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Remember
8.5
De-ashing the stove
The action of riddling the grate will allow ash to
fall from bed of the fire into the ash pan
underneath.
To riddle the grate place the forked end of the
tool in the slot in the riddling lever located
between the hinges of the bottom door.
Pull and push the lever backwards and forwards
and ash will fall through the grate into the ash
pan.
Remember
Wood that is smouldering and producing smoke with no flame, is burning very
inefficiently and producing unburnt gases and soot that deposit on the inside of the stove
and flue and the door glass.
Wood burns best when lying on a bed of about 1cm of ash.
Burning the stove too slowly (with the secondary air valve closed for too long) is not
recommended as this is very inefficient and produces unburnt gases and deposits in the
stove. It is therefore not recommended that the stove is left lit overnight.
After refuelling, increase the amount of air to get the wood lit as quickly as possible.
Once lit reduce the air again.
It will take time to get to know your stove and how best to operate it under different
conditions. The type and condition of the wood, chimney draught, weather, wind and
outside temperature will all slightly change the way the wood burns and therefore how
you should use the stove.
When in use, burning the stove vigorously for a short period will remove any build up of
unwanted deposits on the inside of the stove and glass.
When burning wood it is good to maintain a bed of ash on the grate about 1cm
thick.
Do not be tempted to over riddle the grate, as hot or burning fuel may fall through
into the ash pan.
Do not let the ash level in the ash pan get higher than the sides of the pan. This will
reduce airflow to the fire through the grate.
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To remove the ash pan use the rounded end of
the tool as shown.
WARNING
Take great care when removing and
emptying the ash pan. It may be very
hot and still contain burning or
smouldering embers and is a fire risk.
