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Fig. 11 - Wood positioning
• To know the lenght of wood log to use, check the dimensions of stove combustion chamber.
• It is advisable to place the wood in horizontal position (see
) and adjust the air flow with the
aid of the register.
• To ignite proper ignitier products can be used.
It is forbidden to use any type of liquid combustible!
It is forbidden to burn wood processing waste containing glue or paint, waste in general
and cardboard!
• Here following some information about the quality of different type of woods:
TYPE OF WOOD
QUALITY
% PERFORMANCE
Oak
Excellent
100
Hornbeam
Excellent
100
Ash
Very good
92
Maple
Very good
91
Birch
Good
89
Elm
Good
84
Beech
Good
80
Willow
Sufficient
71
Spruce
Sufficient
70
Red deal
Fair
67
Larch
Fair
66
Lime
Worst
57
Poplar
Worst
50
Small pieces of wood are easily inflammable and so increase the power of the range. They are the best to ligh
the fire.
The nominal power and the best combustion of the boiler is obtained by using beech logs of medium-big
dimension (as, for ex. 4/5 logs of total weight 8 kg, getting more less 1 hour of full power combustion).
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