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ON THE OTHER HAND
If you let the fire burn low and then put a huge
load of fuel on, you will kill the fire and it will go
out or take some considerable time to recover,
during this time it will smoke and soot the chimney
up.
RECOVERING THE FIRE
If the fire is allowed to get low, refuel with small
amounts of wood and give the stove plenty of air
until the firebox temperature recovers. Slowly
build the fire up by adding fuel little and often.
When the fire is established control the burning
rate by reducing the airflow. Use the air valves but
keep plenty of air wash going to keep the glass
clean.
Excessive smoke emission is a sure sign that you
are not running the stove correctly
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When the stove is running correctly there will be
no or very little smoke coming from the chimney.
After a fresh charge of fuel it may be necessary to
open all three air controls, when the fire has
settled down, use the over fire air and the air wash.
Once the stove is up to temperature you will see
how the fuel gasses off to produce lovely light
wispy flames rolling around the firebox. These
flames are very controllable and by building on your
experience you will be able to get the stove to
respond to most of your requirements.
De Ashing the stove is important, if the ash is
allowed to build up it will touch the grate and stop
cooling air reaching it, this will in turn cause the
grate to overheat and become damaged and
unserviceable.
This sort of damage will not be allowed as fair wear
and tear and will not be covered by the warranty.
4. Maximum burning times.
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Do not top the fire off with house coal.
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It is completely unsuitable and will lead
to a sooty glass, sooty stove and a
rapidly blocked chimney.
There is a skill and knowledge to acquire if you want
to get the stove to burn for long periods.
Here are the critical factors
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What type of fuel to use.
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How and when to re-fuel.
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Where to set the air controls.
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How to set the chimney up.
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What happens to the chimney when the
stove is slowed down.
5. TIPS.
Maximum length of burn will be achieved using a
smokeless fuel.
Build the fire up slowly by adding fuel during the
evening, try to get the firebox full of red-hot fuel,
before retiring to bed, give the stove a slight
riddle and then top it up with a final load of fuel.
Leave the over fire air and the air wash just
cracked.
If you admit too much air it will burn all the fuel
away.
If you don’t admit enough air the stove will go out
without burning all the fuel and the glass will
become dirty.
You will have to experiment to find out the best
way to keep the fire in.
6. Riddling the Stove
To riddle the stove simply insert one end of the tee
bar tool into the brass eye at the end of the
riddling rod and pull / push until the ash has been
riddled away.
7. MAINTAINANCE.
To keep your stove working well, you must make
sure that it is kept in good condition.
As you can see we have linked cleaning with
maintenance, if you pay attention to keeping the
stove clean and tidy, maintenance will be much
reduced and the stove will work to its maximum
potential.
ASH and clinker are the major problems with solid
fuel stoves.
To try and minimise them we have designed this
stove with a large ash pan and an externally
operated riddling grate allowing you to riddle the
stove with the door closed.
In addition to the large ash pan we have also fitted
ash pan guides in either side of the ash pit base.
These guides make sure that the ash pan is forced
to go where we want it: under the grate.
