Valcourt Antoinette Operating instructions

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READ AND KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR REFERENCE
FP7CE Antoinette
Installation And Operation Manual
Installation Instructions
This installation manual will help you obtain a safe,
efficient, dependable installation for your fireplace
and chimney system. Please read and understand
these installation instructions before beginning your
installation.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to modify or alter the
construction of the fireplace or its components. Any
modification or alteration of construction may void
the warranty, listings and approvals of this system.
In that case, Stove Builder International (SBI) will
not be responsible for damages. Install the fireplace
only as described in these instructions.
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výrobce: Stove Builder International Inc.
250, rue de Copenhague, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Quebec) Kanada G3A 2H3
Výhradní distributor: KF group s.r.o., Otín 7, Jindřichův Hradec
This manual is available for free download on the manufacturer’s web site. It is a copyrighted document.
Re-sale is strictly prohibited. The manufacturer may update this manual from time to time and cannot be
responsible for problems, injuries, or damages arising out of the use of information contained in any manual
obtained from unauthorized sources.

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THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THIS VALCOURT WOOD FIREPLACE
As one of North America’s largest and most respected wood stove and fireplace manufacturers, Stove
Builder International takes pride in the quality and performance of all its products. We want to help you get
maximum satisfaction as you use this product.
In the pages that follow you will find general advice on wood heating, detailed instructions for safe and
effective installation, and guidance on how to get the best performance from this fireplace as you build and
maintain fires, and maintain your wood heating system.
Congratulations on making a wise purchase.
If this fireplace is not properly installed, combustible materials near it may overheat. To reduce the risk of
fire, follow the installation instructions in this manual exactly. Contact local building or fire officials about
restrictions and installation inspection requirements in your area.
Please read this entire manual before you install and use your new fireplace. You may need to get a
building permit for the installation of this fireplace and the chimney that it is connected to. Consult your
municipal building department or fire department before installation. We recommend that you also
inform your home insurance company to find out if the installation will affect your policy.
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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Table of content
PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................ 5
1Safety Information .............................................................................. 5
1.1 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings.....................................................5
2General Information............................................................................ 7
2.1 FP7CE Antoinette Specifications ..........................................................................................................7
3Operating Your Fireplace................................................................. 10
3.1 Your First Fires....................................................................................................................................10
3.2 Lighting Fires ......................................................................................................................................10
3.2.1 Conventional Fire Starting..............................................................................................................11
3.3 Maintaining Wood Fires.....................................................................................................................11
3.3.1 General Advice ...............................................................................................................................11
3.3.2 Ash Removal ...................................................................................................................................12
3.3.3 Raking Charcoal ..............................................................................................................................12
3.3.4 Firing Each New Load Hot...............................................................................................................12
3.3.5 Air Intake Control and Exhaust Damper.........................................................................................13
3.3.6 Smoking Causes and Troubleshooting ........................................................................................13
4Maintaining Your Wood Heating System........................................ 14
4.1 Fireplace Maintenance ......................................................................................................................14
4.1.1 Glass Door Cleaning........................................................................................................................14
4.1.2 Screen Door Adjustment ................................................................................................................15
4.1.3 Glass Door Adjustment...................................................................................................................15
4.1.4 Glass Care –Replacement ..............................................................................................................16
4.1.5 Cleaning and Painting the Fireplace...............................................................................................16
4.2 Chimney and Chimney Liner Maintenance........................................................................................17
4.2.1 Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary..............................................................................................17
4.2.2 How Often Should You Clean the Chimney?..................................................................................17
4.2.3 Cleaning the Chimney.....................................................................................................................17
4.2.4 Fire Baffles Removal Prior to Cleaning the Chimney .....................................................................18
PART B –INSTALLATION..................................................................... 19
5Safety Information ............................................................................ 19
5.1 Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings ..............................................................................19
5.2 Regulations Covering Fireplace Installation.......................................................................................19

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5.3 Fireplace Installation..........................................................................................................................19
5.3.1 Installation of Spacers and Heat Shield..........................................................................................20
5.4 Fireplace Installation..........................................................................................................................21
Fire Baffles Installation ................................................................................................................................24
5.4.2 Locating the FP7CE ANTOINETTE ...................................................................................................25
5.4.3 Minimum Heart Extension Requirements......................................................................................26
5.4.4 Framing, Facing, Mantel and Combustible Shelf............................................................................27
6Clearances to Combustible Material............................................... 37
6.1 Locating the Certification Label .........................................................................................................37
6.2 Required Supply of Combustion Air...................................................................................................37
7The Venting System ......................................................................... 38
7.1 General...............................................................................................................................................38
7.2 Suitable Chimneys..............................................................................................................................38
7.2.1 Factory-built Metal Chimneys ........................................................................................................38
7.2.2 Masonry Chimneys .........................................................................................................................39
Appendix 1: Installing the Fresh Air Intake Kit................................... 42
7.2.3 Fresh Air Kit ....................................................................................................................................42
Appendix 2: Refractory Panels Replacement ..................................... 44
Appendix 3: Exploded Diagram and Parts List................................... 46
VALCOURT LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY...................................... 48

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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
We recommend that our wood burning hearth products be installed and serviced by professionals.
Use only a Valcourt glass door, specifically designed for the FP7CE Antoinette fireplace.
CAUTION: 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 FIREPLACE. KEEP ALL SUCH LIQUIDS OR AEROSOLS WELL AWAY FROM THE WOOD
FIREPLACE WHILE IT IS IN USE.
CAUTION: KEEP COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS AT LEAST 122 CM AWAY FROM THE FRONT OF THE FIREPLACE
OPENING.
•HOT WHILE IN OPERATION, KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY
CAUSE SKIN BURNS. GLOVES MAY BE NEEDED FOR WOOD FIREPLACE OPERATION.
•THIS WOOD FIREPLACE HAS BEEN TESTED FOR USE WITH A FIRE SCREEN. THE DOOR AND FIRE SCREEN
MAY BE OPENED ONLY DURING LIGHTING PROCEDURES OR RELOADING. ALWAYS CLOSE THE GLASS
OR FIRESCREEN DOOR AFTER IGNITION. DO NOT LEAVE THE WOOD FIREPLACE UNATTENDED WHEN
THE DOOR IS OPENED OR THE FIRESCREEN IN PLACE.
•DO NOT USE AS AN INCINERATOR.
CAUTION: NEVER USE GRATE OR ELEVATE FIRE. BUILD WOOD FIRE DIRECTLY ON HEARTH.
CAUTION: DO NOT USE A FIREPLACE INSERT AND OTHER PRODUCTS NOT SPECIFIED FOR USE WITH THIS
FIREPLACE.
CAUTION: DO NOT OBSTRUCT AIR INLETS. THIS FIREPLACE NEEDS AIR FOR ITS GOOD OPERATION.
WARNING: DO NOT USE MATERIALS OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS SECTION
DURING INSTALLATION AS THEY MAY BE SAFETY HAZARDS AND A FIRE COULD RESULT.
•WARNING: SHOULD THERE BE SOOT OR CREOSOTE FIRE IN YOUR FLUE SYSTEM ALSO CALLED
CHIMNEY FIRE, CLOSE THE EXHAUST DAMPER AND GLASS DOOR COMPLETELY. IMMEDIATELY CALL
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
USE ONLY RECOMMENDED FUEL. BURN ONLY SEASONED NATURAL FIREWOOD.
•THE USE OF SOME TYPES OF PRESERVATIVE-TREATED WOOD AS A FUEL CAN BE HAZARDOUS.

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•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.
•WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT TO A CHIMNEY SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PICTURES SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL ARE GENERIC
AND MAY NOT MATCH EXACTLY THE LOOK OF YOUR FIREPLACE.

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2GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1 FP7CE Antoinette Specifications
Recommended fuel
Wood logs (Birch, Beech or Hornbeam)
Test Standard
EN 13229/A2
Type of combustion
Intermittent
Reload time at nominal heat output
45 min
Color
Metallic black
Minimum flue draught (door closed)
12 Pa
Shipping Weight:
305 kg
Firebox Volume
0,15 m3
Maximum Log Length
460 mm
Recommended log length
406 mm
Log loading :
Sideways**
Flue Outlet Diameter
203 mm
Baffle Material
C-Cast
* 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.
Nominal Heat output*
25 kW
Flue gas temperature
393 °C
Efficiency
70,42 %
CO2mean concentration
10,11 %

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3OPERATING YOUR FIREPLACE
Inside the firebox of your unit, you will find the handle that allows you to open the glass door of your
fireplace. Simply insert into the opening provided for this purpose at the bottom left of the glass door. This
handle is removable so you can take it off at your convenience.
OPERATING WITH THE FIRE SCREEN DOOR INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF GENERATING CARBON
MONOXIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE IS AN ODOURLESS GAS THAT IS HIGHLY TOXIC AND WHICH CAN CAUSE
DEATH AT HIGH CONCENTRATION IN AIR.
3.1 Your First Fires
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal components of the
fireplace 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 fireplace, 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 fireplace. Once the paint smell disappears, your fireplace is
ready for serious heating.
3.2 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 chimney. Here are three popular and effective ways to start wood fires.