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the stove door must be kept closed except when lighting the stove, adding firewood or removing ash in order to prevent flue gas from escaping.
Lighting your appliance
Quality Firelighters should be used when lighting the stove. (Never use mentholated spirit, petrol or other flammable liquids). Lighting your stove with fire lighters will be more
reliable and easier than paper.
To light your stove
1. Place a few smaller pieces of dry wood (kindling) in the stove on top of the non toxic firelighters.
2. Fully pull open the air slider (Secondary air) and air slider (Primary air) it maybe necessary pull the ash pan drawer open 1cm as well)
3. Light the firelighters close the door.
4. Once the fire has caught, add three pieces of wood measuring approx 22cm with a combined weight of approx 2.1kg and close the door.
5. After approximately 3 minutes when the fire is burning brightly shut the primary air control under the ash pan.
6. After approximately another 3 minutes close the secondary air slider by 38%, for the stove to burn cleanly plenty of secondary air is needed, do not be tempted to shut the
fire down too early as this may cause smoke. At nominal heat output, expect to refuel your stove approximately once an hour.
WF 37 are all equipped with a control valve for secondary air designed to ensure a plentiful supply of oxygen during firing. When lit, the stove will get very hot and due care
must therefore be exercised. Please use a glove when operating levers and dampers.
RE-FUELING
To re-fuel in the cleanest way. Before refuelling open secondary air slider fully, also open primary air slider fully and leave for 5 minutes. Open door gently, add three pieces of
wood measuring approx 22cm with a combined weight of approx 2.1kg and close the door. Leave the air sliders open for 10 minutes to allow the fire to reach a good temperature.
Then close primary air slider and slide secondary air slider by 38% .
In the event of a chimney fire:
Close the air damper and the stove door, and call 999 or your local fire department.
If your stove is over heating close all dampers and door must be closed, and left until the stove has return to nominal temperatures’.
Basic Positions of air sliders during Operation
You will need to become familiar with your stove in order to be able to regulate the secondary air intake correctly, as factors such as the quality and height of your chimney, the
quality of your fuel and the external conditions play a large role in your stove performance. It is easy to see whether the stove is functioning correctly; however incomplete
combustion may lead to a build-up of hard, shiny soot on the inside of your stove and glass.
To prevent sooting of the chamber and glass introduce secondary air, also check that your wood is dry.
It is important to check the draft conditions before lighting your stove. This may be done, for instance, by crumpling a piece of newspaper, placing it in the combustion chamber
and lighting it. The draft conditions are good if the smoke is drawn away through the chimney.
The Clean air act 1993 and smoke Control areas
Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of the district of the authority to be a smoke control area. It is an offence to emit smoke from a
chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any fixed boiler if located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an offence to acquire an “ unauthorised fuel” for use
within a smoke control area unless it is used in an “ exempt” appliance (“ exempted” from the controls which generally apply in the smoke control area).
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has powers under the Act to authorise smokeless fuels or exempt appliances for use in smoke control areas
in England. In Scotland and Wales this power rests with Ministers in the devolved administrations for those countries. Separate legislation, the Clean Air (Northern Ireland)
Order 1981, applies in Northern Ireland. Therefore it is a requirement that fuels burnt or obtained for use in smoke control areas have been “ authorised” in Regulations
and that appliances used to burn solid fuel in those areas (other than “ authorised” fuels) have been exempted by an Order made and signed by the Secretary of State or
Minister in the devolved administrations. Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here: http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/ Your local
authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air Act 1993 including designation and supervision of smoke control areas and you can contact them for details of
Clean Air Act requirements
Using your stove in a smoke control area.
Only specific SE models are suitable for smoke control areas (see page 4), alterations should not be attempted. Westfire smoke control stoves should not be operated with
the door left open.
The SE models are able to burn wood logs and Authorised solid fuels in a smoke control area.
The refuelling procedure: allow the newly charged fuel to burn with the secondary air control set at maximum for up 3 to 4 minutes. After this period, with flames from the
logs fully established, close the secondary air supply to the low output setting. When operating at high output (secondary air set fully open) the new refuel charge does not
require any boost air to establish combustion.
Refuelling on to a low fire bed
If there is insufficient burning material in the firebed to light a new fuel charge, excessive smoke emission can occur. Refuelling must be carried out onto a sufficient
quantity of glowing embers and ash that the new fuel charge will ignite in a reasonable period. If there are too few embers in the fire bed, add suitable kindling to prevent
excessive smoke.
Fuel Overloading:
The maximum amount of fuel specified in this manual should not be exceeded, overloading can cause excess smoke
Operation with door left open can cause excess smoke.
Westfire smoke control stoves should not be
operated
with the door left open
Dampers left open:
Operations with the air controls or appliance dampers open can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be operated with air controls, appliance
dampers or door left open except as directed in the instructions
Operational Position of air controls during operation and in adverse conditions
You need to become familiar with your stove in order to be able to regulate the air controls correctly, as outside factors such as the quality and height of your chimney, the
quality of your fuel and the external weather conditions can alter the stoves operational settings and performance.
Very damp weather can affect the draw of the stove and therefor more secondary air may be needed to adjust. Very still cold clear days induce more draught and the
setting for secondary air may be less than nominal settings.
Such accommodations will become normal once you are familiar with your stove.
It is easy to see whether the stove is functioning correctly; incomplete combustion will be shown by
1) The inside of the fire chamber firebricks having a black dusty build up,
2) A build-up of hard shiny soot on the inside of the glass
3) Smoking chimney.
To prevent sooting of the chamber and glass introduce more secondary air, also check that your wood is dry.
CONTROLS ON WESTFIRE UNIQ 37
Door operation
When opening the door of your Westfire stove always wear the glove that is provided to protect your hand from possible heat. The handle pulls out right away from the fire.
