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Set the air control to fully open, light the firelighters or the newspaper and close but do not latch the
door. After about 5-10 minutes, when the wood is flaming brightly, latch the door (some longer flue
installations may require door to be left unlatched for up to 15 minutes until the flue system is warm
and producing strong draught. Since leaving the door open slightly can cause dangerously high
temperatures, never leave the woodstove unattended while starting the fire.
When the flames from the kindling load just begin to subside, add several small pieces of firewood
as shown on page 7 (loaded front to back). Try to avoid smothering the fire with the new pieces.
Placing the pieces on the burning kindling can help prevent smothering. Your Jayline heater requires
approximately 45-60 minutes to preheat the steel firebox before it can effectively emit heat into the
room. A well maintained, hot fire will reduce the preheat cycle.
REKINDLING A FIRE FROM CHARCOAL OR EMBERS
Embers found at the back of the firebox should be raked
evenly around the fire box. If only a small amount of
embers remain, you will have to start with kindling. If
there is a good quantity of glowing embers to work with,
place at least three, and preferably more than five pieces
of small firewood on the embers (loaded front to back).
Open the air inlets fully and close the door.
If everything is just right, fast ignition of the new load
should be expected. Allow the fire to burn with bright
turbulent flames until the wood is completely alight. This
usually takes between 15 and 30 minutes, depending
on the size of the pieces and the moisture content of
the wood. When the wood is burning well, reduce the
air setting to produce the amount of heat and length
of burn desired. Reducing the air control setting in two
or three stages will result in less air pollution because
the fire will not have to recover from the single, large
reduction in air supply.
The most important rule is NEVER LET THE FIRE SMOULDER. As long as there is solid wood in the
firebox, there must be flames present or the unburned gases will escape, both reducing efficiency and
increasing air pollution.
Always open the fire door slowly to allow fresh air to enter and maintain the smoke path. If you open the
door too quickly or during the ignition phase while the fire is warming up, smoke can puff out.
TO REKINDLE A FIRE FROM HOT COALS:
Rake the charcoal evenly. Place small
pieces of wood on and behind the coals.
Open the air inlets fully and leave them
open until the pieces of wood are well
charred. This illustration shows the
arrangement of pieces for an extended fire.
