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Smoke pipe and chimney must always be suitable for a stove connection. Ask your WIKING dealer for
more information.
User Instructions
Before using the wood-burning stove
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It is important that you ensure the following:
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That all of the wood-burning stove’s individual components are in place.
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That the chimney has been approved by your local chimney sweep.
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That fresh air can be supplied to the room in which the wood-burning stove is to be installed
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Some things worth knowing about fuels
Permitted fuel types
The wood-burning stove is only EN/NS-approved for firing with wood. Using dry wood with a maximum
water content of 20% is recommended. Firing with wet wood results in soot, environmental strain and
poor fuel efficiency.
Recommended wood types
All types of wood, such as birch, beech, oak, elm, ash, coniferous and fruit trees can be used as fuel in
your wood-burning stove. The big difference is found not in the heat value, but in the wood’s weight per
cubic meter. As beech weighs more per cubic meter of wood than common spruce (e.g.), more common
spruce must be added to provide the same amount of warmth the beech provides.
Prohibited fuel types
Firing with the following is prohibited: Printed matter • Plastic • Rubber • Chipboards • Liquid fuels • Waste,
such as milk cartons and the like • Lacquered, painted or impregnated wood • Fossil fuels.
The reason why you cannot fire with the abovementioned is that, during combustion, unhealthy and env
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ironmentally damaging substances are created. These substances can also damage your wood-burning
stove, which will result in the guarantee being voided.
Firing with coal or coke
The WIKING Scandic, WIKING Nordic 7, WIKING Nordic 9, WIKING Nordic 9G and WIKING Nordic 10G
are not designed for firing with coal and coke.
Storing wood
Water content of maximum 20% is achieved by storing the wood for at least one year - preferably two
years - outdoors, beneath a shed roof. Wood that is stored indoors tends to become too dry and burn too
quickly; though kindling is best when stored indoors a couple of days before being used.
