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LIGHTING YOUR STOVE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Before ligh�ng your stove for first �me make sure you have read this manual fully and acquainted
yourself with the controls of this appliance.
Ensure that you have allowed sufficient �me for the heat resistant sealant to cure.
The heat-resistant paint on your stove will cure and harden the first �me you light your appliance.
The curing process produces a good deal of smoke and odour, it is therefore important that the first �me you
light your stove the room should be well ven�lated.
During the process
it is important to open and close the stove door periodically
(every 30mins) during the
first couple of firings therefore preven�ng the door seal cord around the door from s�cking and coming away
from the door. Once the heat-resistant paint has hardened the smell will disappear.
Your stove is NOT designed to be used with the door open
, the stove door must be kept closed except when
ligh�ng the stove, adding firewood or removing ash in order to prevent flue gases from escaping.
Use of Fire lighters
Quality Firelighters should be used when ligh�ng your stove. (Never use methylated spirit, petrol or other
flammable liquids). Ligh�ng your stove with firelighters will be more reliable and easier than using paper.
Ligh�ng your fire with paper results in excess smoke, more ash and possible blackening of the glass.
OPERATING YOUR STOVE - CHURCHILL DUAL CONTROL
THE CHURCHILL STOVE HAS THREE AIR CONTROL LEVERS TO HELP REGULATE YOUR STOVE.
PRIMARY AIR
Pull out for more
air , push in close
down air
SECONDARY AIR
Pull out for more air,
push in close
down air
Air regula�on, the three control levers perform differing tasks in regula�ng the combus�on air on your
appliance:
Primary air:
this is generally used when star�ng the fire or re igni�ng the fire. If burning coal then the primary
will need to be open. Primary air comes from below the grate.
Secondary air:
this is commonly known as air wash, preheated air flows in a con�nuous thin stream down the
glass and into the very heart of the wood fire, when burning wood this should always be open to enable cleaner
combus�on.
Ter�ary Air:
this is injected into the rear of the fire chamber above the logs, enabling re combus�on of already
burnt gases and improving the quality of combus�on.
If the stove is to be operated in a Smoke Control Area then this control MUST remain pushed in at all �mes.
TERTIARY AIR
Pull out for less air,
push in for normal air
