USINGYOURHEATER
Beforeusingyourwoodheater,studythisentiresectioncarefully.Itwillassistyouinachieving
maximumefficiencyandenjoyment.
CuringthePaint
Various parts of your heater have been
coatedwithhighqualitypaintstoprotectthem
andtogivethemanattractivefinish.Youwill
need to break-in your heater to harden or
curethesecoatings.
While curing, be careful not to touch the
paintedsurfacesasthepaintwillbequitesoft.
The basic rule is: cure slowly, over about
three burns, without a hot fire. During the
curingprocessitisnormalforsomesmoke
andsmelltobegivenofffromthesurfaceof
theheater.Eachtime,somewindowsshould
be opened to allow the paint odours to
escape.Usingafanalsohelpsdispersethe
odours.Forthisreasonitisbestdoneduring
theday.
1. The first fire should be kindling only and
should last for about 20 minutes. Leave
thedoorslightlyajartostopthedoorrope
fromsticking.
2.Oncetheheaterhascooleddown,repeat
theprocess.
3.Thethirdfireshouldbeanormalfireofat
least45minutes.
Bythistime,yourheatershouldbecured.In
colderconditions,oriftheheaterusesafan,it
maytakeslightlylonger.Thehouseshouldbe
ventilateduntilallodoursaregone.
OperatingTheAirControl
Youcancontrolwhetheryourheaterburnson
highorlowwiththeaircontrolleverfoundon
either the front or the side of the heater,
dependingonthemodel.Thehighandlow
positionsareclearlymarkedonallmodels.
For low burns - Use this setting for low
burning,orforextendedburntimes.
Formediumburns-Thisistheoptimalsetting
fornormaluse.
Forhighburns-Usethissettingforstarting
the fire and for at least 30 minutes after
loadingandreloading.
LightingTheFire
Woodburnsmostefficientlywhenplacedina
veryhotfire.Theseproceduresaredesigned
tobringyourfireboxtotherighttemperature
asquicklyaspossible.
Puttheaircontrolonhigh.
Place a large amount of kindling in a criss-
cross pattern over a firelighter. Make sure
plentyofaircangetintothestackandaround
eachpieceofkindling.
Addafewsmallpiecesofwoodontop.The
fireboxshouldbeabouthalffulloffuel.
Ignitethefirelighter.
Continuetoaddsmallpiecesofwooduntila
bedofhotglowingcoalsisestablished.
Place two or three thoroughly dry split logs
(about 80-100mm diameter) on the well
establishedfire.Logswillburnbetterifthey
areplacedwiththeirendsneartheglass,ie
fronttoback.
Leave the air control on high for about 30
minutes.Afterthistime,thefireboxshouldbe
hotenoughfornormaloperation,soyoucan
turndowntomediumorlow.
Adding fresh wood cools the fire down, so
whenyouneedtoreplenishthefuel,turnthe
air control to high for about 30 minutes to
bring the firebox temperatures back up to
normal
Always leave the air control on high for at
least30minutesafterreloading.
AFewHints
Woodshouldbestackedfronttoback-with
the ends facing the door - and with space
betweenthemforairtoflowaround.
The door should remain closed at all times
except when first establishing the fire and
whenloading.
There are many factors that can affect the
wayyourheaterburns,includingflueheight,
wood type, shape, amount, the way it is
stacked, wind conditions and outside air
temperaturestonameafew.Youwillfindthat
before long you will get to know how your
heaterworksbestforyou.
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