3 Use
3.1 Firewood
The incineration system was developed for burning deciduous wood in the form of split logs. It is impor-
tant to burn only purely wind dry wood (moisture level 12 - 15 %). Never use waste, other flammable
materials and / or flammable liquids. This will seriously damage your stove and chimney. Below you will
find the various wood types with their average drying time.
Wood
type
Drying
time
Pine,
Poplar
1
year
Lime, Willow, Spruce, Birch, Ash, Awl
1,5 years
Fruit tree, beech
2 year
Oak 2,5
years
3.2 Ventilation
Using the hearth we distinguish heating air and combustion air.
3.2.1 Heating air
enables the transport of heat from the hearth to the living space. Heating air can be divided into radia-
tion and convection heat. No extra provisions are needed here. The heating air is circulated in the living
space exclusively.
3.2.2 Combustion air
is necessary to maintain the combustion process. For each kg of wood you burn (with the door closed),
10 to 15m
3
extra air is needed. This means about an additional 30-50 m³ per hour. Therefore ample
aeration from the outside or through an other room or hallway is required. If necessary the hearth can
be equipped with external aeration (see paragraph 1.3 and attachment 3).
3.3 First time stoking
A new woodstove needs to be put to use gradually. During the first two stokings, you need to limit opera-
tion to a tempered fire. This helps you prevent the following problems:
•
Tearing of the vermiculite;
•
Damaging the coating
•
Deforming the material
•
The rope seals getting stuck.
During the first stokings it is possible that you will notice some pungent odor and smoke. If this happens,
make sure that you properly ventilate the area. During the next stokings, the stove can be used to its full
capacity. The ex-works soft, scratch sensitive coating has now been completely hardened and burnt in
completely. Be careful not to leave fingerprints on the glass. These will burn into the glass and cannot be
removed.
3.4 Lighting
During the lighting and burning, the stove will be extremely hot and needs at least two hours to cool
down after the fire has been extinguished. Therefore you should not touch the stove without protection
when its burning and two hours after the fire is out. Always operate the stove using a glove. The lighting
process is as follows:
1.
Fully open the air supply.
a Primary aeration, open the aeration disc. Make the upper side of the primary aeration
channel free of ashes. Push the ashes to both sides.
b Secondary aeration, push the bar at the upper side of the door all the way to the right.
c Tertiary aeration, This will automatically be fully opened.
2.
Build an airy stack of wind dry, pure wood with a few clots of paper around it and some kindling.
3.
Light everything.
4.
Leave the door slightly open (±5 min).
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