Charnwood TOR, Operating & Installation Instructions Manual

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before opening the ash door when removing the bin for emptying.
The ash bin should be emptied when the level of ash reaches
approximately three quarters full.
Once the bin has been removed from the stove the lid can be pivoted
into position to prevent ash escaping while the bin is being carried.
The stove may be lit using dry kindling wood and paper or fire
lighters. Place the paper, or fire lighters, and kindling on the grate and
cover with a few small dry logs. Open the air control fully (see Fig. 1).
Light the paper or fire lighters. Close the door until the fuel is well
ignited then load with fuel.
On initial lighting, the stove may smoke and give off an odour as the
silicon paint with which the firebox is painted reacts to the heat. This
is normal and will cease after a short time, but meanwhile the room
should be kept well ventilated.
At first only light a small fire and burn it slowly for two hours to allow
any residual moisture in the bricks to evaporate.
LIGHTING
CONTROLLING THE FIRE
The Tor and Tor Pico have been designed to burn steadily and
efficiently with low smoke emissions. There are five settings for the air
control and using these enable the stove to function well under
different conditions.
The fire is controlled by the single air control knob shown in Fig. 1.
Pull the knob out to make the fire burn faster, push it in to make the
fire burn slower.
Introduction
The unique QuattroFlowTM air control provides carefully balanced
air supply to enable optimum burning conditions without the need for
multiple controls.
Once the fire is up to temperature the airwash system will begin to
work, so allow the fire to become hot before adjusting the air
controls to the required setting.
Control settings are as follows:
Fully out Start up/Max heat
3 Fast
2 Medium
1 Slow
Fully in Slumber
General comments
The Tors work at their best with a generous firebed of ash. We
recommend that when the fire is well underway a single layer of logs
are loaded front to back. The firebed ash should not be allowed to
block the rear air holes.
Firebed ash can be removed by pulling the riddling handle on the
lower right of the stove back and forth. This will deposit ash in the
concealed ash carrier under the firebox and at the same time enable
the firebed level to be monitored. When the door is open check that
the ash is behind the front guide bar.
It is important to use dry kindling wood to start the fire in order to
ensure that smoke is kept to a minimum. This will also help keep the
glass clean. It is recommended that the initial fire is made smaller than
the guide bars and then built up as the initial fire gets well alight.
Initial kindling loaded
Small logs added as fire catches
It is important to use dry smaller split logs while building up the fire
while still keeping this initial fire away from the side guide bars.
Fig.2 Initial Firing – air setting fully out
Fig.3 Building the fire – air setting fully out
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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TOR &
TOR PICO