Instruc�on Manual 08/2020
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High combus�on temperatures are the secret to
clean glass opera�on. When loading wood, add one
or two logs at a time, depending on size. Loading the
appliance full of damp wood on a low fire is certain
to cause poor combus�on efficiency, resul�ng in tar
and dirty glass.
It is recommended that you heat your stove to at
least 205°C (400°F) before reducing the air controls.
This procedure should always be carried out after
reloading. A simple guide to this is when the new
charge of fuel is burning vigorously.
Storage time for wood
Wood
supplied
in
ready-cut
lengths stored
immediately under a ventilated shelter dries
quicker
than
wood
stocked
in
high
piles.
Quarters
(split
wood)
dry
quicker
than
round
logs.
Wood
which
is
too
small
to split must be
dried, by removing
some
of the bark. Round logs left in
the open
for
more
than
a
year
end
up
rotten.
The drying time for the fire wood should
be at
least
18 months
to
2
years. This
period can be shortened (12 to 15 months)
if the
wood
is
cut
to
the
right
length
and
immediately
stored
under
a
ven�lated
shelter.
Using
a
moisture
meter
will
take
the guess work out of storing your wood.
4. SAFETY
No�fy the elderly, as well as children of the high
surface temperature of the stove in order to avoid
burns. Supervise children when they are in the
room where the stove is placed and use a suitable
fire guard for it.
Fireguards:
The use a fireguard to BS 8423:2002
in the presence of children, aged and/or infirm
persons is essen�al for their safety, even when
the stove is not in use. The glass on the stove
is ceramic glass and able to withstand very high
temperatures however it is not toughened and
a hard impact could cause the glass to break.
It is essen�al that the controls of the stove, as
well as the chimney pipes are always clean and
in good condi�on. The stove must be checked before
use, as well as the chimney cleaned at least once
a year. You should do this operation more o�en
if the stove does not turn on regularly, the installation
is poor or low quality fuel is used.
ATTENTION:
The stove is very hot during
operation. Do not touch the surface. Furniture and
other combus�ble materials must keep the
necessary safety distance (Fig. 21).
Do not overload the stove. If any part of the stove
or chimney begins to glow or change colour, it means
that you are overhea�ng the stove. If you detect
overhea�ng of the stove, turn the air control to
minimum to avoid damaging the cast iron parts.
Please, follow these recommendations:
• Do not load more fuel.
• Open the door of your stove slightly so that more
air enters. This will ini�ally cause the flames to grow
and consume the fuel more quickly, but it will also
cool the chimney and reduce the dra�, cooling the
stove.
Una�ended fires
Many fires have happened by having a stove on
and unattended for a long period of �me. These
fires usually occur because there are combus�ble
materials near the stove, they heat up more than
normal when the stove fire is oversized. The intensity
of the fire depends on several factors.
One of these factors is air and usually increasing
the air increases the fire. In the same way that
if we increase the intensity of the fire, the air
will also increase.
The air can also be affected by external factors
such as wind, outside temperature, air currents
... if one of these factors changes, the air in the
stove will change. This will cause temperatures to
rise dangerously, which can cause nearby combus�ble
materials to ignite.
Closing the air control bu�on will not ensure that
this cannot happen. You must exercise extreme
cau�on if the fire is left unattended.