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Woodtec Freestanding
Issue 01.1 05/17
7.7.4
Primary Air left open
The single air control does not provide primary air to the fuel bed and so prevents inadvertent
leaving open of primary air inlets.
7.8
Lighting the Stove
We recommend that you have two or three small 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 single air control fully by pulling full OUT. Load the firebox with three or four
fully dry small-medium logs in a crossed pattern.
Next add plenty of dry kindling sticks and a
firelighter on top of the 4 logs. A crib lattice pattern
or leaning the wood sticks against the back firebrick
with plenty of air space between tends to work well.
Light the firelighter(s), leaving the air control fully
open and close the door. If condensation builds up
then it can help to leave the door slightly ajar for a
minute or two until the glass warms slightly and condensation no longer forms. It should not be
necessary to leave the door open for long but DO NOT leave the stove unattended if you find it
necessary to leave the door ajar.
The kindling will burn and set light to the logs by radiation and breaking down to charcoal
gradually and with fewer emissions than the traditional logs on top methods.
