6 Lighting your stove
6.1 Smoke Control Areas
Please check whether your dwelling is located in a smoke control area before installation or
use. Please check with your local authority or https://www.gov.uk/smoke-control-area-rules.
6.1.1 Fuel overloading
The maximum amount of fuel specified in this manual should not be exceeded, overloading
can cause excess smoke. Please see technical data section in this manual.
6.1.2 Operation with door left open
Operation with the door open can cause excess smoke. The appliance
MUST NOT
be
operated with the appliance door left open except as directed in the instructions.
6.1.3 Dampers / Air controls left open
Operation with the air controls or appliance dampers open can cause excess smoke. The
appliance must not be operated with the air controls, appliance dampers or door(s) left
open except as directed in these instructions.
6.2 Burning wood
When wood is burnt ,it is in fact the volatile gases released from the wood, that burn and
this requires a good supply of air coming from above the fuel. For this reason we will use all
the air inlets while igniting the stove, but will then reduce this to air coming from the airwash
system and over draught. As much as 40% of the heat from burning wood is obtained from
secondary combustion and this can be severely hampered by air entering the fire box from
below the fuel via the primary air inlet control.
1) Set the fire, by placing several layers of dry kindling wood into a criss-cross grid
pattern on top of the grate bars. The use of two or three fire lighters may assist in
lighting the kindling.
2) Fully open your air controls and light the fire lighters and or kindling wood.
3) After the kindling has caught light, you should almost close the fire door leaving it
ajar by about 10mm. This will aid flue draw during the initial lighting of the fire.
4) The flue temperature and draw should be established after five minutes and the
kindling reduced to form an ember bed. Carefully load the stove with well seasoned
wood and fully close the fire door.
5) After ten minutes, close the primary air control fully as generally no air below the
grate is required for wood burning and regulate the airwash system to control the burn
rate and maintain clear glass, typically by reducing to approximately half open.
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