Instruc�on Manual 08/2020
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Fig. 20
If your model has a blind grate, remove it from
the stove before cleaning the ash (Fig. 19).
To remove the ash pan from the stove, take the
provided tool and pull gently of the ash pan. This
tool for removal of the ash pan should not be
used to carry the ash pan.
Use heatproof gloves
holding the ash pan on both sides.
Place ashes in a metal container with a �ght fi�ng
lid. The closed container of ashes should be placed
on a non-combus�ble floor, well away from all
combus�ble materials, pending final disposal. Ashes
should be removed from the ash pan when cold.
3.8. FUELS
Recommended solid fuels:
anthracite coal 20/30
size, hornbeam, beech wood, oak wood, fruit tree
wood,birch wood and smokeless fuel designated to
be suitable for use in a closed appliance.
Unsuitable solid fuels:
fir wood, moist wood,
chemically-treated wood, wood chips, wood pellets,
Petroleum coke. Do not burn trash in your appliance.
Do not use wood washed ashore from the sea as fuel.
The salt contained in it will react in the combus�on
process and release acid that will damage the iron
and steel.
Do not burn par�cle board scraps or pressed logs
using bonding agents because they can produce
condi�ons which will deteriorate metal. Green or
uncured wood does not work well as fuel, and can
cause increased creosote build-ups. The value of
green wood as a source of heat is limited. Do not
overload or use kindling wood or mill ends as primary
fuel as this may cause over-firing.
Your stove is approved for use with wood, anthracite
or smokeless coal only.
Over-firing
is
a
condition
where
excessive
temperatures are reached, beyond the design
capabili�es of the stove. The damage that occurs
from over-firing is not covered under the warranty.
WARNING:
Do not use petrol, lighter fluid, kerosene
or other flammable liquids to start or freshen a fire in
this heater. Keep all such liquids well away from the
stove while it is in use.
3.9. WOOD
Logs of the correct size for the stove allow for better
stacking, filling and operation of your stove (page
16). Use dry wood which, by defini�on, is wood
which has been dried under cover for more than 18
months so that the logs contain less than 20%
moisture.
Hea�ng the air in a closed building decreases the
rela�ve humidity of the air, which will dry wood
and other combus�ble materials. This drying lowers
the igni�on temperature of these material, thus
increasing the fire hazard. To reduce the risk of
fire, some provision should be made for replenishing
moisture to the air whenever a structure is being
heated for extended periods.
Use dry wood
Some types of wood are easier to light than others.
The best fire wood, and easiest to light, is always
dry wood. Using dry wood will minimise creosote
build-up. Damp wood has far less hea�ng power.
This lowers the combus�on temperature of the fire,
and therefore the output. It is difficult to light,
burns badly and gives off smoke. Above all, the
use of damp wood causes the forma�on of deposits
(tarring and soot staining) in the chimney flue and
on the glass door.
Flue gas temperature
The most important aspect of stove opera�on
is maintaining a high combus�on temperature.
If the combus�on of the fuel is at the correct
temperature,
most of
the
soot
and
tars
(hydrocarbons) are burned. These hydrocarbons,
when not burned, can be seen as tar and creosote
deposits on the internal surfaces of the stove,
glass and chimney surfaces.
Running your stove at maximum for prolonged
periods will chill the stove as the airs passage
through the combus�on chamber will be too fast
to heat up and maintain the temperature within
the stove. The operator will soon become acquainted
with the op�mum se�ng for the maximum heat
produc�on from their stove without the use of
any surface or flue thermometer.