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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 half 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. Please note:
• Always open the air control fully prior to opening the door, then open
the door slowly. Every time you refuel, leave the air control on ‘high’ for
a minimum of 20-25 minutes
• 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
• Never use the door to force wood into the firebox, as this is likely to
break the glass.
Extended burning (rural models only)
It is most important if your Metro is to be refuelled and turned down for an
extended 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 appliance 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)
and ensure surface area combustion.
• Do not turn the air control down lower than you need to, if you want
the Metro to burn overnight, endeavour to obtain an 8 hour burn time,
not 12 hours. It will take a few burns to find the correct location of your
Metro’s air control setting to achieve the length of burn cycle you desire
as this setting is affected by several variables including fuel density,
flue length and outside wind velocity.
• A smouldering fire over a long time frame is likely to deposit corrosive
elements into your system which could be detrimental to your Metro.
Cooking
All Metro’s are designed to enable cooking of soups, stews and casseroles
etc, and your Metro will easily boil a flat bottom stainless steel kettle. The
Radiant Series have a dedicated cooking top enabling large pots to be
placed on the cook top, while all other models have a lift-off grill.
Note: Metro’s supplied with a lift-off top grill have this feature to enable the
grill to be removed for cleaning if you have a spill. The lift-off top grill must
be left on when cooking, because if removed the wall temperatures next to
the appliance may become excessive and the top of the firebox is generally
too hot to cook on directly.
Radiant fires air control
All other fires air control
Operating your Metro wood fire
Getting to know your Metro wood fire
Operating your Metro 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 anti-clockwise until the latch releases, and 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 fire easy to adjust. This
control moves from left to right, which is ‘low to high’.
All 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 Metro fires have an air control knob located on the upper front
panel 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 fire must not be operated at a lower burn
rate than this pre-set low allows.
• 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.
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