FDC FDC4, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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12 FDC Freestanding
Issue 5 05/15
there are too few embers in the fire bed, add suitable kindling to prevent excessive
smoke.
6.5.2 Fuel overloading
The maximum amount of fuel specified in this manual should not be exceeded,
overloading can cause excess smoke.
6.5.3 Operation with door left open
Operation with the door open can cause excess smoke and spillage into the room. The
appliance must not be operated with the appliance door left open.
6.5.4 Primary Air left open
Operation with the primary air controls left open can cause excess smoke. The
appliance must not be operated with air controls or door left open.
6.6 Notes on Smokeless Fuel (Ancit) burning
Ancit, smokeless and coal type fuels require very different burning conditions to log
burning and to the controls can be used to maximise efficiency on any fuel. When the
stove is established and burning well, the air wash can be closed fully and the burning
rate controlled with the primary air control and refuelling to obtain maximum efficiency.
Ancit and other smokeless briquetted fuels can burn with very little primary air and stay
in for many hours. A hearth heat shield for superimposed hearths is supplied ready fitted
underneath the stove and must be left in place when a superimposed hearth is used.
6.7 Lighting the Stove
We recommend that you have two or three small/medium fires before you operate your
stove to its maximum heat output. This is to allow the paint to cure in steadily and to
give a long service life of the paint finish. During this curing in process you may notice
an unpleasant smell whilst the finishes finally cure. It is non-toxic, but for your comfort
we would suggest that during this period you leave all doors and windows open.
First, open the secondary air wash control fully. Then load the firebox with plenty of
starting fuel, i.e. paper, dry kindling sticks and/or firelighters. If using Ancit, place a layer
of ancit into the firebox as well and open the primary air fully. Light the fire at the base
leaving the secondary air control fully open (and primary for Ancit). Leave the door
slightly ajar for 10 minutes (usually less for Ancit) to enhance initial starting and reduce
smoke emission
– DO NOT leave the stove unattended if the door is left ajar. Allow the
fuel to reach a steady glow and build the fire up gradually by adding a few small sticks,
well split logs or Ancit briquettes at a time. Once you have a good fire bed established
across the grate, further fuel can be added step by step as required. Don’t be tempted to
overload the fire bed with fuel all at once or close down the air controls too much until
the fire is really well established for some time. Once the ignition period is well under
way, gradually reduce the air control opening to establish the burning intensity you
require. For smokeless fuels have the air wash slider virtually closed with primary air
used to control the burning rate. For Wood have the primary air closed with the air wash
used to control the burning rate.
6.8 Re-fuelling
When burning Ancit the fire will begin to die down with a significant amount of white ash
showing amongst the fuel. Shake the grate using the de-ashing knob and then
gently
run a poker through the fire bed to remove most of the ash into the ashpan. Empty the
ashpan if it is nearly full and then re-fuel with a good load of briquettes. The fuel load
should initially be level with the top of the fuel retainer and not above the rear firebox