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2.5
How to operate the fire
If you have not used your appliance for a long
time, check that none of your fireplace’s air passages are
obstructed (chimney flue, outside air delivery pipe, convection and ventilation grille) before lighting.
Also check that mechanical parts such as the door, counterweights, and adjusters operate freely.
2.5.1
Lighting
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Open the door
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Open the air intake control to the maximum (large flame side, as per the diagram above)
- Place two or three chopped logs in the centre of the enclosed
fireplace.
- Place dry and resawn kindling on top. Position your wood so as to
allow air to circulate freely.
- Place paper or firelighter on the kindling.
- Light the paper or firelighter
- Allow the flue to increase gradually in temperature without causing the fire
to become over active.
- Allow about fifteen minutes for your fire to catch before fully lowering the
door using a glove or the safe handling tool.
Once the fire has started, after approximately thirty minutes reduce the combustion air supply by moving
the air intake control to the left (small flame).
Load wood before the fire has become a bed of embers.
Recommendation: Never overload your fireplace with wood, especially when starting it up.
