Not recommended as fuel:
- “green wood”. Green or damp wood reduces stove efficiency and soils the glass, the internal walls and the flue (soot,
tar, etc.).
- “used timbers”. Burning treated wood (railway sleepers, telegraph poles, offcuts of plywood or chip board, pallets, etc.)
quickly clogs the flue ways (soot, tar, etc.), pollutes the environment (pollution and smell, etc.) and cause the fire to burn
too quickly and overheat.
“Green wood” and “recovered wood” can eventually cause a chimney fire.
Prohibited fuel:
household waste and any form of bituminous coal or petroleum based coke.
This may damage the
product and cause pollution.
3.2 Use
Odours when using the stove for the first time
Fuel Overloading:
The maximum amount of fuel specified in this manual should not be exceeded, overloading can
cause excess smoke.
Painted products:
the stove may emit a smell when used for the first time. This is not toxic, but the room should be
thoroughly ventilated. Let the fire burn with a high draught until all traces of the smell have disappeared.
Enamelled products:
Condensation may form on the surface of the fireplace the first few times it is used. This must be
wiped off to prevent permanent stains forming when the surface heats up.
Air Control:
Figure 8
The amount of heat emitted by the stove is regulated using two air controls. The primary air supply, where air passes up
through the riddling grate, is controlled using the lower air control and the secondary air (airwash system), which is
supplied to the combustion over the glass, is controlled using the upper air control.
Operation with the door open can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be operated with the appliance door
left open.
Operation with the air controls or dampers open can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be operated with the
air controls or dampers left open except as directed in the instructions.
3.2.1 Use with Wood
Lighting: See Figure 8
• Slide the top air control to open. Open the lower control.
• Lay firelighters and rolled up newspapers on the grate with a small quantity of dry kindling. Place 2 or 3 small logs on
top.
• Light the newspaper or firelighters and close the door.
• Once the fire is established, add further logs of a diameter up to 10 cms.
• When the stove body is very hot, close the lower control.
• The burning rate can now be lowered by moving the top air control to smaller air inlet.
Re-fuelling: See Figure 8
• If there is insufficient burning material in the firebed to light a new fuel charge, excessive smoke emission can occur.
Refuelling must be carried out onto a sufficient quantity of glowing embers and ash that the new fuel charge will ignite in
a reasonable period. If there are too few embers in the fire bed, add suitable kindling to prevent excessive smoke.
• Slide the top air control to open. Open the lower control.
• Open the glass door and add logs. (To load fuel, the door should be opened slowly, avoiding a sudden rush of intake
air, so that smoke does not escape into the room.)
• Leave the secondary control open for two minutes to allow the initial volatiles in the wood to burn.
• Return to normal operation.
