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Woodfire EX, Manual Rev: 1.0
4.2.1
Adding wood
Refuel when the logs have burnt away but there is a solid bed of red embers.
1. Put the combustion air regulator to the far right fully open position and slowly open the
combustion chamber door. Use the heat protection glove.
2. Place the firewood with the bark up on the embers and close the combustion chamber door.
3. Do not overfill the firebox with wood, it should never be loaded more than a third full.
4. Wait until the logs burn brightly and intensely. After approx. 3-5 minutes, bring the control lever
to the middle position. Once the logs are burning well adjust the lever to give a steady burn with a
good flame pattern.
5. Only when the wood has completely burned away should the air lever be brought over to the
left. If the lever is closed while there is still wood to be burnt it will produce a dirty smouldering
fire.
4.2.2
Fuel feed rate per hour
The correct amount of wood to be burnt per hour for each model can be found in the technical
data at the end of the manual.
The circumference of the individual logs should be about 25 cm. When using wood briquettes, the
hourly feed quantity should be reduced by approx. 20%, as wood briquettes have a significantly
higher heating capacity than hardwood.
To avoid overheating damage (deformations, discoloration, etc.) and to ensure the optimal
functioning of the stove over many years, care must be taken that the maximum heating capacity
is not exceeded. Damage due to overheating or burning excessively large amounts of wood is not
covered by the guarantee.
4.3
Controlling the heat output.
The heat output from a stove is controlled by the amount of fuel that is put into it, NOT by
opening or closing the air control.
The air control lever is there to enable the user to establish the optimum burn.
Closing the air control lever too much leads to an incomplete combustion. In addition to wasting
fuel and creating unnecessary pollution it also risks an explosive ignition of the flue gases.
Opening the air control lever too much can result in the stove overheating and can risk damaging
the appliance.
The performance of your stove is influenced by the chimney draught. Depending on the length and
cross section of the chimney, as well as the weather or wind, the chimney draught changes. The
control lever allows small adjustments to compensate for a stronger or weaker draught.
Fitting a draught stabiliser will result in the stove producing more heat and burning less wood. It is
also a requirement of the extended five year warranty.
