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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 6 kg with the damper halfway open
d
(Fig. 9d).
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
- Damper
(Fig. 9c, 9d, 9e)
:
. The speed setting, position
c
,
d
or
e
is obtained by moving the damper using the cold
hand.
. The lighting position
(A)
is obtained by directly moving the damper with the hand: this
position must only be used while the appliance is “cold”.
- Door handle
(Fig. 7)
: it must be moved using the cold hand.
5.4 Using the appliance
5.4.1 Lighting the Stove
- Put the setting damper in position
A
. To do so, you need to :
. Push the damper towards your left until it stops
(Fig. 9a
).
. Make a slight rotation
(Fig. 9a)
(R).
. Make the translation movement
(Fig. 9a)
(T) and
(Fig. 9b)
.
- 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).
- Light the paper and close the door.
- As soon as the kindling load is burning, open the door, and load the appliance with the
recommended combustible, then close the door and put the air setting damper in position
c
,
d
or
e
according to the level of power you wish to get
(Fig. 9c, 9d and 9e)
.
5.4.2 Working Requirements
5.4.2.1 Working with door closed
- The speed you want to get is obtained by moving the air setting damper
(see
paragraph 5.3)
and by choosing a load according to your needs, being :
. For maximum heat, put in 3 logs with a diameter of about 12 cm,
. For medium heat, just put in one or two logs,
