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Fuel and heating power
The fuelling has been optimised from a
technical point of view, both with regard to the
conception of the hearth and the respective
air power supply, and with regard to the
emissions.
We invite you to support our commitment in
favour of a clean environment by observing
the following indications with regard to the
use of fuelling materials which do not contain,
nor produce, noxious substances.
Only use natural and seasoned wood, or
wood briquettes, as fuel. Damp wood, freshly
cut or stored incorrectly has a high water
content and therefore does not burn well,
produces smoke but very little heat.
Only use burning wood with minimum two
years seasoning in an airy and dry room. In
such case, the water content will result lower
than 20% of the weight. In this way you will
save in fuelling material, as the seasoned
wood has a higher heating power.
Never use liquid fuel such as petrol, alcohol
or similar. Do not burn waste.
Radiation fi eld
Do not place any fuel object inside the
radiation field of the glass hatch.
Initial start-up
The paint of the hearth is subject to the so
called ageing until the working temperature is
reached for the first time.
This may cause unpleasant odours. In such
case, adequately air the room where the
hearth is installed. The phenomenon will
disappear after the first ignitions.
Danger of burns
The external surfaces of the CRISTAL hearth,
in particular the glassceramic panel, heat up.
Do not touch - danger of burns! Children
should be particularly warned. However,
children must be kept away from the switched
on hearth.
Air grills
Careful not to close or obstruct the hot air
outlets. This causes danger of overheating
inside the covering.
Hearth functioning with hatch open
In case of functioning with hatch open, the
hearth will have to be constantly kept under
control. Very hot coal may be projected
outside the hearth.
Addition of fuel
The use of a protective glove is suggested to
“add wood”, in that, in case of prolonged
use, the handle may heat up.
Slowly open the hatch. In this way, the forming
of a vortex of leaking smoke is avoided.
When is it time to add wood? When the fuel
has almost turned to coal.
Functioning in mid-seasons
To suck the air for fuelling and to discharge
smoke, the CRISTAL hearth requires draught
from the chimney/flue. With the increase
of the external temperatures, the draught
decreases. Verify the chimney draught before
lighting the fire, in case external temperatures
are higher than 10°C.
If the draught is weak, initially ignite a
“starting” fire using small sized igniting
material. Once the correct chimney draught
is restored, you can introduce the fuel.
Air fl ow in the room where the hearth
is installed
The CRISTAL hearth is able to work regularly
only if in the room where it is installed there
is sufficient air flow for the fuelling. Provide a
sufficient air flow before igniting the chimney.
The air power supply devices for fuelling must
not be altered.
Whenever the air volume results scarce and
the type of building in which the chimney
is installed particularly air sealed, it will be
necessary to install a supplementary air inlet
of 150 cm
2 as previously said.
Igniting with cold hearth
1.
Check that the ash bed is not too high.
Maximum height: 5 cm underneath the hatch
edge. If the ash bed becomes too high, there
is a danger that when opening the hatch to
add wood, fragments of coal may fall out of
the hearth.
2. Pull the regulating lever of the air valve in
the “switch on” position. Air for fuelling will
flow intensely to the wood in the hearth, to
rapidly reach good fuelling.
3. The wood must be placed in the hearth
without excessively crowding it. Place an
igniter between the wood logs, and ignite. The
igniters are practical aids to start the fuelling.
Attention: very large wood logs do not ignite
properly in a cold hearth and free noxious
gasses. Never use material such as petrol,
alcohol and similar to ignite the hearth!
4. At this point, close the hearths hatch and
supervise for a few minutes. Should the fire go
out, slowly open the hatch, allocate another
igniter between the wood logs and re-ignite.
5. Should the fire not require further addition of
wood, the moment the same fire is exhausted,
push the regulating lever of the air valve in the
“maintain fire” position. Do not carry out such
regulation during the fuelling phase, in that,
when the lever is in the maintain fire position,
the air flow for fuelling results completely
blocked. In case of sudden oxygen flow (for
ex. due to the opening of the hearths panel)
the “gasses still present” in the hearth and
in the eventual heat recovery surfaces, may
react violently with said atmospheric incoming
oxygen.
Power supply with hot hearth
With the glove provided, slowly lift the hatch
and add the desired amount of wood in the
hearth, placing it on the existing coal. In this
way, the wood will heat up with the consequent
expulsion, in the form of steam, of the
contained humidity. This leads to a decrease
of the temperature inside the hearth. The
volatile substances let out at this point by the
fuelling material, require a sufficient air flow,
so that this critical phase, from a technical
point of view of the emissions, can be rapidly
carried out and the required temperature can
be reached for correct fuelling.
A further suggestion:
For the initial ignition of the hearth, always
use the smaller wood logs. These rapidly
burn and therefore bring the hearth to the
right temperature in less time. Use the larger
wood logs to re-power the hearth.
Certain types of wood briquettes inflate once
they are in the hearth, meaning they stretch
under the heat and increase in volume.
Always place the wood well inside the hearth,
nearly touching the rear wall of the same,
so that should it slide, it does not fall in the
hatch.
Removing the ash
You can remove the ash using a shovel or
with an ash sucker. Only place the ash in non
fuelling containers, bearing in mind that the
residual coal may re-ignite even after more
than 24 hours from last fuelling.
USE INSTRUCTIONS
N.B. The seasoned wood has a heating power of about 4 kWh/kg, whereas fresh wood has a heating power
of only 2 kWh/kg. Therefore, to obtain the same heating power, double the fuel is required.
water content
g/kg of wood
Heating power
kWh/kg
Higher wood
consumption in %
very seasoned 100 4,5 0
2 years of seasoning 200 4 15
1 year of seasoning 350 3 71
Freshly cut wood 500 2,1 253
ATTENTION: If the hearth is powered with an excessive amount of fuel or with inadequate fuel, the risk
of over-heating may be incurred.