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6.1 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS / SMOKE
DETECTORS
All homes with a solid fuel burning appliance should
have at least one fire extinguisher in a central location,
known to all, and at least one smoke detector in the
room containing the appliance. If it sounds an alarm,
correct the cause but do not de-activate or relocate
the smoke detector.
6.2 FUEL
WARNING
OUR MODULAR FREESTANDING STOVES ARE
DESIGNED TO BURN NATURAL WOOD ONLY. DO NOT
BURN TREATED WOOD, COAL, CHARCOAL, COLOURED
PAPER, CARDBOARD, SOLVENTS OR GARBAGE.
THIS APPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN TESTED WITH AN
UNVENTED GAS LOG SET. TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE
OR INJURY, DO NOT INSTALL AN UNVENTED GAS LOG
SET INTO THE APPLIANCE.
HIGHER EFFICIENCIES AND LOWER EMISSIONS GEN-
ERALLY RESULT WHEN BURNING AIR DRIED SEA-
SONED HARDWOODS, AS COMPARED TO SOFTWOODS
OR TOO GREEN OR FRESHLY CUT HARDWOODS. 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, OR IN THE SPACE REQUIRED FOR
RE-FUELING AND ASH REMOVAL.
When loading the appliance, ensure that the upper fibre
baffles are not forced out of position. For maximum
efficiency, when the appliance is throughly hot, load it
fully to the line of air inlet nozzles at the backside of
the firebox or, if not present, 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.
Fuel for the appliance must not be stored closer than
the required clearances to combustibles (heat sensi-
tive material).
NEVER STORE WOOD IN THE ASH PAN COMPART-
MENT (IF APPLICABLE).
NOTE: WHEN LOADING THE APPLIANCE, ENSURE
TO KEEP FUEL BACK FROM THE GLASS. IF COALS
ARE TO ACCUMULATE ON THE FRONT LIP, THERE IS
A CHANCE THEY 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 cre-
osote. 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. Both hardwood and softwood burn
equally well in this appliance but hardwood is denser,
will weigh more per cord and burn a little slower and
longer.
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 that fall. Dry firewood has cracks
in the end grain.
Cut the wood so that it will fit horizontally, front to
back, making for easier loading and less of a likelihood
that the wood will roll onto the glass.
Manufactured firelogs made by compressing 100%
natural wood fibre can be safely used as fuel. Do not
use manufactured firelogs if they contain additives
such as paraffin, wax, binders etc. Never burn more
than two manufactured firelogs at a time.
Do’s
Dont’s
• Build a hot fire.
• Take ash out immediately. Let it
accumulate to a depth of at least
one inch. A good ash layer provides
for a longer lasting and better
burning fire.
• Use only dry wood.
• Burn wet wood
• Several pieces of medium
sized wood are better
than a few big pieces.
• Close the door too soon or damper
down too quickly. Burn one large
log rather than two or three smaller,
more reasonably sized logs.
• Clean chimney regularly.
• Burn at continually “low setting”, if
glass door is constantly blackened.
This means the Firebox temperature
is too low and energy is wasted by
incomplete combustion.
• Refuel frequently using
medium sized wood.
6.3 LIGHTING A FIRE
Lighting the fire in your wood stove is very easy if you
follow the instructions given below:
1. A fire may only be started in the wood stove when
the firebox lining has been correctly installed.
2. Turn off any air extraction ventilation (kitchen, bath-
room, WC etc.). This will avoid low pressure building
up in the installation room that can
affect the extraction of flue gases from the wood stove.
Check the combustion air supply (if required, open the
cover flap)!
3. Adjust the combustion air regulator to the far right,
and open the firebox door (swing open).
4. Place chopped wood into the middle of the firebox
using the funeral pyre method (use softwood).
Caution: The height of the wood pile must not exceed
the lower marking on the deflector plate!
5. Place standard firelighter cubes under
the wood pyre to help start the fire. (paper is not rec-
ommended because it burns too quickly and causes
ash to circulate).
6. Never use methylated spirits, petrol, oil or other
easily combustible liquids.
7. Light the fire using the firelighter cubes and, if
required, leave the firebox door open by approx.
3-5 cm. The fire should now light, burning
brightly and intensively.
8. When the kindling wood is burning well, add smaller
hardwood logs or larger softwood logs using the
funeral pyre method and close the door.
9. When the wooden logs are burning well, the air con-
trol lever can be set to a position in the middle.
10. You can find out more about the correct volume of
wood to add to the fire in the section ‘‘Volume of wood
to add per hour’’.
11. When the wood has been completely burnt and
only embers are remaining from the initial wood added
to the
fire, new wood can now be added as required (hard-
wood is ideal).
12. Depending on the weather conditions, adjust the
control lever towards the middle setting or a little over.
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