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5.1 FUEL
THIS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED TO BURN NATURAL
SOFTWOOD (NEW ZEALAND) AND NATURAL HARDWOOD
(AUSTRALIA) WITH A MOISTURE CONTENT OF LESS THAN 25%
ONLY. DO NOT BURN TREATED WOOD, COAL, CHARCOAL,
COLOURED PAPER, CARDBOARD, SOLVENTS OR GARBAGE.
HIGHER EFFICIENCIES AND LOWER EMISSIONS GENERALLY
RESULT WHEN BURNING AIR DRIED SEASONED WOOD, AS
COMPARED TO GREEN OR FRESHLY CUT WOOD.
DO NOT BURN GREEN OR FRESHLY CUT WOOD.
BURNING WET UNSEASONED WOOD CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE
CREOSOTE ACCUMULATION. WHEN IGNITED IT CAN CAUSE A
CHIMNEY FIRE THAT MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS HOUSE FIRE.
DO NOT STORE FUEL WITHIN THE CLEARANCE TO
COMBUSTIBLES ZONE, OR IN THE SPACE REQUIRED FOR RE-
FUELING AND ASH REMOVAL.
NEVER STORE WOOD IN THE ASH PAN COMPARTMENT (IF
APPLICABLE).
When loading the appliance, ensure that the upper fibre baffles are not
forced out of position. For maximum efficiency, when the appliance is
thoroughly hot, load it to 50% of the fireboxes backside height and burn at
a medium-low setting. The whiteness of the bricks and the cleanliness of the
glass are good indicators of your operating efficiency. Not enough heat is
produced when only a few pieces of wood are burned or the wood may not
burn completely.
NOTE: When loading the appliance, ensure to keep fuel back from the glass.
If fuel is allowed to accumulate on the front lip, there is a chance it will fall
out when the door is opened.
Burn only dry, clean unpainted wood that has been seasoned. It produces
more heat and less soot or creosote. Freshly cut wood contains about 50%
moisture while after proper seasoning only about 20% of the water remains.
As wood is burned, this water boils off, consuming energy that should be
used in heating. The wetter the wood, the less heat is given off and the more
creosote is produced. Dry firewood has cracks in the end of the grain.
Firewood should be split, stacked in a manner that air can get to all parts of it
and covered in early spring to be ready for burning the following autumn.
Cut the wood so that it will fit horizontally side to side.
5.2 SMOKING
A properly installed appliance should not smoke. If yours does, check the
following:
• Has the chimney had time to get hot?
• Is the smoke passage blocked anywhere in the appliance, chimney
connector or chimney?
• Is the room too airtight or the air intake (if installed) not connected to
the outside? Try with a window partly open.
• Is the smoke flow impeded by too long a horizontal pipe or too many
bends?
• Is it a weak draft perhaps caused by a leaky chimney, a cold outside
chimney, too large a diameter of a chimney, too short a chimney, or a
chimney too close to trees or a higher roof?
