United States Stove Company 3800PB - Manual (Page 16)

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If the stove is properly installed it should not emit any smoke into your room. Should this happen,
Check that your room is not air tight. This can easily be checked by opening a door or window. If the
smoking stops you need to provide an additional air supply into the room. If this is not the problem,
check if your chimney is blocked or obstructed and that you are not getting a down draft caused by
the location of the open end of the flue pipe or chimney.
If the problem persists contact your dealer and ask him to get your chimney and stove installation
checked.
Smoke in Room
Fire Burns too Quickly
This is usually caused by too much draft or air.
• Firstly try reducing the air supply to the stove by closing down your air controls, if this fails then
you may have damage to the sealing.
• Check the condition of the door sealing rope and the joints within the stove.
If neither of these solve the problem you may have too much draft on your chimney and you may
need to fit a damper valve into your flue system. You should not install a flue damper without con-
sulting a specialist. Never install a damper that can completely block your flue or chimney. Contact
your dealer to discuss this.
Fire Burns too Quickly
Chimney fires occur when soot and creosote that have built up in the flue system ignite. If the stove
is operated properly and the flue checked and cleaned regularly then chimney fires should not oc-
cur. These fires can be very dangerous and must be avoided. Try to maintain good, hot fires in the
stove whenever possible and at least once in every firing open the air controls and allow the stove to
burn on full for a short while until the entire fire bed is glowing red. Check your flue system regularly
for build-up of soot and creosote and clean as necessary.
Chimney fires can be detected by sparks coming from the top of the chimney, a roaring sound com-
ing from the area of the stove or chimney or vibration in the stove or chimney.
In the event of a chimney fire, close the air controls, evacuate the building and call the fire depart-
ment. Do not relight the stove after a chimney fire until the stove and flue have been checked and
any necessary repairs have been carried out.