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Operating your stove- Loxton, Churchill & Sqabox stove
Suitable fuels
Churchill , Loxton & Sqabox models are tested to burn wood or smokeless coal. (Loxton 10 & Churchill 10 are wood only)
Wood briquettes and peat can also be burnt. For a full list of suitable fuels, check with the official solid fuels approvals body,
HETAS or Solid Fuel Association. Do not overload stove as this can cause excessive heat and damage the stove( see table on
page 3
). ALWAYS KEEP FUEL LOAD BELOW TERTIARY PORTS AT REAR OF STOVE.
Only use fuels approved for use on heating stoves.
Do not burn liquid fuels, drift wood, finished wood, sawn wood, pallet wood, chipboard/plywood ,varnished wood or
plastic coated wood, wood treated with preservatives, or house hold waste. DO NOT EXCEED SPECIFIED FUEL WEIGHTS.
DO NOT BURN HOUSE COAL. DO NOT BURN HOUSEHOLD WASTE, THIS APPLIANCE IS NOT AN INCINERATOR.
MENDIP STOVES RECOMMEND THE USE OF A FLUE THERMOSTAT TO CHECK YOUR STOVE IS NOT OVERHEATING. PLACE
FLUE THERMOSTAT DIRECTLY ABOVE COLLAR OF STOVE AND REFER TO TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON PAGE 4.
The first lighting of your stove.
Before lighting your stove for first time make sure you have read this manual fully and acquainted yourself with the
controls of this appliance. (see page 12)
The heat-resistant paint on your stove will cure and harden the first time you light your appliance. The curing process produces
a good deal of smoke and odour, it is therefore important that the first time you light your stove the room should be well
ventilated. During the process it is important to open and close the stove door periodically (every 30mins) during the first
couple of firings therefore preventing the door seal cord around the door from sticking and coming away from the door.
Once the heat-resistant paint has hardened the smell will disappear. This stove is NOT designed to be used with the door
open, the stove door must be kept closed except when lighting the stove, adding firewood or removing ash in order to
prevent flue gases from escaping.
Lighting your appliance
Quality Firelighters should be used when lighting the stove. (Never use metholated spirit, petrol or other flammable liquids).
Lighting your stove with firelighters will be more reliable and easier than using paper.
TO LIGHT YOUR STOVE(wood)
1. Place a few smaller pieces of dry wood (kindling) in the stove on top of the non toxic firelighters, place one or two small
dry split logs (¼ split) on top.
2. Fully slide open (to the left) the secondary air slider above the stove door. Slide to left fully the primary air slider below
the door of the stove. The stoves air controls are now fully open.
3. Light the firelighters and push door to closed position.
4. Once the flames from the logs are fully established slide to the right the primary air slider, this closes off the primary air.
5. If the stove begins to die when the primary is fully closed, open primary slider again until fire is established and then close.
6. Once established close the secondary air slider by 50%, for the stove to burn cleanly plenty of secondary air is needed, do
not be tempted to shut the fire down too early as this may cause smoke. At nominal heat output, expect to refuel your stove
approximately once an hour.
Check load weights for your model on the table on page 4.
The stove will get very hot during use and due care must therefore be exercised. Please use the glove and operating tool
supplied when operating air controls and door.
