3.2.2. Re-fuelling
• Open the lower spin wheel.
• Open the glass door and add fuel.
• Leave the lower spin wheel open for a few minutes to
allow the initial volatiles in the fuel to burn.
• Adjust the lower spin wheel to the desired position.
3.3. Control of fire
The stove must operate with the door closed and the
cast iron top correctly installed. Burning rate is
controlled by the slide lever above the door. The lighting
flap (bottom spin wheel) must be closed during normal
operation.
To load fuel, the door should be opened slowly, avoiding
a sudden rush of intake air, so that smoke does not
escape into the room.
For a briskly burning fire, there should always be at
least two logs in the grate. The fire will burn better if
there are several logs (diameter 7.5 to 10 cms).
For a slower burning fire (for example, at night), select
larger logs.
3.4. Cleaning
Remove ash until glowing ashes start falling into the
pan.
Remove ashes daily, and never allow ash in the ash
compartment to touch the underside of the grate.
Failure to observe this instruction will cause premature
wear to the grate and other components.
Empty the ashes taking all the usual precautions for
handling glowing ashes.
3.5. Maintenance of the stove
• The stove must be regularly cleaned.
• Remove all deposits from the combustion chamber
and clean the grate area.
• The vitro ceramic glass can only be cleaned using a
soft cloth and stove glass cleaner, available from your
Franco Belge Dealer. DO NOT USE ABRASIVES
• The vitro ceramic glass resists a temperature of
750°C. If the glass should be broken, it is recommended
that only an original factory replacement should be
fitted.
For enamelled finishes, the stove body can be cleaned
using a soft cloth either dry, or slightly damp with a very
mild detergent.
NEVER CLEAN ENAMEL SURFACES WHILST THE
STOVE IS HOT.
The cast iron body panels of non-enamelled stoves can be
cleaned with a proprietary stove cleaner or re-sprayed /
touched up using a stove paint. These products are avai-
lable from your Franco Belge Dealer.
Caution ! : The appearance of cracks when burning the enamelled units is quite usual and tends to disappear when
the appliance is cooling down. It should not be considered as a defect but rather as a patina of the enamel which
does not affect its quality nor its service ability.
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3.6. Trouble Shooting
Problem
Probable causes
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Action
Fire difficult to start
Fire goes out
Wood green, too damp or poor
quality.
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- Use the recommended fuel.
Logs are too big.
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- To light the fire, use small, very dry twigs. To maintain
the fire, use split logs.
Air starvation.
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- Open lower spin wheel and top air control lever.
Insufficient draught.
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- Check that the flue is not obstructed, sweep it if
necessary
- Seek advice from a chimney specialist.
Fire burns too quickly.
Too much draught.
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- Ensure that the lower spin wheel is closed
- Partially close the top air control lever.
Excessive draw.
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- Install a draught stabiliser. Consult your Dealer.
Poor quality wood.
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- Do not continuously burn small wood, sticks, bundles,
carpentry offcuts (plywood, pallets), etc.
Smokes when lighting up.
Flue duct is cold.
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- Burn paper and kindling wood to increase heat.
Room is in decompression.
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- In houses equipped with mechanical ventilation, partly
open a window until the fire is well established.
Smokes while burning.
Draught is insufficien.
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- Consult a chimney specialist.
- Check that the flue is not obstructed, sweep if
necessary.
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: This sign means that you should asked
for a qualified engineer to do the work.
Document n° 759-4 EN ~ 04/02/2000
Ref. 134 10 09
Camargue
Wood stove
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Technical manual
