Revised: 14/11/2011
Printed: 20/03/2013
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Operating Information
Fuel
Ignition: A supply of newspapers.
Kindling: 10 mm – 20 mm diameter light, split, pieces of wood.
Start up wood: 30 mm – 75 mm diameter medium size, split pieces of wood.
“Burn only Hardwood”
Starting a fire
Fully open the air inlet by sliding the control to the extreme left, which opens the top and
bottom air inlets. Open the fire box door by lifting the handle to unlock.
To build a fire, place crumpled ‘balls’ of newspaper in the firebox. Build a cone or tepee of
kindling over the bed of newspaper and ignite. When properly alight, close and latch the door.
When the kindling is well alight add some start up wood, which will prepare the fire to take
larger sized firewood. Close the door securely. Once the fire is fully established move the air
control to the right. Moving the control fully to the right establishes the LOW–burn position.
Switch on the fan after the firebox has heated up. (This could take up to 30 minutes).
Loading
When the start up wood is well alight, add a load of firewood. Your
Arrow
heater will burn
any diameter logs, which fit in the firebox. Large logs will take longer to ignite, but will burn
longer. Once these logs are alight, adjust the air control to desired level. As well as keeping
recommended firewood sizes in mind, the way you load the fuel will affect the operating
characteristics of your
Arrow
heater. Always ensure adequate air is provided for combustion
and, to reduce creosote, a smaller intense fire is preferable to a large smouldering one.
If a large log is placed across the width of the firebox, more often than not the wood will
smoulder rather than burn effectively. This is because the primary burn air enters the
Arrow
firebox above the door opening and travels down the door glass effectively ‘washing the glass’
(i.e. minimising carbon, soot and creosote deposits), before travelling through the fuel load.
Should primary burn air be restricted in travelling through the fuel load, for example by a large
piece of wood lying across the firebox, it follows that the correct combustion process will not
take place.
It is better to place 2-3 smaller diameter pieces of wood front to back with a minimum spacing
of 20mm as a load and a larger piece or pieces across these.
Note: The fan fitted to the heater should be operating whenever a fire is burning. (Except on
start up). Failure to do so may over burn unit and void fan warranty.
Fan operation
Arrow
heaters are fitted with a 3-speed fan for efficient distribution of warmth. Always
operate the fan when the appliance is in use (except on start up). When operating at low burn,
turn down to the lowest setting.
