Metro Fires LTD Euro Ped, Installation & Owner'S Operation Manual

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Operating your Metro wood fire is simple and you will quickly
learn how to get the best from it. First take a minute to
familiarise yourself with your new Metro:-
• Raise the door handle anticlockwise until the latch
releases, then slowly pull the door open. you will note that
if you let the door go before it is at 90° to the appliance,
it will fall closed. This is a safety feature that ensures the
door cannot fall open if it is not latched securely. For the
door to remain open, you must open it fully.
• There is a single air control making your Metro easy to
adjust. This control moves from left to right, which is “low
to high”.
The Metro Radiant Fires have a wire air control handle located
at the upper right hand side of the appliance. Simply pull out
to increase burn rate or push in to reduce burn rate.
All other model Metro’s have an air control knob located on
the upper front of the appliance.
Slide this control knob gently from right to left until you reach a
stop. This is a pre-set “low” position. your Metro must not be
operated at a lower burn rate than this pre-set low allows.
Getting to know your Metro wood fire
Operating your Metro wood fire
If your Metro has only been installed within the past few
days, the fire cement seal at the base of the flue will not be
fully cured. To ensure the cement sets without blistering it
is recommended you burn 2-3 sheets of loosely crumpled
newspaper at a time, approximately once every hour over a
6-8 hour period.
During the very first fire your Metro will give off an odour and
fumes as the firebox paint cures. Do not be alarmed. Open all
windows and externally opening doors in that room and close
any internally opening doors. This curing process will last for
approximately one hour and is likely to happen this one time.
Start up
Place a quantity of loosely crumpled newspaper on the base
of the firebox until it is approximately 50% full of paper, or
place firelighters on the base of the firebox. Add dry kindling
and move the air control knob fully to the right, being the “full
open” position.
Light the paper at two or three locations across the front
of the door opening and leave the door slightly ajar resting
on the latch pin if necessary for a few minutes while the
fire establishes. Once the kindling is burning well, open
the door and add 2-3 small logs at a time until you have a
well-established fire. Usually this will take approximately 30
minutes, during which time the air control should be set on
“high” and the door should be closed, except for the initial few
minutes and when fuel is being added.
Normal operation
Once the fire is well established, regulate the air control to
achieve the desired burn rate and heat output. As you move
the air control to the right, burn rate, firebox temperature and
heat output will increase, if you move the control to the left
they will decrease.
Note:
• Always open the air control fully prior to opening the door,
then open the door slowly.
• When loading logs, place them end-on, “front to back”; air
spaces should be left between the logs to enable oxygen
to get to as much of the surface of the fuel as possible.
• Every time you refuel, leave the air control on “high” for a
minimum of 20-25 minutes.
• Never use the door to force wood into the firebox, as this
is likely to break the glass.
Extended burning
It is most important if your Metro is to be refuelled and turned
down for a slow extended burn period, such as an overnight
burn that you operate it correctly:
• The wood used as fuel for extended burning MUST BE
FULLy SEASONED (DRy).
• Once the fuel is loaded, the Metro must be operated
on high for a period of at least 20 minutes to drive out
residual moisture from the fuel (dry wood is usually 20%
water content).
RADIANT FIRES AIR CONTROL PED FIRES AIR CONTROL
CaUTION!
Important Information
• If not operated correctly on extended burn cycles,
your Metro is likely to incur flue blockages,
corrosion of the upper baffle, lower flue pipe
and firebox flue spigot. As these are not covered
under warranty if they fail through improper use,
it is important you operate your Metro correctly.