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How to light and stoke a fire:
The first time you light up the stove the enamel will temper, and give off some smoke and a
slight smell. We recommend that you leave doors and windows open, as airing the room will
make the smell disappear. This tempering softens the enamel making it susceptible to damage.
Therefore exeercise caution and avoid touching the enamel. Likewise we recommend opening
the door to the stove at regular intervals for the first hours to prevent the insulations rope from
sticking to the enamel.
Never use highly inflammable fluids such as sprit and petrol for lighting up!
We recommend a ”Top-Down” lightning, where you light the wood in the upper area of the
combustions chamber and not in the ground. This method is the most environmental metod to
light a fire. The metod will keep the glass clean. In the combustion chamber you make a cross
(
╬
) of 4 small pieces of wood with a small distance between each one of them. On top you of
them you make another cross (
╬
) of 8-12 smaller sticks (0,5-1 kg.), on top of this firewood and
in between use 2-3 kildning blocks. A thin layer of ashes at the bottom of the stove makes light-
ing up a fire easier.
Before lighting up the stove, open the
Shake grate
by pulling the lever all the way out.
Then open the valve on the ash-pan for access of
primary air
and open the valve under the ash
-pan for combustion air (alternatively, shortly leave the door a little bit open if there is no wind
and no draught in the chimney), thus allowing the fire to catch on. Always remember to close
the door again, otherwise the stove can be overheadted, and this is not covered by the
warranty. When the fire burns steady, then remember to close the valve on the ash-pan again,
until its approx. 10 % open.
In most instances, however, you will have to achieve the
best combustion air settings
your-
self, as the height and draught of your chimney, as well as the quality of the firewood are deci-
sive factors in determining how your particular stove is best set.
When refilling the stove with wood, we recommend opening the stove door only once embers
are left in the combustion chamber. Opening the door whilst the flames are still burning and
producing smoke and gas, might cause smoke slip into the room instead of up the chimney.
