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Fitted lower restrictor plate
The lower restrictor plate provides an extended lip on the front of
combustion chamber to prevent ash or dust from falling out of the
stove. It is possible to remove it by first taking out the two top boards.
You can then tilt the rear board forwards and remove it. The lower
side boards can then be taken out and the plate removed. All the
boards should then be replaced in reverse order – take care that the
back board is fully pushed down behind the base board.
Setting the minimum burn rate
As with all wood burners, the Icarus should not be fully shut down and
allowed to smoulder, doing so creates smoke and coats the inside of
the flue and stove with creosote. The ideal minimum setting should
ensure the stove burns with a constant lazy flame, if the fire dies and
relights with a pulsing flame or appears to burn above the fuel then
the air setting is too low.
There is a hole to the right of the air control knob with a screw inside,
this screw adjusts the range of movement of the control knob. If the
fire burns too vigorously when the control knob is pulled all the way
out, use a No.2 Phillips screwdriver to turn the screw anticlockwise,
this will let you pull the knob out a little further. If the flame is not
