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Stove Thermometers - DO NOT USE WITH OUR STOVES
We receive a very small number of calls from customers who have managed to damage their
stoves from over-firing, in almost all cases they have a thermometer fitted to their flue.
The Fireballs are the world’s most efficient stove because firstly, due to the unique method of
introducing air, the combustion chamber is extremely hot, and secondly, the heat is extracted from
the combusted gasses to heat the room before it enters the flue.
The gases have been cooled to below what the stove thermometer will measure. Because the
thermometer is not ‘in the green’, you think that the stove is not operating efficiently, so load the
chamber with wood and have the air wide open.
This creates such an inferno that occasionally the ceramic glass can frost (something even the
windows on the space shuttle could not achieve during re-entry)
The ONLY thing that a stove thermometer shows is that you have an inefficient stove and are
losing a lot of heat up the flue, not a great deal of use really.
Care of Glass
A fine layer of ash is deposited on the glass after each firing, this should be cleaned off every time
before the next firing. It is easy to clean, but if it is left on over a period of time it will build up and
the massive amount of heat generated inside the fireball stoves can actually fire the ash into the
glass.
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Clean the glass each time before re-lighting
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Clean glass with a ceramic glass cleaner
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If necessary, remove fired on stains with clean wire wool (not a ‘brillo’ type pad) every time
before lighting. A product made by Trollull is excellent. www.trollull.co.uk
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Ensure all glass cleaner is removed from glass before firing
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Do not over aerate the stove as this can cause fly ash to stick.
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Do not run for long periods with the lever to the right, once the fire is established move the
lever to a roughly central position where you will achieve the most economic wood to heat
ratio
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Only add logs at the back of the stove
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Make sure the log retainer points into the stove
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Most deposits burn off when the stove is very hot, this is with the lever roughly in the middle
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Do not over load the stove or try and keep it in overnight. Add a little wood often.
The stove is double glazed; check the rope seals and screws regularly to ensure a long life.
