Operating your stove-
WESTFIRE
WF23/UNIQ 23 INSET, WESTFIRE WF32/UNIQ32 INSET
The first lighting of your stove.
The heat-resistant paint on your stove will cure and harden the first time you light your appliance. The
curing process produces a good deal of smoke and odour, it is therefore important that the first time you
light your stove the room should be well ventilated. During the process it is important to open and close the
stove door periodically (every 30mins) during the first couple of firings therefore preventing the door seal
cord around the door from sticking and coming away from the door. Once the heat-resistant paint has
hardened the smell will disappear.
This stove is NOT designed to be used with the door open, the
stove door must be kept closed
except
when lighting the stove, adding firewood or removing ash in order to prevent flue gases from escaping.
NOTE! Always use dry wood for your stove, your stove will burn better and more efficiently with
better quality dry wood. Wet wood will cause your stove to burn inefficiently.
Lighting your appliance
Quality Firelighters should be used when lighting the stove. (Never use mentholated spirit, petrol or other
flammable liquids). Lighting your stove with firelighters will be more reliable and easier than using paper.
To light your stove
1. Place a few smaller pieces of dry wood (kindling) in the stove on top of the non toxic firelighters, place
one or two small dry split (¼ split) logs on top.
2. Fully slide open the secondary air slider. Pull out fully primary air slider. The stoves air supplies are
now fully open.
3. Light the firelighters and push door to closed position but do not close latch, this will allow a small gap
of 1cm for more air to be supplied to stove.
4. After approximately 10 minutes when the fire is burning brightly shut latch on the door.
5. Once fire is hot push in fully the primary air slider. This will close off the primary air control to the
stove. If the stove begins to die when the primary is closed, open slider again and leave open for another
ten minutes.
5. After approximately another 10 minutes close the secondary air slider to the specified position for the
stove (See table). For the stove to burn cleanly plenty of secondary air is needed, please do not be
tempted to shut the fire down too early as this may cause smoke. At nominal heat output, expect to refuel
your stove approximately once an hour.
The
WESTFIRE WF23
/UNIQ 23 INSET, WESTFIRE WF32/UNIQ32 INSET stoves are all equipped with a control
level for secondary air designed to ensure a plentiful supply of oxygen during firing. When lit, the stove
will get very hot and due care must therefore be exercised. Please use a glove and operating tool supplied
when operating levers and dampers.
