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7.
Heating Operation
7.1
First Use
Your new woodstove should not be used until after you have obtained approval from the proper authorities regarding its
proper installation and conditions of use.
The woodstove is designed to burn only wood, i.e. pieces of wood or wood briquettes.
The wood must be dry (moisture
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20%) and untreated. The burning of any other materials, such as chipboard, painted,
laminated, impregnated, or synthetic coated wood , garbage, etc. is prohibited and causes irresponsible damage to the env i-
ronment, as well as damage to your complete fireplace system.
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Have you removed all accessories from the ash pan and the fireplace?
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Check to make sure that no objects are located on top of the woodstove.
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Are the conventional / standard openings free and accessible?
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Keep the door to the fireplace partially open during the first lighting of your woodstove, as long as the fire has not gone
out. The same applies to the ash pan. A special, heat-treated paint was used on your stove, and its hardening process is
not completely “burned in” until after the first lighting. By keeping the door and ash pan partially open, this will pr e-
vent the gasket seals from adhering to the paint.
Unpleasant smells that occur during the first lighting are normal. Provide good air ventilation to your room to r e-
move these odors.
(!!! Heat until peak temperature is reached !!!)
7.2
Starting a Fire
It is important to engage the wood in a trouble -free combustion process as quickly and safely as possible. In order to ac-
complish this, the wood should be layered in the woodstove as follows:
Never use alcohol, gasoline or similar substances, including glossy paper, to light the fire. It does not burn properly,
and its printed colors produce highly toxic elements in the fumes.
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Place newspaper or a solid fire starter, along with some kindling wood, in the fireplace. Stack the wood in a cris
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crossed pile. Open the primary and secondary draft controls as far as possibl e. As long as the fire has not started bur n-
ing completely, you can leave the ash pan slightly opened. This will warm up the glass window and prevent soot coa t-
ing.
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As soon as the fire gets going, close the ash pan.
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For the next supply of fuel, spread out the burning embers in even layers and add approximately three (3) larger pieces
of wood. After the wood starts to burn, you can close the primary draft control. The secondary draft control remains
open.
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After a period of time, as soon as the fire is burni ng well, it might seem as if the heat output is less. Regulate the bur n-
ing process first by the amount of wood in the stove. At the same time, the secondary draft can be reduced.
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The air supply for burning and for heat output is dependent upon the fireplace draft, moisture and size of wood.
7.3
Environmentally Safe Heating
Too much wood can result in an overheating situation. In this case, there is too much stress on the woodstove, and poor flue
gas values result. If there is not enough wood, then the stove wi ll not reach the required operating temperature. As a result,
the wood does not burn up cleanly, and soot is built up on the glass and the fireclay walls. Therefore, fill your woodstove
about halfway with wood pieces and replenish on a regular basis. Your woodstove is not a garbage burning incinerator. Use
only wood or wood briquettes for fuel.
