Esse Engineering BakeHeart, Manual

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2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
When your ESSE cook stove is first lit, it may smoke, give off an odour, or make
‘ticking noises’. This is quite normal, as the materials used within its manufacture
are heated up for the first time. These symptoms will stop within a short period,
but ensure that the room is well ventilated during this ‘settling in’ process.
The pallet that your ESSE cook stove was supplied on has been produced from
timer that is appropriate for use as kindling, so can be broken up and chopped,
for this purpose.
Initially only light a small fire, for a period of 1 – 2 hours, to dry out any moisture
found within the flue and chimney.
Whilst lighting the fire, do not leave your ESSE cook stove unattended,
until the fire is established, the door is fully closed, and you have
adjusted the Air Controller to the appropriate level.
Before lighting your ESSE cook stove, ensure
that the Air Controller is fully open (Pushed to
the right).
Lay two small wood logs along the length of the
firebox base, and place a firelighter / tightly
rolled up newspaper on top of them. On top,
use wood kindling to create a small lattice
structure.
Safely light the firelighter / newspaper and
close the door, but leaving it slightly ajar. Once
the flames have established on the wood logs,
(typically within 3 – 5 minutes), place a small
wood log on top and fully close the door. Slowly
reduce the air volume, by moving the Air
Controller to the left. Continue to use the Air