OPERATING YOUR STOVE
Our stoves are designed to be operated with the
fire door(s) closed at all times, apart from
refuelling (when alight) or cleaning (when cold).
Never leave the appliance unattended for an
extended length of time with the door(s) open.
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FUEL TYPES
WOOD
Any type of wood is suitable provided it is well
seasoned and has a moisture content below
20%. This usually implies that the timber has been
suitably stored to allow moisture to evaporate for
at least nine months in the case of soft wood,
and at least twenty four months in the case of
hard wood. We recommend that for general
burning wood should be split into logs of no more
than 100mm (4”) diameter.
SOLID FUEL
Arada recommends the use of HETAS approved
smokeless fuels which have been deemed suitable
for use on closed appliances, including multi fuel
stoves. These include:
Homefire Ecoal
Phurnacite
Homefire Ecoal Instant Light
Taybrite
Homefire
Newflame
Homefire Ovals
Maxibrite
Supertherm
Sunbrite
Ancit
Pureheat
USER GUIDE
Becton User Guide
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LIGHTING THE FIRE
Prior to lighting the stove for the first time,
check with the installer that the installation
and all building work is complete.
Ensure that you have read and understood
these instructions before lighting the fire.
AIR INLET CONTROLS
Your stove has two air inlet controls. These are
located either on the stove body or the door.
The primary air inlet providing under draught
to the base of the fire chamber and the
airwash system (secondary air) providing
overdraught.
The exact controls may differ from
those illustrated in this manual but will work in
the same way.
PRIMARY AIR
Air enters the appliance through the control
on the bottom of the fire door. Your stove has a
single control knob which slides left to right.
AIRWASH SYSTEM / SECONDARY
AIR
The airwash has an internal sliding plate with
slots, housed in a cover plate, and is located
above the fire door. Sliding the control knob to
the right as far as it will go, achieves the fully
open position.
