatingSystem.......................................19
5.1WoodinbuiltMaintenance..................................................................................................19

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5.1.1CleaningDoorGlass.........................................................................................................19
5.1.2Dooradjustment..............................................................................................................19
5.1.3ReplacingtheDoorGasket..............................................................................................20
5.1.4ReplacingtheGlassGasketand/ortheGlass..................................................................20
5.1.5CleaningandPaintingtheWoodinbuilt..........................................................................21
5.2FlueSystemMaintenance...................................................................................................22
5.2.1WhyFlueSystemCleaningisNecessary..........................................................................22
5.2.2HowOftenShouldYouCleantheFlueSystem?..............................................................22
5.2.3CleaningtheFlueSystem.................................................................................................22
PARTB–INSTALLATION.......................................................................23
6Pre‐InstallationRequirements.......................................................23
6.1MasonryFireplace...............................................................................................................23
6.2Zero‐ClearanceKit...............................................................................................................23
7SafetyInformation.........................................................................24
7.1SummaryofInstallationCautionsandWarnings................................................................24
7.2RegulationsCoveringWoodinbuiltInstallation..................................................................25
8ClearancestoHeat‐SensitiveMaterials..........................................26
8.1LocationoftheCertificationLabel......................................................................................26
8.2MinimumMasonryOpening,ClearancestoCombustibles,andFloorProtector...............27
9TheFlueSystem.............................................................................29
9.1General................................................................................................................................29
9.2SuitableFlueSystems..........................................................................................................29
9.3ChimneyKitinstallation.......................................................................................................29
9.4MinimumFlueSystemHeight.............................................................................................30
9.5TheRelationshipBetweentheFlueSystemandtheHouse................................................31
9.5.1WhytheFlueSystemShouldPenetratetheHighestHeatedSpace................................31
9.6AirQualityInTheHouse......................................................................................................31
Appendix1:BafflePlateLocation.........................................................32
Appendix2:HEPAGradeRoomAirFilter..............................................33
Appendix3:FireBricks.........................................................................34
Appendix4:ExplodedDiagramAndPartsList......................................35
ECOMAXXPRODUCTWARRANTY.........................................................38
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PARTA‐OPERATIONANDMAINTENANCE
PleaseseePartBforinstallationinstructions.
1SAFETYINFORMATION
1.1 SUMMARYOFOPERATIONANDMAINTENANCECAUTIONSANDWARNINGS
•HOTWHILEINOPERATION,KEEPCHILDREN,CLOTHINGANDFURNITUREAWAY.CONTACT
MAYCAUSESKINBURNS.GLOVESMAYBENEEDEDFORWOODINBUILTOPERATION.
•USINGAWOODINBUILTWITHCRACKEDORBROKENCOMPONENTS,SUCHASGLASSOR
FIREBRICKSORBAFFLESMAYPRODUCEANUNSAFECONDITIONANDMAYDAMAGETHE
WOODINBUILT.
•OPERATEONLYWITHDOORFULLYCLOSEDORFULLYOPENWITHFIRESCREENINPLACE.IF
DOORISLEFTPARTLYOPEN,GASANDFLAMEMAYBEDRAWNOUTOFTHEOPENING,
CREATINGRISKSFROMBOTHFIREANDSMOKE.
•OPENTHEAIRCONTROLFULLYBEFOREOPENINGFIRINGDOOR.
•THISSTOVEISNOTDESIGNEDTOBEUSEDWITHTHEDOOROPEN.THEDOORMAYBEOPEN
ONLYDURINGLIGHTINGPROCEDURESORRELOADING.DONOTLEAVETHESTOVE
UNATTENDEDWHENTHEDOORISSLIGHTLYOPENEDDURINGIGNITION.ALWAYSCLOSETHE
DOORAFTERIGNITION.
•NEVERUSEGASOLINE,GASOLINE‐TYPELANTERNFUEL(NAPHTHA),FUELOIL,MOTOROIL,
KEROSENE,CHARCOALLIGHTERFLUID,ORSIMILARLIQUIDSORAEROSOLSTOSTARTOR
‘FRESHENUP’AFIREINTHISWOODINBUILT.KEEPALLSUCHLIQUIDSORAEROSOLSWELL
AWAYFROMTHEWOODINBUILTWHILEITISINUSE.
•DONOTCONNECTTOANYAIRDISTRIBUTIONDUCTORSYSTEM.
•DONOTSTOREFUELWITHINHEATERMINIMUMINSTALLATIONCLEARANCES.
•BURNONLYSEASONEDNATURALFIREWOOD.
•THEUSEOFSOMETYPESOFPRESERVATIVE‐TREATEDWOODASAFUELCANBE
HAZARDOUS.
•DONOTBURN:
oGARBAGEOFANYKIND,
oCOALORCHARCOAL,
oTREATED,PAINTEDORCOATEDWOOD,
oPLYWOODORPARTICLEBOARD,
oFINEPAPER,COLOREDPAPERORCARDBOARD,
oSALTWATERDRIFTWOOD,OR
oRAILROADTIES.
oMANUFACTUREDLOGS
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•DONOTELEVATETHEFIREBYUSINGAGRATEINTHISWOODINBUILT.
•THISAPPLIANCESHOULDBEMAINTAINEDANDOPERATEDATALLTIMESINACCORDANCE
WITHTHESEINSTRUCTIONS.

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•ONLYINSTALLINSERTMODELSINTOMASONRYBRICKFIREPLACES.
•ECOMAXXWOODHEATINGPTYLTDACCEPTSNOLIABILITYWHATSOEVERFOR
INTERPRETATIONOFAS2918–1990.
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2GENERALINFORMATION
2.1 ECOMAXXWOODINBUILTSPECIFICATIONS
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Combustible:Hardwood
Heatingcapacity*232m2
Maximumaverageheatoutput–hardwood(Australia):12.0kW
Averageefficiency–hardwood(Australia):62%
Averageemissions–hardwood(Australia):1.6g/kg
ApproximateBurnTime*5to6hours
Color: Metallicblack
FlueSpigotDiameter:155mm
Fluesystem: Tripleskinfluesystemorstainless
linerapprovedformasonryfireplace
MinimumFlueHeight(fromfloorprotector):4.6meters
MaximumLogLength:440mmsideways**
Logloading:Sideways
FireboxVolume:0,053m3
ShippingWeight: Classic:151kg–Premium:153kg
ApplianceWeight:Classic:130kg–Premium:132kg
BaffleMaterialsteel
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*Burntimeandheatingcapacitymayvarysubjecttolocationinhome,fluesystemdraft,flue
systemdiameter,locality,heatlossfactors,climate,fuelsandothervariables.
**Sideways:throughthedooryouseethesidesofthelogs.

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2.2 ZONEHEATINGANDHOWTOMAKEITWORKFORYOU
YournewEcoMaxxinbuiltwoodheater,whichmeansitisintendedtoheattheareaitisinstalled
in,aswellasspacesthatconnecttothatarea,althoughtoalowertemperature.Thisiscalledzone
heatinganditisanincreasinglypopularwaytoheathomesorspaceswithinhomes.
Zoneheatingcanbeusedtosupplementanotherheatingsystembyheatingaparticularspace
withinahome,suchasabasementfamilyroomoranadditionthatlacksanotherheatsource.
Housesofmoderatesizeandrelativelynewconstructioncanbeheatedwithaproperlysizedand
locatedwoodinbuilt.Wholehousezoneheatingworksbestwhentheinbuiltislocatedinthepart
ofthehousewherethefamilyspendsmostofitstime.Thisisnormallythemainlivingareawhere
thekitchen,diningandlivingroomsarelocated.Bylocatingtheinbuiltinthisarea,youwillgetthe
maximumbenefitoftheheatitproducesandwillachievethehighestpossibleheatingefficiency
andcomfort.Thespacewhereyouspendmostofyourtimewillbewarmest,whilebedroomsand
basement(ifthereisone)willstaycooler.Inthisway,youwillburnlesswoodthanwithother
formsofheating.
Althoughthewoodinbuiltmaybeabletoheatthemainlivingareasofyourhousetoanadequate
temperature,westronglyrecommendthatyoualsohaveaconventionaloil,gasorelectricheating
systemtoprovidebackupheating.
Yoursuccesswithzoneheatingwilldependonseveralfactors,includingthecorrectsizingand
locationofthewoodinbuilt,thesize,layoutandageofyourhomeandyourclimatezone.
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2.3 THEBENEFITSOFLOWEMISSIONSANDHIGHEFFICIENCY
ThelowsmokeemissionsproducedbythespecialfeaturesinsidetheEcoMaxxfireboxmeanthat
yourhouseholdwillreleaseupto90percentlesssmokeintotheoutsideenvironmentthanifyou
usedanolderconventionalwoodinbuilt.Butthereismoretotheemissioncontroltechnologies
thanprotectingtheenvironment.
Thesmokereleasedfromwoodwhenitisheatedcontainsabouthalfoftheenergycontentofthe
fuel.Byburningthewoodcompletely,yourwoodinbuiltreleasesalltheheatenergyfromthe
woodinsteadofwastingitassmokeupthefluesystem.Also,thefeaturesinsidethefireboxallow
youtoreducetheairsupplytocontrolheatoutput,whilemaintainingcleanandefficientflaming
combustion,whichbooststheefficientdeliveryofheattoyourhome.
Theemissioncontrolandadvancedcombustionfeaturesofyourwoodinbuiltcanonlywork
properlyifyourfuelisinthecorrectmoisturecontentrangeof15to20percent.SeeSection3:
Fuelofthismanualforsuggestionsonpreparingfuelwoodandjudgingitsmoisture.
2.4 ECOMAXXWOODHEATING’SCOMMITMENTTOYOUANDTHE
ENVIRONMENT
TheEcoMaxWoodheatingteamiscommittedtoprotectingtheenvironment,sowedoeverything
wecantouseonlymaterialsinourproductsthatwillhavenolastingnegativeimpactonthe
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2.4.1 WHATISYOURNEWWOODINBUILTMADEOF?
Thebodyofyourwoodinbuilt,whichismostofitsweight,iscarbonsteel.Shoulditeverbecome
necessarymanyyearsinthefuture,almosttheentirewoodinbuiltcanberecycledintonew
products,thuseliminatingtheneedtominenewmaterials.
Thepaintcoatingonyourwoodinbuiltisverythin.ItsVOCcontent(VolatileOrganic
Components)isverylow.VOCscanberesponsibleforsmog,soallthepaintusedduringthe
manufacturingprocessmeetsthelatestairqualityrequirementswithregardstoVOCreductionor
elimination.
Theairtubesaresteel,whichcanalsoberecycled.
Thebaffleismadeofstainlesssteel.Shoulditeverbecomenecessary,itcanberecycledintonew
products.
Firebrickismainlycomposedofsilicondioxide,alsoknownassilica,aproductprocessedfroma
minedmineral.Itismostcommonlyfoundinnatureintheformofsandandclay.Disposalata
landfillisrecommended.
Thedoorandglassgasketsarefibreglasswhichisspunfrommeltedsand.Blackgasketshavebeen
dippedintoasolvent‐freesolution.Disposalatalandfillisrecommended.
Thedoorglassisa5mmthickceramicmaterialthatcontainsnotoxicchemicals.Itisbasically
madeofrawearthmaterialssuchassandandquartzthatarecombinedinsuchawaytoforma
glassathightemperatures.Ceramicglasswillnotre‐meltinthesamewayasnormalglass,soit
shouldnotberecycledwithyourregularhouseholdproducts.Disposalatalandfillis
recommended.
3FUEL
3.1 MATERIALSTHATSHOULDNOTBEBURNED
•GARBAGEOFANYKIND,
•COALORCHARCOAL,
•TREATED,PAINTEDORCOATEDWOOD,
•PLYWOODORPARTICLEBOARD,
•FINEPAPER,COLOREDPAPERORCARDBOARD,
•SALTWATERDRIFTWOOD
•MANUFACTUREDLOGSCONTAININGWAXORCHEMICALADDITIVES
•RAILROADTIES
•LIQUIDSSUCHASKEROSCENEORDIESELFUELTOSTARTAFIRE
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3.2 HOWTOPREPAREORBUYGOODFIREWOOD
3.2.1 WHATISGOODFIREWOOD?
Goodfirewoodhasbeencuttothecorrectlengthforthewoodinbuilt,splittoarangeofsizesand
stackedintheopenuntilitsmoisturecontentisreducedto11to16percent.
3.2.2 TREESPECIES
Thetreespeciesthefirewoodisproducedfromislessimportantthanitsmoisturecontent.The
maindifferenceinfirewoodfromvarioustreespeciesisthedensityofthewood.Hardwoodssuch
asgums,Manukaorironbarkaredenserthansoftwoods.Hardwoodwillproducelong‐lastingcoal
bedscombinedtomoreheatandlongerburncycles.
Old,leakycastironwoodinbuiltswouldn’tholdafireovernightunlesstheywerefedlargepieces
ofhardwood.Thatisnolongertrue.Youcansuccessfullyheatyourhomebyusinglesswoodand
givetheforestabreakatthesametime.
3.2.3 LOGLENGTH
Logsshouldbecutabout25mmshorterthanthefirebox so
theyfitineasily.Piecesthatareslightlytoolongmake
loadingthewoodinbuiltverydifficult.Themostcommon
standardlengthoffirewoodis400mm.
Thepiecesshouldbeaconsistentlength,withamaximumof
25mmvariationfrompiecetopiece.
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3.2.4 PIECESIZE
Firewooddriesmorequicklywhenitissplit.Largeunsplitroundscantakeyearstodryenoughto
burn.Evenwhendried,unsplitlogsaredifficulttoignitebecausetheydon’thavethesharpedges
wheretheflamesfirstcatch.Logsassmallas75mmshouldbesplittoencouragedrying.
 
Woodshouldbesplittoarangeofsizes,fromabout75mmto150mmincrosssection.Havinga
rangeofsizesmakesstartingandrekindlingfiresmucheasier.Often,thefirewoodpurchasedfrom
commercialsuppliersisnotsplitfinelyenoughforconvenientstoking.Itissometimesadvisableto
resplitthewoodbeforestackingtodry.

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3.2.5 HOWTODRYFIREWOOD
Firewoodthatisnotdryenoughtoburnisthe
causeofmostcomplaintsaboutwoodinbuilts.
Continuallyburninggreenorunseasonedwood
producesmorecreosoteandinvolveslackof
heatanddirtyglassdoor.SeeSection5:
Maintainingyourwoodheatingsystemfor
concernsaboutcreosote. 
Herearesomethingstoconsiderinestimatingdryingtime:
• firewoodtakesalongtimetodry
• firewoodboughtfromadealerisrarelydryenoughtoburn,soitisadvisabletobuythewood
inspringanddryityourself
• dryinghappensfasterindryweatherthanindamp,maritimeclimates
• dryinghappensfasterinwarmsummerweatherthaninwinterweather
• smallpiecesdrymorequicklythanlargepieces
• splitpiecesdrymorequicklythanunsplitrounds
• softwoodstakelesstimetodrythanhardwoods
• hardwoodslikegums,Manukaandironbarkcantakeone,oreventwoyearstodryfully,
especiallyifthepiecesarebig
• firewooddriesmorequicklywhenstackedintheopenwhereitisexposedtosunandwind;it
takesmuchlongertodrywhenstackedinawoodshed
• firewoodthatisreadytoburnhasamoisturecontentbetween11to16%byweightandwill
allowyourwoodinbuilttoproduceitshighestpossibleefficiency
3.2.6 JUDGINGFIREWOODMOISTURECONTENT
Youcanfindoutifsomefirewoodisdryenoughtoburnbyusingtheseguidelines:
• cracksformattheendsoflogsastheydry
• asitdriesinthesun,thewoodturnsfromwhiteorcreamcolouredtogreyoryellow,
• bangtwopiecesofwoodtogether;seasonedwoodsoundshollowandwetwoodsoundsdull,
• drywoodismuchlighterinweightthanwetwood,
• splitapiece,andifthefreshfacefeelswarmanddryitisdryenoughtoburn;ifitfeelsdamp,
itistoowet,
• burnapiece;wetwoodhissesandsizzlesinthefireanddrywooddoesnot.
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Youcouldbuyawoodmoisturemetertotestyour
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4OPERATINGYOURWOODINBUILT
•NEVEROVERFIREYOURWOODINBUILT.IFANYPARTOFTHEWOODINBUILTSTARTSTO
GLOWRED,OVERFIRINGISHAPPENING.READJUSTTHEAIRINTAKECONTROLATALOWER
SETTING.
•NEVERLOADYOURWOODINBUILTUPTOTHEBAFFLE.ALWAYSLEAVE5TO10
CENTIMETERSTOALLOWPROPERCOMBUSTIONTHROUGHSECONDARYAIROPENINGS
(NEVERPUTWOODABOVETHEFIREBRICKLININGONTHEFIREBOX).THISWILLALSO
PREVENTOVERFIRINGOFYOURWOODINBUILT.
•SHOULDTHEREBEASOOTORCREOSOTEFIREINYOURFLUESYSTEM,CLOSETHEAIR
CONTROLCOMPLETELY.IMMEDIATELYCALLTHEFIREDEPARTMENT.
4.1 YOURFIRSTFIRES
Twothingswillhappenasyouburnyourfirstfewfires;thepaintcuresandtheinternal
componentsofthewoodinbuiltareconditioned.
Asthepaintcures,someofthechemicalsvaporize.Thevaporsarenotpoisonous,buttheydo
smellbad.Freshpaintfumescanalsocausefalsealarmsinsmokedetectors.So,whenyoufirst
lightyourwoodinbuilt,bepreparedbyopeningdoorsand/orwindowstoventilatethehouse.As
youburnhotterandhotterfires,moreofthepaintedsurfacesreachthecuringtemperatureofthe
paint.Thesmellofcuringpaintdoesnotdisappearuntilyouhaveburnedoneortwoveryhot
fires.
Burnoneortwosmallfirestobeginthecuringandconditioningprocess.Thenbuildbiggerand
hotterfiresuntilthereisnolongeranypaintsmellfromthewoodinbuilt.Oncethepaintsmell
disappears,yourwoodinbuiltisreadyforseriousheating.
Buildyourfirstfewfireswiththebloweronhightoallowthehightemperaturepainttocure.
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4.2 LIGHTINGFIRES
Eachpersonwhoheatswithwooddevelopstheirownfavoritewaytolightfires.Whatever
methodyouchoose,yourgoalshouldbetogetahotfireburningquickly.Afirethatstartsfast
produceslesssmokeanddepositslesscreosoteinthefluesystem.Herearethreepopularand
effectivewaystostartwoodinbuilts.

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4.2.1 CONVENTIONALFIRESTARTING
Theconventionalwaytobuildawoodinbuilt isto
bunchup5to10sheetsofplainnewspaperandplace
theminthefirebox.Next,place10orsopiecesoffine
kindlingonthenewspaper.Thiskindlingshouldbe
verythin;lessthan25mm(1”).Next,placesome
largerkindlingpiecesonthefinekindling.Openthe
aircontrolfullyandlightthenewspaper.Ifyouhavea
tall,straightfluesystemyoushouldbeabletoclose
thedoorimmediatelyandthefirewillignite.Ifyour
fluehaselbowsoranoutsidefluesystem,youmay
needtoleavethedoorclosedbutunlatchedforafew
minutesasthenewspaperignitesandheatintheflue
systemproducessomedraft.Oncethefirehas
ignited,closethedoorandleavetheaircontrolfully
open.
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Aconventionalkindlingfirewithpaper
underfinelysplitwood.
DONOTLEAVETHEWOODINBUILTUNATTENDEDWHENTHEDOORISSLIGHTLYOPENED
DURINGIGNITION.ALWAYSCLOSETHEDOORAFTERIGNITION.
Afterthekindlingfirehasmostlyburned,youcanaddstandardfirewoodpiecesuntilyouhavea
fireoftherightsizefortheconditions.
4.2.2 THETOPDOWNFIRE
Thetopdownfirestartingmethodsolvestwoproblemswiththeconventionalmethod:first,it
doesnotcollapseandsmotheritselfasitburns;andsecond,itisnotnecessarytobuildupthefire
graduallybecausethefireboxisloadedbeforethefireislit.Atopdownfirecanprovideuptotwo
hoursofheatingormore.Thetopdownmethodonlyworksproperlyifthewoodiswell‐seasoned.
Startbyplacingthreeorfourfull‐sizedsplitpiecesofdryfirewoodinthefirebox.Next,place4or5
morefinelysplitpiecesoffirewood(50mmto75mm[2”to3”]india.)onthebaselogsatright
angles(logcabinstyle).Nowplaceabout10piecesoffinelysplitkindlingonthesecondlayerat
rightangles.
Thefireistoppedwithabout5sheetsofnewspaper.Youcanjustbunchthemupandstuffthemin
betweenthekindlingandtheundersideofthebaffle.Oryoucanmakenewspaperknotsbyrolling
upsinglesheetscornertocornerandtyingaknotinthem.Theadvantageofknotsisthatthey
don’trolloffthefireastheyburn.Lightthenewspaperandwatchasthefireburnsfromtopto
bottom.
4.2.3 TWOPARALLELLOGS
Placetwospitlogsinthefirebox.Placeafewsheetsoftwistednewspaperbetweenthelogs.Now
placesomefinekindlingacrossthetwologsandsomelargerkindlingacrossthose,logcabinstyle.
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4.2.4 USINGFIRESTARTERS
Manypeopleliketousecommercialfirestartersinsteadofnewspaper.Someofthesestartersare
madeofsawdustandwaxandothersarespecializedflammablesolidchemicals.Followthe
packagedirectionsforuse.
Gelstartermaybeusedbutonlyiftherearenohotemberspresent.Useonlyinacoldfireboxto
startafire.
DONOTUSEFLAMMABLELIQUIDSSUCHASGASOLINE,NAPHTHA,FUELOIL,MOTOROIL,OR
AEROSOLSTOSTARTORREKINDLETHEFIRE.
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4.3 MAINTAININGWOODFIRES
4.3.1 GENERALADVICE
Woodheatingwithaspaceheaterisverydifferentthanotherformsofheating.Therewillbe
variationsinthetemperatureindifferentpartsofthehouseandtherewillbevariationsin
temperaturethroughoutthedayandnight.Thisisnormal,andforexperiencedwoodburners
theseareadvantagesofzoneheatingwithwood.
Donotexpectsteadyheatoutputfromyourwoodinbuilt.Itisnormalforitssurfacetemperature
toriseafteranewloadofwoodisignitedandforitstemperaturetograduallydeclineasthefire
progresses.Thisrisingandfallingoftemperaturecanbematchedtoyourhouseholdroutines.For
example,theareatemperaturecanbecoolerwhenyouareactive,suchaswhendoinghousework
orcooking,anditcanbewarmerwhenyouareinactive,suchaswhenreadingorwatching
television.
Woodburnsbestincycles.Acyclestartswhenanewloadofwoodisignitedbyhotcoalsandends
whenthatloadhasbeenconsumeddowntoabedofcharcoalaboutthesamesizeasitwaswhen
thewoodwasloaded.Donotattempttoproduceasteadyheatoutputbyplacingasinglelogon
thefireatregularintervals.Alwaysplaceatleastthree,andpreferablymore,piecesonthefireat
atimesothattheheatradiatedfromonepiecehelpstoignitethepiecesnexttoit.Eachloadof
woodshouldprovideseveralhoursofheating.Thesizeofeachloadcanbematchedtothe
amountofheatneeded.
Whenyouburnincycles,yourarelyneedtoopenthewoodinbuilt’sloadingdoorwhilethewood
isflaming.Thisisanadvantagebecausethereismorechancethatsmokewillleakfromthewood
inbuiltwhenthedoorisopenedasafullfireisburning.
IFYOUMUSTOPENTHEDOORWHILETHEFUELISFLAMING,OPENTHEAIRCONTROLFULLYFOR
AFEWMINUTES,THENUNLATCHANDOPENTHEDOORSLOWLY.
4.3.2 ASHREMOVAL
Ashshouldberemovedfromthefireboxeverytwoorthreedaysoffulltimeheating.Donotlet
theashbuildupinthefireboxbecauseitwillinterferewithproperfiremanagement.Ashshould
beclearedorremovedwhenbuildupreachesthelevelofthedooropening.

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Thebesttimetoremoveashisafteranovernightfirewhenthewoodinbuiltisrelativelycool,but
thereisstillsomefluesystemdrafttodrawtheashdustintothewoodinbuiltandpreventitfrom
comingintotheroom.
NOTE:Theblowershouldbeturnedin“OFF”positionpriortoashremovaltoavoidashestobe
pulledtowardstheinbuiltandthenpushedintotheroom.
Afterasheshavebeenremovedfromthewoodinbuiltandplacedinatightlycoveredmetal
container,theyshouldbetakenoutsideimmediately.Theclosedcontainerofashesshouldbe
placedonanon‐combustiblefloororonthegroundwellawayfromallcombustiblematerials
pendingfinaldisposal.Ashesnormallycontainsomelivecharcoalthatcanstayhotforseveral
days.Iftheashesaredisposedofbyburialinsoilorotherwiselocallydispersed,theyshouldbe
retainedintheclosedcontaineruntilallcindershavethoroughlycooled.Otherwasteshallnotbe
placedinthiscontainer.
NEVERSTOREASHESINDOORSORINANON‐METALICCONTAINERORONAWOODENDECK.
4.3.3 RAKINGCHARCOAL
Rekindlethefirewhenyounoticethattheroomtemperaturehasfallen.Youwillfindmostofthe
remainingcharcoalatthebackofthefirebox,furthestfromthedoor.Rakethesecoalstowards
thedoorbeforeloading.Therearetworeasonsforthisrakingofthecoals.First,itconcentrates
themnearwheremostofthecombustionairentersthefireboxandwheretheycanignitethenew
loadquickly,andsecond,thecharcoalwillnotbesmotheredbythenewloadofwood.Ifyouwere
tosimplyspreadthecharcoalout,thenewloadwillsmoulderforalongtimebeforeigniting.
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Removeashfirst,andthenrakecharcoaltowardsthefrontofthefireboxbeforeloadingsothatit
willignitethenewload.
4.3.4 FIRINGEACHNEWLOADHOT
Placethenewloadofwoodonandbehindthecharcoalandnottooclosetotheglass.Closethe
doorandopentheaircontrolfully.Leavetheaircontrolfullyopenuntilthefireboxisfullof
flames,thewoodhascharredtoblackanditsedgesareglowingred.Firingeachloadofwoodhot
accomplishesafewthings:
•drivesthesurfacemoisturefromthewood,
•createsalayerofcharonthewood,whichslowsdownitsreleaseofsmoke,
•heatsthefireboxcomponentssotheyreflectheatbacktothefire,and
•heatsthefluesystemsoitcanproducestrong,steadydraftfortherestofthecycle.

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Althoughitisimportanttofireeachnewloadhottoprepareforacleanburn,donotallowthefire
toburnatfullintensityformorethanafewminutes.
DONOTLEAVETHEWOODINBUILTUNATTENDEDWHILEANEWLOADISBEINGFIREDHOT.
DONOTOVERFIRE.
Whenyouburnanewloadofwoodhottoheatupthewood,thewoodinbuiltandtheflue
system,theresultwillbeasurgeofheatfromthewoodinbuilt.Thisheatsurgeiswelcomewhen
theroomtemperatureisalittlelowerthandesirable,butnotwelcomeifthespaceisalready
warm.Therefore,alloweachloadofwoodtoburndownsothatthespacebeginstocooloffa
littlebeforeloading.Lettingthespacecoolbeforeloadingisoneofthesecretstocleanburning
andeffectivezoneheating.
4.3.5 TURNINGDOWNTHEAIRSUPPLY
Oncethefirewood,fireboxandfluesystemarehot,youcanbegintoreducetheairsupplyfora
steadyburn.
Asyoureducetheairsupplytothefire,twoimportantthingshappen.First,thefiringrateslows
downtospreadtheheatenergyinthefueloveralongerperiodoftime.Second,theflowrateof
exhaustthroughthewoodinbuiltandflueslowsdown,whichgivesmoretimeforthetransferof
heatfromtheexhaust.Youwillnoticethatasyoureducetheairsetting,theflamesslowdown.
Thisisyourindicationthatthewoodinbuiltisburningatitspeakefficiency.
Iftheflamesgetsmallandalmostdisappearwhenyouturndowntheair,youhaveturneddown
theairtooearly,oryourfirewoodiswetterthanitshouldbe.Withgoodfuelandcorrectair
controluse,theflamesshouldslowdown,butshouldstaylargeandsteady,evenastheairsupply
isreduced.
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4.3.6 BUILDINGDIFFERENTFIRESFORDIFFERENTNEEDS
Usingtheaircontrolisnottheonlywaytomatchthewoodinbuilt’sheatoutputtotheheat
demand.YourhousewillneedfarlessheatinJanuarythaninMaytobekeptatacomfortable
temperature.Ifyoufillthefireboxfullinfallweather,youwilleitheroverheatthespaceorturn
thewoodinbuiltdownsomuchthatthefirewillbesmokyandinefficient.Herearesome
suggestionsforbuildingfirestomatchdifferentheatdemand.
4.3.6.1 SmallFirestoTaketheChillOfftheHouse
Tobuildasmallfirethatwillproducealowheatoutput,usesmallpiecesoffirewoodandload
themcrisscrossinthefirebox.Thepiecesshouldbeonly75mmto100mmindiameter.After
rakingthecoals,youcanlaytwopiecesparalleltoeachothercornertocornerinthefireboxand
laytwomoreacrossthemintheotherdirection.Opentheaircontrolfullyandonlyreducetheair
afterthewoodisfullyflaming.Thiskindoffireisgoodformildweatherwhenyouarearoundto
tendthewoodinbuiltandshouldprovideenoughheatforfourhoursormore.Smallfireslikethis
areagoodtimetousesofterwoodspeciessotherewillbelesschanceofoverheatingthehouse.
4.3.6.2 LongLastingLowOutputFires
Sometimesyouwillwanttobuildafiretolastuptoeighthours,butdon’tneedintenseheat.In
thiscaseusesmallerpiecesofhardwoodandplacethelogscompactlyinthefireboxsothepieces
arepackedtightlytogether.Youwillneedtofiretheloadhotforlongenoughtofullycharthelog
surfacesbeforeyoucanturntheairdown.Makesurethefireisflamingbrightlybeforeleavingthe
firetoburn.
4.3.6.3 HighOutputFiresforColdWeather
Whentheheatdemandishighduringcoldweather,you’llneedafirethatburnssteadilyand
brightly.Thisisthetimetouseyourbiggestpiecesofhardwoodfuelifyouhaveit.Putthebiggest
piecesatthebackofthefireboxandplacetherestofthepiecescompactly.Adenselybuiltfirelike
thiswillproducethelongestburnyourwoodinbuiltiscapableof.
Youwillneedtobecautiouswhenbuildingfireslikethisbecauseiftheairisturneddowntoo
much,thefirecouldsmoulder.Makesurethewoodisflamingbrightlybeforeleavingthefireto
burn.Thewoodshouldbepositionedinanorth/southfashion,thatis,fromthefronttotheback
ofthefirebox.
4.3.6.4 MaximumBurnCycleTimes
Theburncycletimeistheperiodbetweenloadingwoodonacoalbedandtheconsumptionof
thatwoodbacktoacoalbedofthesamesize.Theflamingphaseofthefirelastsforroughlythe
firsthalfoftheburncycleandthesecondhalfisthecoalbedphaseduringwhichthereislittleor
noflame.Thelengthofburnyoucanexpectfromyourwoodinbuilt,includingboththeflaming
andcoalbedphases,willbeaffectedbyanumberofthings,suchas:
•fireboxsize,
•theamountofwoodloaded,
•thespeciesofwoodyouburn,
•thewoodmoisturecontent,
•thesizeofthespacetobeheated,
•theclimatezoneyoulivein,and
•thetimeofyear.

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Thetablebelowprovidesaverygeneralindicationofthemaximumburncycletimesyouarelikely
toexperience,basedonfireboxvolume.
FIREBOXVOLUMEMAXIMUM
BURNTIME
<0.042cubicmeter3to5hours
0.042m3to0.056m35to6hours
0.056m3to0.071m36to8hours
0.071m3to0.085m38to9hours
>0.085m39to10hours
Longburntimesarenotnecessarilyanindicationofefficientwoodinbuiltoperation.Whenyou
arehomeduringthedayandabletotendthefire,itispreferabletobuildasmallerfirethatmight
providethreeorfourhoursofheatingthantofullyloadthefireboxforamuchlongerburn.
Shorterburncyclesmakeiteasiertomatchtheheatoutputofthewoodinbuilttotheheat
demandofthespace.
4.4 BLOWEROPERATION
Allowthewoodinbuilttoreachoperatingtemperature(approximatelyonehour),beforeturning
ontheblower,sinceincreasedairflowfromtheblowerwillremoveheatandaffectthestart‐up
combustionefficiency.
BLOWERSWITCH*
3Speed,4Position,rotary.Off,Low,Medium,High.
NOTE:ENSURETHEBLOWERCORDISNOTINCONTACTWITHANYSURFACEOFTHEWOOD
INBUILTTOPREVENTELECTRICALSHOCKORFIREDAMAGE.DONOTRUNCORDBENEATHTHE
WOODINBUILT.
4.4.1 BLOWERMAINTENANCE
Theblowermotorbearingsarefactorylubricatedforyearsoftroublefreeoperation.
PremiumEcomaxxWoodheatersarefittedasstandardwitharoomairHEPAgradefiltration
system,asexplainedfurtherinthismanual,thisfiltereliminatesdustfromthesealedblowerarea
thuseliminatingtheneedforenduserintervention.
Furthermore,EcomaxxWoodheatingPtyLtdexpresslyimpliesthatmaintenanceinsidetheblower
areashouldonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedrepresentativeofEcomaxxWoodheatingPtyLtd.
Theremayberiskofelectricshockcausingpersonalinjuryevendeathbyopeningthesealed
blowerarea.
Openingtheblowerareawillvoidallwarranties,whetherexpressedorimplied.
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5MAINTAININGYOURWOODHEATINGSYSTEM
5.1 WOODINBUILTMAINTENANCE
Yournewwoodinbuiltwillgivemanyyearsofreliableserviceifyouuseandmaintainitcorrectly.
Someoftheinternalcomponentsofthefirebox,suchasfirebricks,bafflesandairtubes,willwear
overtimeunderintenseheat.Youshouldalwaysreplacedefectivepartswithoriginalparts(see
Appendix4:ExplodedDiagramandPartsList).Forfiringeachloadhottobeginacycleas
describedabovewillnotcauseprematuredeteriorationofthewoodinbuilt.However,lettingthe
woodinbuiltrunwiththeaircontrolfullyopenforentirecyclescancausedamageovertime.The
hotteryourunthewoodinbuiltthroughoutburncycles,themorequicklyitscomponentswill
deteriorate.Forthatreason,neverleavethewoodinbuiltunattendedwhileanewloadisbeing
firedhot.
5.1.1 CLEANINGDOORGLASS
Undernormalconditions,yourdoorglassshouldstayrelativelyclear.Ifyourfirewoodisdry
enoughandyoufollowtheoperatinginstructionsinthismanual,awhitish,dustydepositwillform
ontheinsideoftheglassafteraweekorsoofuse.Thisisnormalandcanbeeasilyremovedwhen
thewoodinbuiltiscoolbywipingwithadampclothorpapertowelandthendrying.Nevertryto
cleantheglasswhenthewoodinbuiltishot.
Inspringandfallwhenthewoodinbuiltisrunatlowertemperatures,youmayseesomelight
brownstainsforming,especiallyatthelowercornersoftheglass.Thisindicatesthatthefirehas
beensmokyandsomeofthesmokehascondensedontheglass.Whentheweatherismild,you
mayfindthatlettingthefiregooutisbetterthantryingtomaintainacontinuousfire.Usethe
techniquedescribedaboveforbuildingafiretotakethechilloffthehouse.
Ifyoudogetbrownstainsontheglassyoucanremovethemwithspecialcleanersforwoodinbuilt
glassdoors.Donotuseabrasivestocleanyourwoodinbuilt’sdoorglass.
Thedepositsthatformontheglassarethebestindicationofthequalityofyourfuelandhowwell
youaredoinginoperatingthewoodinbuilt.Yourgoalshouldbeclearglasswithnobrownstains.
Ifyoucontinuetoseebrownstainsontheglass,somethingaboutyourfuelandoperating
procedureneedstobechanged.Stainsontheglassindicateincompletecombustionofthewood,
whichalsomeansmoresmokeemissionsandfasterformationofcreosoteinthefluesystem.
Ifyouseebrownstreakscomingfromtheedgeoftheglass,itistimetoreplacethegasketaround
theglass.Visityourwoodinbuiltretailertogettheself‐adhesiveglassgasketandfollowthe
instructionsbelowforinstallation.
5.1.2 DOORADJUSTMENT
Inorderforyourwoodinbuilttoburnatitsbestefficiency,thedoormustprovideaperfectseal
withthefirebox.Therefore,thegasketshouldbeinspectedperiodicallymakingsuretoobtainan
airtightfit.Airtightnesscanbeimprovedwithasimplelatchmechanismadjustment.Toadjust:

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1. Makesuretheheateriscold.
2. Openthedoor.
3. Unscrewthelockscrew(A)onthedoorhandleshaft.
4. Rotatehandleshaftanti‐clockwise,thiswillincrease
pressureonthedoorseal.Toreducethepressureon
thedoorseal,rotatehandleshaftclockwise.
5. Closethedoorandlock.
6. Tryforseal.
7. Replacethelockscrew.
NOTE:Checkthatrollpin(B)iscentredinshaft.
5.1.3 REPLACINGTHEDOORGASKET
Itisimportanttomaintainthegasketingoodcondition.Afterayearormoreofuse,thedoor
gasketwillcompressandbecomehard,whichmayallowairtoleakpastit.Youcantestthe
conditionofthedoorgasketbyclosingandlatchingthedooronastripofpaper.Testallaround
thedoor.Ifthepaperslipsouteasilyanywhere,itistimetoreplacethegasket.
UsethecorrectreplacementgasketthatyoucanpurchasefromyourEcomaxxWoodheating
dealer.Thediameteranddensityofthegasketisimportanttogettingagoodseal.
Placethedoorface‐downonsomethingsoftlikeacushionofragsorpieceofcarpet.Removethe
oldgasketfromthedoorbypullingandpryingitoutwithanoldscrewdriver.Thenusethe
screwdrivertoscrapetheoldgasketadhesivefromthedoor.Nowruna6mm(1/4”)beadofhigh
temperaturesiliconeinthedoorgasketgroove.Startingfromthemiddleofthehingeside,press
thegasketintothegroove.Donotstretchthegasketasyouplaceit.Leavethegasketabout12
mm(1/2”)longwhenyoucutitandpresstheendintothegroove.Tuckanyloosefibresunderthe
gasketandintothesilicone.Closethedooranddonotusethewoodinbuiltfor24hours.
5.1.4 REPLACINGTHEGLASSGASKETAND/ORTHEGLASS
Itisagoodideatoreplacetheglassgasketwhenthedoorgasketisreplaced.Thegasketisflat,
adhesive‐backed,wovenfibreglass.Removethespringpin(A)fromthehandleshaft,thenut(B)
andtheglassretainer(C).Liftouttheglassandpullofftheoldgasket.Thisisagoodtimetoclean
theglassthoroughly.