5 - REQUIREMENTS
Your "closed Stove" is an extremely efficient heating
appliance :
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High output
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Stays in for a long time at reduced speed
APPLIANCES EQUIPPED WITH A LIGHTING DAMPER
Warning : The air adjusting slide is used to obtain a
greater air intake for the purpose of lighting:
"Lighting position", see Fig. 6. The "Lighting
position" is reserved strictly for lighting and
relighting operations and must not be
maintained for more than 30 minutes.
Otherwise, serious damage may be caused to
the appliance and its surroundings. A
constant watch must be kept on the appliance
when it is used in the "Lighting position".
5.1 - Lighting the stove for the first time
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When fireplace is completed and the appliance in
place, give the various building materials time to dry
(2 to 3 weeks).
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After lighting the stove for the first time (see § 5.4.1),
build a moderate fire for the first few hours using just
one log with a diameter of about 15 cm, with the
damper halfway open (Fig. 5b or 6). This will ensure
that the temperature of all the parts of the fireplace
increases gradually and that the appliance will
expand normally.
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You may find that initially the stove gives off a smell
of paint, in wich case simply air the room.
5.2 - Fuel
5.2.1 - Recommended Fuel
Hardwood : oak, honbeam, beech, chesnut, etc.
It is advisable to use only well-seasoned wood with a
maximum moisture content of 20 % ; that is wood that as
been stored under cover for 2 years after being cut, in
order to prevent sooting up of the flue and the glass.
Do not use resinous woods (pine, fir, spruce, etc.), which
involve more frequent maintenance of the stove and the
flue.
5.2.2 - Alternative Fuels
Brown coal briquettes, but only with the door closed, can
be used to keep the stove in for long periods at low
speed.
Limit the load to 4 kg, with the damper halfway open
(Fig. 5b or 6).
5.2.3 - Prohibited fuels
All types of fuel other than wood and brown coal
briquettes are forbidden, notably coal and coal
derivatives.
Flare-ups from small pieces of wood, vine shoots or
similar, bits of plank, straw and cardboard are dangerous
and these must not be used.
5.3 - Use of controls and accessories
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Damper :
To move the damper, use the poker.
APPLIANCES FITTED WITH A LIGHTING DAMPER
. The "Lighting position" is set by operating the slide
directly by hand. This position must only be used
when the appliance is "cold" and by performing the
following operations :
Operation No. 1 :
Push the air adjusting slide operating knob
until
reaching the "Lighting position" locking stop.
Operation No. 2 :
Raise the unlocking index
located to the right of
the adjusting slide.
Operation No. 3 :
Hold the index in the high position with your right
hand while pushing the operating knob
to the left
with your left hand : you have now set the "Lighting
position".
After lighting, return to the normal, medium or slow
burning rate position (Fig. 6). Use the poker to push the
air adjusting slide operating knob as it may be hot.
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Door handle :
Use the poker to open and close the door (Fig.
7).
5.4 - Using the appliance
5.4.1 - Lighting the Stove
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Open the damper.
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Screw up some paper and place it on the grate along
with some very dry kindling with some bigger split
wood on top (diameter about 3 to 5 centimetres).
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Light the paper and close the door (or leave it slightly
ajar so that the fire catches more quickly, but
avoiding any discharge of smoke from the
appliance).
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When the kindling is alight, open the door and put in
the wood recommended above.
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