Contour 5W Series Manual - V4.0
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Instructions
Setting The Air Control Management
The following is a recommendation only for maximum efficiency.
When burning wood only or solid mineral fuels (smokeless fuels) the following settings are
recommendations only as it is all dependent on the moisture content of the material to be
burnt.
So if the moisture content (wood) is above 16 to 20% which is the recommended level in any
of these products you may well need to make adjustments to get the optimum burn efficiency
out of this stove. So the following is a guide only to the position of the primary, secondary and
tertiary air controls.
Please note that wood burns from the top of the fire box down so more control is gained from
the secondary and tertiary slider control bar. These operate the clean glass air wash system
which assists in helping to prevent the glass blackening up and the Eco-Cleanburn at the
rear of the fire box which helps to insure that all of the gases given off from the wood and
solid mineral fuels are fully burnt prior to being exhausted up the chimney, therefore giving
maximum heat output and efficiency to the stove.
As you open and close the single slider for the clean glass air wash (secondary) and the Eco-
Cleanburn (tertiary) there is a balancing valve (which you never need to touch) fitted into the
rear of the stove that automatically manages the volume of air being fed to each of the outlet
air controls so the optimum airflow is delivered to the clean glass air wash down the front of
the glass and the Eco-Cleanburn afterburn at the rear of the fire box.
However, solid mineral fuels burn from the bottom up so you require air flow from the primary
air slider on the door and less from the secondary and tertiary control.
Please refer to the table below as a guide only to the position of the 2 air controllers.
Burning wood only
Position of air
management controls
Lighting the stove
Once alight & burning
well
To shut the stove off
1 Primary control slider
(on front of door)
Open fully to the right Slider to the middle
Close completely (to
the left)
2 Secondary slider
(in middle of stove)
Pull slider out 75%
towards you
Push slider in to
approx 50%
Push in fully to close
Burning solid mineral fuels
Position of air
management controls
Lighting the stove
Once alight & burning
well
To shut the stove off
1 Primary control slider
(on front of door)
Open fully to the right Slider to the middle
Close completely (to
the left)
2 Secondary slider
(in middle of stove)
Pull slider out 75%
towards you
Push slider in
between 50% - 25%
Push in fully to close
