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Wood loading
1. Open the door handle slightly and let the vacuum in the firebox equalise
for a few seconds before opening the door completely.
2. Add 2 logs of a combined weight of approx 1.0-1.5 kg. One log is placed
diagonally and the other one placed parallel to the back. Then close the
door. Leave the air inlet control completely open for approx. 5 minutes
until the logs turn black and catch fire.
Smokeless fuel loading
When using smokeless fuel the grate shall always be in open position, this is
reached by pulling the grate towards you. It is only when the grate is in open
position you are able to adjust the primary inlet air control.
1. Set the primary air control to the right, this will give maximum of air
supply towards the grate.
2. Close the secondary air inlet control.
3. Add 0,6 kg of briquetts on top of the glowing embers and close the door.
4. After approx. 5 minutes when the fuel is well alight, open the door and
place the primary air control at 50 % open, this will under normal conditions
give you the nominal output of 4 kW.
De-ash before refueling, refuel little and often for clean and efficient bur-
ning. Always burn new fuel at high output for a few minutes before you adjust
the primary air control into desired setting.
Remember not to burn with
the primary air control at maximum for longer periods.
You must NOT burn the following
Under no circumstances may bituminous coal or petrolium based solid fuel
briquettes be used. Neither pressure impregnated wood, painted or glued
wood, chipboard, plastic or colour brochures be used as fuel. All these mate-
rials can create hydrochloric acid and heavy metals that are damaging both
to the environment and the stove. Hydrochloric acid can also attack the steel
in the chimney or the mortar in a stone built chimney.
STOve maiNTeNaNce
The glass may be come sooty with use, even if the fire is lit with dry wood
with a moisture content of 15-20%. Wiping with dry paper is often sufficient
when cleaning regularly. If the soot has been on the glass for longer it can
be removed using cleaning agent or a specific soot removal agent. When
antrhacite smokeless fuel are used and the glass air wash is reduced you will
likely have stain on the glass, this will easily be removed with some cleaning
agent. These cleaning agents can be purchased at your local supermarket or
your local stove dealer.
Never use cleaning agents that contain any abrasives, these can damage the
glass.
Ensure that no embers remain when removing ash from the stove. The ash
must be stored in a fireproof container with a lid for for at least a week
before being disposed of.
Also clean inside the area where the ash-pan is located, otherwise spilled ash
can prevent the ash-pan from being fully inserted and prevent the fireplace
door from being closed properly.
The grate and other cast iron components can be cleaned using a wirebrush.
It is important that the gaskets are checked from a combustion point of
view, because worn gaskets reduce combustion because the stove draws
additional air.
Painted parts of the stove can be cleaned with a damp cloth and, if neces-
sary, a little washing-up liquid. Damage, such as scratches, to painted parts
can be repaired using Contura touch up paint. Contact your dealer.
Components close to the centre of the fire may need to be replaced. Examp-
les of such components are the stove cladding and grate. The life of these
components depends on how much and in what way the stove has been used.
3. If you wish slower combustion, the supply of air inlet can be reduced. No-
minal output of 4 kW is usually obtained when the air inlet control is set
to 50% open and two logs are lit. In this operating mode it is important
that the air inlet control is fully open for the first 5 minutes so that the
wood has a chance to ignite fully before the supply of from the air inlet
control is reduced. A condition of being able to control the heat output
is a thick bed of embers and a high temperature in the firebox. When the
fire has burnt down to embers is the time to add more wood.
The conditions for controlling combustion vary depending on the tempe-
rature in the stove and the draft in the chimney.
Hearth plate glass must
be discarded as waste
material together with
pottery and porcelain
Quick lighTiNg
It is important that the wood catches fire quickly. Quick lighting is achieved
by opening the combustion air damper fully or by leaving the door in the
lighting position for a moment. Smouldering, i.e. reduced air supply, results
in poor combustion and efficiency with high emission discharges and can, in
worst-case scenarios, cause rapid gas ignition resulting in stove damage.
The wood’s moisture content
Fresh wood is about 50 per cent water. Some of the water circulates freely
between the fibres and some of the water is bound in the cells. The wood
must always be dried so that the free water evaporates. The timber is ready
for use when the moisture content has fallen below 20 %. If wood with a
higher moisture content is lit, a large part of the energy content of the wood
is used boiling off the water. If the wood is damp, the combustion is also
poor, layers of soot and tar build up in the chimney and could, at worst, lead
to a chimney fire. In addition, it causes the glass of the stove to soot and may
cause discomfort to those living nearby.
To ensure thoroughly dry wood, the wood should be cut in the winter and
stored, well aired, under a roof. Never cover the wood pile with a tarpaulin to
the ground. The tarpaulin will then act as a sealed cover and the wood will
be prevented from drying. Always store a small amount of wood indoors for
several days before use, so that the surface moisture has time to evaporate