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HOMEOWNER'S CARE AND
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
ESTATE SERIES
41" Wood Burning Fireplaces
P/N 875,006M REV. B 04/2004
LENNOX HEARTH PRODUCTS
MODELS
EST-48 EST-48-H
The information contained in this manual applies to all model fireplaces
identified on this page. This information will help you obtain safe and
dependable service from your Lennox fireplace system. Keep this docu-
ment in a safe place for future reference.
Before you start your first fire, read this Care and Operations Manual
careful
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12. DO NOT use a fireplace insert or any other CONGRATULATIONS! product not specified by the manufacturer for use with this fireplace. In selecting this DAVE LENNOX Signature™ Collection wood burning fireplace, you have chosen the finest and most dependable fireplace to be found anywhere. A beautiful, 13. If you are using your fireplace as a “deco- prestigious, addition to the finest homes. Welcome to a Family of hundreds of thousands rative appliance,” such as with a permanently of satisfied
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5. Closed screens prevent fire, sparks and Prior to installing any gas log set, (Vented or SOFTWOOD VS HARDWOOD embers from popping out of the firebox while a Unvented) refer to the fireplace installation fire is burning. Pull screens back when adding instructions for verification of mantle heights Softwoods contain about 15 percent highly wood to the firebox. and placement of combustible materials around flammable resin which generates creosote soot the firebox opening. NEVER INSTALL AN in the
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8. Be a knowledgeable wood buyer. There is a The damper is controlled through the use of a HARDWOODS DENSITY control lever located within the firebox open- difference in cord sizes. A standard cord stack of logs is 4 ft. high by 8 ft. long by 4 ft. deep or ing at the top center just behind the firebox Alser, Red .41 the equivalent of this cubic footage, (Figure 1 ). lintel (Figure 2 ). Ash .49-.60 Aspen .38-.39 The control lever snaps into place at the ex- Standard Basswood, American .37 Cord of
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• Extreme temperature changes can cause glass The combustion air kit provides for outside air to WARNING: IF YOUR FIREPLACE IS breakage — do not build a hot fire and close the be drawn into the firebox as an aid for combus- EQUIPPED WITH GLASS DOORS, IT glass doors if the doors are cold. tion. If installed, only one combustion air kit is SHOULD BE OPERATED WITH THE DOORS needed and it will be installed on the right top of FULLY OPEN OR FULLY CLOSED. IF THE • If the tempered glass pane becomes sc
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Refractories should be replaced when: REFRACTORIES WARNING: CONTINUED OVERFIRING CAN PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR 1. The crack opens more than ¹⁄₄" (19 mm). All fireboxes contain a furnace refractory floor, FIREPLACE SYSTEM. SOME EXAMPLES sides and back. These refractories are rein- OF OVERFIRING ARE: 2. Pitting in the surface is extensive and pits forced with steel, but can be broken by improper become deeper than ³⁄₁₆" (4.76 mm). use. Dropping logs on the bottom refractory • BURNING QUANTITIES OF S
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2. When lighting your fire, a little smoke may 6. Is a vent fan, exhaust hood or central REPLACEMENT PARTS escape into the room – more likely if the heating/cooling system stealing combustion chimney is cold. To correct this, hold a lighted air from your fireplace? If their volume is high A complete parts list is found at the end of this newspaper up inside the firebox near the open enough, this can cause negative pressure and manual. Use only parts supplied from the flue damper. This will turn
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REPLACEMENT PARTS Model EST-48 No. DESCRIPTION Part No. Qty. Fireplace Assembly – – 1. Firescreen 16M01 2 2. Rod, Screen 16M02 2 3. Refractory, Side, (RH) 16M03 1 Refractory, Side, (RH) – Herringbone 16M07 1 4. Refractory, Side, (LH) 16M04 1 Refractory, Side, (LH) – Herringbone 16M08 1 5. Refractory, Rear 16M05 1 Refractory, Rear – Herringbone 16M09 1 6. Refractory, Bottom 16M06 1 Refractory, Bottom – Herringbone 16M10 1 7. Grate 12M76 1 Lennox Hearth Products reserves the right to make changes
