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4.3 HEATING UP / BURNING
Lighting your stove is very easy if you follow the instructions below. We recom-
mend combustion as above as this produces fewer emissions and smoke and thus
causes less soiling of the firebox and panes.
1. The stove must not be operated unless the firebox lining is correctly
installed.
2. Move the air adjustment lever to the firing up position (A) and open the
combustion chamber door (swivel open).
3. Place two split logs in the firebox and build a pile of kindling (soft wood
is best).
4. Place some standard firelighters on the pile to help light the fire. (Paper
is not recommended as it burns away too quickly and causes flying ash)
5. Never use spirit, petrol, oil or any other highly flammable liquids.
6. Now light the fire by lighting the
firelighters, and leave the combustion
chamber door open about 3-5 cm. The
fire should soon start burning strongly
and brightly.
7. Once the kindling is well alight you
can add some small hardwood split
logs or larger softwood logs, piling
them up on top.
8. Close the door once the logs are burning well. The air adjustment lever
remains in the far right position (air supply open) and it should stay in
that position for at least another 20-30 minutes to get the stove up to
operating temperature.
9. More information about how much wood to put on the fire can be found
in section Hourly wood consumption rate (4.2.2 Hourly wood consump-
tion rate).
10. Once all the wood has fully burned away, more wood can be added as
required (hardwood is ideal).
11. According to the weather conditions, move the air adjustment lever more
or less to the centre position. This always depends on experience and on
prevailing conditions on location.
12. Do not open the door forcefully or gases may enter your living room
through a suddenly produced negative pressure. At first, open the door
slowly and only a crack.
13. Putting fresh firewood onto hot embers you prevent the possible release
of smoke when the door is opened.
14. Never repeatedly put more than the recommended amount of wood onto
the fire.
15. If your chimney is drawing too strongly, the fire will blaze up even with
only a minimal secondary air supply. Move the air adjustment lever
slightly to find the best position for controlled combustion. Please
note: the further you slide the air controller towards 'Air supply closed',
the less air you are directing into the firebox. Ensure that you do not
restrict the airflow too far, causing the fire to go out (6.7. Controlling
heat output).
4.3.1 ADDING WOOD / END OF THE COMBUSTION
PROCESS
Wait for the wood to burn down to embers before adding more wood.
1. Move the air supply to the fully open position (position A)
2. Open the combustion chamber door very slowly (use the protective glove) to
avoid turbulence which can encourage smoke to leak out.
3. Place the firewood on the embers (bark facing upwards, cut ends to either
side. Make sure the air supply is open. The embers must not be starved of air).
4. Close the combustion chamber door (use protective glove!)
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