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ECO 810
6.4. HEATING ECONOMICALLY
The most environmentally-friendly and economic way of heating with wood is
to have your fi re hot but calm. The ash should appear to glow a soft red-orange
and should not glow like a blacksmith’s fi re. Fires like that burn quickly and
intensely, leaving little time for complete combustion.
Your fi re is at its most economical when:
Ÿ Burning with the door closed. This makes the fi re hotter and improves
combustion.
Ÿ Using dry and clean wood (as described further in section 8).
Ÿ Combustion is regular. When burning, shut the ridling grill/primary air supply
(wood-burning only).
Ÿ The bed of the fi re should be composed of one material, though the fi re
must have easy access to air. Position the blocks of wood (loosely and
evenly) horizontally on the bed of ash, so that they are separate and several
centimetres away from the walls.
Continuous burning with primary air (air through the ridling grill)
causes a fi erce, white-hot fi re that can cause damage to the grill
and other cast-iron parts of the stove.
Only open the door for fi lling and lighting the fi re and for removing the ash. Keep
the door shut at all other times.