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ENERGA 80-50
6 STOKING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME
If you have had your chimney breast modifi ed or newly built, fi rst allow your home to dry
properly. Walls which have not been allowed to dry properly are a magnet for dust such
as any smoke particles created when stoking up the fi tted fi re or suddenly opening the
door. Even scorched dust can easily be retained by damp walls. Think also of dust on
the outside of the appliance or on hot radiators etc.
Check that all packaging, stickers etc. and/or all dust and waste has been cleaned up
after the installation work (to avoid it getting scorched/causing a bad smell).
Check again that all moving parts are in order and that loose parts such as bottom and
side panels, particulate fi lter etc. are in the correct position. They may have moved
during installation.
The built-in fi re has a heat-proof fi nish. It only hardens at high temperatures. When
unpacked, it is therefore not fully hardened. It can easily be damaged at this time.
Begin stoking up the fi re with a low fl ame (see chapter 7). Increase the heat gradually
for approx. 2 hours until you reach the correct output. Keep it at this level for another
2 - 3 hours. The fi nish will now be properly hardened and can be touched without
damaging. The hardening process creates a nasty, though harmless, smell/vapour.
Adequate ventilation is of the utmost importance.