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Caution:
The important thing about this process is that it prevents rapid
burn-up in a downwards direction. The lighting of firewood in fire areas,
and the correct stacking of that firewood together with initial observation of
the fire in respect of finding the most suitable setting for combustion air all
requires a certain level of experience.
Procedure:
1. Open the combustion chamber door (swivel or slide upwards).
Depending on the length of firewood and the dimensions of the combustion
chamber, narrow fireplace inserts are filled with firewood that points towards
the front. Wide fireplace inserts are filled with the longitudinal side facing for-
wards, i.e. with the firewood arranged sideways. Note the wood feed quantities
defined in chapter „2.1.3 Quantities of wood”.
4. For the highest layer, sufficiently thin kindling is laid. Softwood is recom-
mended here (e.g. fir)
During this phase it may be advisable to regulate the volume of air several
times. With a little experience with the characteristics of your own fireplace
insert, you will soon find the correct setting accurately.
After adding firewood, the combustion air must once again be opened fully
in order to burn the additional wood rapidly. This causes high combustion
temperatures to be reached again almost immediately, the key to complete and
environment-friendly combustion.
Depending on the type and quantity of wood, remaining embers and chimney
draught, this reheating phase may take about 5 minutes, until the combustion
air, in a way similar to that described in Point 8, can be restricted.
End of the combustion process!
The quantity of kindling should be selected to enable high temperatures to be
reached, which enables the chimney to develop a draught quickly.
After 3-5 minutes, close the door on the fireplace insert.
8. Once the upper, thinner firewood has been burned completely, and the fire
reaches down to the next layer, you must reduce the flow of combustion air.
7. The initial wood now ignites rapidly and the
upper, thinner sticks of firewood start to burn
brightly. You should now close the fire door
completely.
8a. For this, the actuating lever is moved into
about middle position (primary air closed).
If the flames now become weak, open the
actuating lever slightly further (turn clock-
wise (+)).
8b. Or close even further (turn anticlockwise (-)) if
the fire grows very quickly.
9. Once the fire has reached the lowest layer of
firewood, the air flow can be reduced even
further.
10. The fuel will burn down to a pile of hot
embers.
2. Start by stacking wood crosswise on the ash
left on the grate. Use the thicker firewood at
the bottom, with progressively thinner wood
towards the top of the stack.
3. Open the combustion air inlet fully. Using the
‘cold hand’, turn the actuating lever into initial
combustion position (+).
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Standard device door slide up to open
Standard insert
Two or three starting aids (e.g. wood wool impreg-
nated with wax) are place between the layers of
initial firewood.
5. Light a match and ignite the starting aids
with it.
Standard fireplace insert
6. Then close the door. Depending on vacuum in
the chimney, it may prove helpful to leave the
door on the fireplace insert about 3 cm open
to enable the fire to light properly
11. Provided that there are sufficient hot embers,
you can continue adding fresh firewood.
12. If no more firewood is to be added, the actu-
ating lever can be closed completely using the
‘cold hand’ as soon as there are only a few
remaining hot embers.
