Chilli Penguin Chilli Billie, Installation And Operating Manual

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4.d Simple Guide to your First Fire
We recommend the goldilocks and the three bears method; small fire, medium fire, hot fire.
read this manual and all warnings carefully
The A, B & C of lighting your 1st stove fire are:
A = air control B = burn dry wood C = cure paint carefully
medium fire
• once the kindling fire is well established add larger split logs, use gloves
• close ash door and adjust controls
• burn for about an hour
hot fire
• add additional wood
• burn for an additional hour
• your stove paint should be largely cured!
prepare a small kindling fire
• scrunch up paper/firelighter, place under kindling in a teepee shape inside the firebox.
• arrange paper so it is accessible via front lighting hole, close lid.
• open all air controls: primary, secondary, lighting hole and ash pan door
• light a match, long ones are easier and light the paper through the lighting hole
• burn for 15 minutes
4.e
Principles of Combustion
All fuels need the presence of oxygen to burn. The more oxygen a fire gets the hotter
and faster it will burn. When, where and how air is introduced into a firebox of a stove
will greatly influence the heat output, burning rate, fuel efficiency and impact on the
environment. Different fuels burn in different ways and it is important to know the
basics in order to operate your multi-fuel stove with confidence.
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