barbas ECO 810, Installation Instructions Manual

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ECO 810
How much wood will I use?
That depends entirely on how you heat your room, what sort of appliance you
have and the size of the room you are heating. As a general rule, a fi re used in
accordance with our guidelines (no air under the fuel, topped up once an hour)
each kg wood produces an output of about 3 kW.
In an averagely-insulated house, the general rule is that in a room of 80 m
3
, you
need a fi re with an output of around 7 kW. For each subsequent 10 m
3
, add on
0.6 kW.
In a relatively well-insulated house, the general rule is that in a room of 80 m
3
,
an appliance of 5.5 kW is adequate, and for each subsequent 10 m
3
, you need
to add a further 0.4 kW.
Can a wood-burning stove/fi tted fi re be connected to a central heating
installation?
The Barbas range does not have any stoves/fi res that can be connected to
central heating installations. W
e do not advise attempting it !!
How do I know if I’m heating correctly?
Follow the instructions in this manual.
The fl ames should play softly across the wood and the wood should burn evenly.
Once the fi re has been burning for a short time, the smoke from the chimney
should be almost translucent.
What is wrong with a smoking chimney?
A seriously smoking chimney means that combustion is less than optimum.
There may be a number of reasons for this. If the fi re has only just caught on,
or has recently been topped up, some smoke is normal. By opening the door
for a short period, the wood will catch fi re quicker and the smoky period will be
shorter.