Cayuga Way Fireplace Insert

  • Fireplace Inserts Don’t Require A Lot of Wood

  • Fireplace Inserts Burn Hot

Using the fireplace insert is simple when you follow these instructions:

1. Open the door

2. Place one log along the back and place two pieces of fat wood perpendicular to the log

4. Place a second log on the fatwood

5. Make sure the top bypass bar is pulled all the way out.

7. Light the paper under the fatwood.

8. After the paper and fatwood are burning, close the door but leave it 2-3" open

9. After the wood has caught fire, add a third log as shown

3. Place some paper under the fatwood

  • close and lock the door

  • push the top bypass bar all the way in

  • pull the bottom air control slider all the way out

6. Make sure the bottom air control slider is pushed all the way in

10. After 15-20 minutes, the temperature will start to increase. Once the temperature exceeds 500 degrees:

11. Once the door is closed, the fire will start to burn like the picture. The temperature will continue to climb. Eventually the temperature will climb to 700-800 degrees.

12. After the door closed has been for several minutes, the fire will start to look like this picture.

Blower Operation

The blower will turn on once the stove is up to temperature. This is typically 30-45 minutes after starting the fire. Follow the directions below to alter the blower speed.

Re-Loading the Stove

Use gloves when reloading wood. Follow the directions below to minimize smoke spillage while re-loading the stove.

1. Open the air control all the way (push it in). Open the bypass (pull it out).

2. Open the door slightly. Let airflow inside the firebox stabilize before opening the doors fully.

3. Load wood onto the fire.

Overnight Burn

Follow the steps below to achieve an overnight burn

1. Move the air control to high burn and let the stove become hot (burn for approximately 15 minutes).

2.Load as much wood as possible. Use large pieces if possible.

3. Let the stove burn on high for 15 minutes to keep the stove hot, and then turn the air control to low.

4. In the morning the stove should still be hot, with embers in the coal bed. Stir the coals and load small pieces of wood to re-ignite the fire, if desired.

Cayuga Way has new Lopi Flush Wood Medium Inbuilt fireplace insert in the kitchen/dining area fireplace. The fireplace insert reduces the amount of wood burned and, what does burn, burns much cleaner. Don’t worry if you haven’t used a fireplace insert before, they are not hard to use but there are a few things to keep in mind: