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Safe and natural firing
It’s strongly recomme
nded to start the fire with biomass firelighters or chopped wood, not with
newspaper. Liquid fuels are prohibited!
Use only environmentally friendly fuels
Under no circumstances burn impregnated wood, plywood, pallet wood, chipboard, waste or
newspaper in your stove. This is quite rightly prohibited by the environmental legislation. During the
combustion of these fuels high concentrations of harmful substances are released.
The combustion of above-mentioned fuels is also harmful for the stove and chimney. The
temperature in the appliance can rise too high with the risk of a chimney fire.
White smoke
The heating is good if the smoke coming out of your chimney duct is colourless or white. Light
coloured smoke indicates good fuel with good combustion. Grey, blue or even black smoke is
produced by incomplete combustion, for example by wood that is too moist or the temperature
which is too low.
First use
During first use the paint of the appliance will dry. Therefore burn the first hour a small amount of
fuel (1-
2 kg) and leave the combustion air fully open. The smoke that emits during this phase isn’t
toxic but it’s recommended to ventilate the room. Also, during this process it isn’t recommended to
touch the paint. Stay with the appliance during this phase and remove any condensation immediately
before it has the chance to burn into the paint.