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Step 1:
• Ensure that all air controls in the fireplace are open (if available). Put the
logs on the bottom of the fireplace. It is important that the wood is cleft
and dry. The logs may be as thick as a fist or thicker.
Step 2:
• Add a layer of small logs of about 4 cm, and then one or two layers of
kindling. Remember that air is important – approx. 1 cm between the
pieces of wood is the perfect spacing.
Step 3:
• Put 3 or 4 pieces of paraffin or alcohol based firelighter (about 3cm x
3cm each) on top of the layer of kindling wood.
Step 4:
• Light each of the firelighter pieces and close the door to within 5 cm of
closed. Leave the door slightly open or ajar for about 10 minutes or until
the fire has established itself. Do not leave the fire unattended with the
door open.
• When the flames are well established and the larger logs are burning,
close the door.
• After the initial burn, add required amount of wood and adjust the
aeration setting to the desired position.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THE APPLIANCE!
Over firing can occur by:
A. Burning large amounts of smaller wood pieces such as furniture scraps,
skids or treated wood.
B. Overfilling your appliance. Load wood only up to line of air inlet nozzles
at the backside of the firebox or, if not present, up to 50% of the fireboxes
backside height or marked line.
C. Vigorously burning large loads of wood with the draft control on “HIGH”
(fully open) for long periods of time (one or two hours).
D. Operating the appliance with the ash dump door (if available) blocked
open or a poor gasket seal on the main door.
Expansion / contraction noises during heating up and cooling down cycles
are normal and to be expected.
After extended periods of non-operation such as following a vacation or a
warm weather season, the appliance may emit a slight odour for a few hours.
This is caused by dust particles on the firebox burning off. Open a window to
sufficiently ventilate the room.
Can’t get the fire going?
Use more kindling and paper. Assuming the chimney and vent are sized
correctly and there is sufficient combustion air, the lack of sufficiently dry
quantities of small kindling may be the problem. Thumb size is a good gauge
for small kindling diameter.
Can’t get heat out of the appliance?
One of two things may have happened. The appliance door may have been
closed prematurely and the appliance itself has not reached optimum
temperature.
Reopen the door and/or draft control to re-establish a brisk fire.
Another problem may be wet or green wood. The typical symptom is sizzling
wood and moisture being driven from the wood.
