When you first start burning your new gas stove, you’ll see smoke and detect an odor. This is a normal part of the paint curing process. If you burn your stove on high for 3 to 5 hours, this can help speed up the curing process. If you do this on a mild day where…
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How to Change the Batteries in your Lopi/FPX Gas Appliance
Prior to changing the batteries in your appliance, make sure it is cool and the fire isn’t running so that you can access the batteries safely. The batteries are there for a very specific reason, they allow the fireplace to work when there is a power outage, so you’ll actually have normal operation even without…
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How to Use the Hearthstone Maxitrol Remote
The Maxitrol G6R remote control display screen provides the user with several data points. In the manual operation mode screen, shown, in the upper left-hand corner indicates the current room temperature. To the right the battery level indicator. Below that the time of day and below that the fan level indicator. Along the bottom of…
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How to Use a Moisture Meter
The moisture meter is a real handy tool for you to use when you’re burning a wood-burning product. First, it will tell us if we’re burning dry seasoned wood or not which will tell us if we’re going to get the optimum performance out of our product. It will also help keep your glass a…
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