Tilga Freestanding
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Tilga Freestanding
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Operating your Jindara
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WARNING
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Operation of the Fan
If firebox failure is reported and it is found that the firebox has been abused
through improper use of the fan, AF Gason Pty. Ltd. reserve the right to disallow
any warranty claims in relation to firebox failure.
WARNING
!
The Door
Leaving Door Open
As stated previously, leaving door open 25mm encourages the fire
to pick up at a faster rate. Your heater has been tested to ensure that no
structural damage can take place if the door is inadvertently left open. However
your paint finish can be damaged if the door is left open for a long period with a
full firebox of fuel with the fan off. Closely supervise your heater while the door is
left open.
Closing the Door
Always ensure that before you close your door there is no wood protruding
beyond the front of the firebox opening. Do not use the door glass as a ’battering
ram’ to push the wood back into the firebox. Damage to the glass by such
impact is not covered by your warranty.
Fan operation
Operating your Jindara
WARNING
!
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITHOUT READING AND
UNDERSTANDING THESE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY. FAILURE TO
OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE PROPERLY MAY CAUSE UNDUE DAMAGE TO THE
APPLIANCE OR RESULT IN A FLUE FIRE.
Read these instructions
Starting your fire
Place a firelighter or paper in the bottom of the firebox and place a large amount of small kindling on top. Ignite the
paper or the firelighter. Set the air control to high and leave the main door open approximately 25mm. When the kindling
is burning, place about four pieces of small wood on top of the burning kindling. Once the wood is alight, close the main
door. After approximately 20 minutes, turn the air control down to medium. For fan operation refer page 9.
On the initial fire up you may detect smoke coming from the paint finish and from any oils that may be on the steel on
the outside of the firebox. This is normal. It is suggested to well ventilate your home on the initial fire up. Please refer to
our section ‘Paint Curing and Care’ on page 2.
The glass door
Always operate your heater with the door closed and locked. The only time you can leave the door open is on initial
lighting, or when reloading the heater.
Care of your glass
If you are burning good, dry wood, you will have very little discolouration of your glass in a normal burning cycle. If you aim
for an eight to ten hour overnight burn, you should not get much discolouration. You can control this by adjusting the air
control, moving from the left and slowly creeping the control to the right. After a number of days you will find the right
position to suit your requirements and the fuel that you are using.
Daily operations
When you get up in the morning, open up the air control of the heater to high position to start the embers glowing. Place
three or four pieces of wood on top of the embers and leave the door open 25mm. Once the fuel starts to flame close the
door. Depending on your daily heating requirements, operate the fan as per fan operation instructions on page 9.
For best results it is best to burn 410mm long wood and load your wood straight into the firebox front to rear. This will
give optimum efficiency and recoverable heat, and minimise creosote formation and smoke emissions.
Overnight burn
Approximately 30 minutes before turning the heater down to overnight burn it is recommended to load the heater with
fuel for the overnight burn. Leave the air control in the medium to high position. Let the heater run for about thirty
minutes. This will reduce the moisture content in the fuel before shut down. (This will help reduce the creosote formation
in the firebox and flue.) Set the air control to the setting you have found best for your requirements. Turn the fan off and
retire. The aim when overnight burning is to have only a few hot embers left in the bottom of the firebox in the morning,
not huge lumps of wood.
Rotary switch
Thermostat switch
Thermostat ‘On’
Thermostat ‘Override’
Figure 10
Your Jindara Tilga is equipped with a temperature-sensitive thermostat switch located within the heaters pedestal beneath
the firebox, which when selected will turn the fan on and off depending on the temperature of the firebox.
To use the thermostat, select the thermostat ‘On’ position via the thermostat switch, and select the desired fan speed you
wish to use (low, medium or high).
If the fan is not coming on at the desired time, flip the switch into the override position and operate the 3 speed fan as
described below:
• Initial Startup (cold)
Leave fan off until the heater is hot and has established a
coal bed - approximately 20 minutes after fuel is lit.
• Medium or High Burn Setting
If the heater is running above medium fire for extended periods
of time, fan speeds medium and high are recommended.
High is recommended for short bursts where a quick temperature
rise is desired in conjunction with a high fire setting.
• Low Burn Setting
The fan cools off the firebox, robbing the combustion process of
efficiency. If you wish the fan can be left off only when the heater is burning a low fire.
Note:
Improper use of fan can result in firebox failure.
The fan should be cleaned on a regular basis. (Refer Troubleshooting for fan removal and cleaning.)
