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2.1 Lighting and refuelling intervals
Kindling (dry sticks) requires a large volume of air for quick combustion. When lighting the
stove from cold it will help to keep the main door ajar (2-3 cm) for the first few minutes. The
secondary air supply should be fully open during lighting.
When only burning wood it is recommended that a 1 cm deep ash bed be established and
maintained on the grate of the stove.
1. A layer of embers will form rapidly if the stove is lit with
2 - 4 fire lighters or 7 - 10 rolled up sheets of newspaper,
underneath roughly 1-2 kg of dry kindling.
2. Fully open the upper air controle.
3. After the paper/fire lighters have caught fire, leave the
fire door ajar about 2-3 cm, so that the chimney draws well.
4. After 5-10 minutes the chimney draft should be estab-
lished, at this point close the fire door. If all the necessary
conditions are met, a nice layer of embers will start to ac-
cumulate after another 15 - 20 minutes.
