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Recommended fuels & using the Moisture Meter
Model
9103
9104
9105
9108
9112
Requirement of
fuels used in
Smoke Control
Areas
Dry logs <20%
H
₂
O
Dry logs <20%
H
₂
O
Dry logs <20%
H
₂
O
Dry logs<20% H
₂
O
Not for
Maximum length
170 -220mm long
Maximum length
200 -250mm long
Maximum length
250 -300mm long
Maximum length
250 -350mm lonG
Use in Smoke
Maximum width
150mm
Maximum width
150mm
Maximum width
150mm
Maximum width
150mm
Control Areas
For the stove to operate at maximum efficiency the wood should be as dry as possible, certainly
below 18%. Burning damp or wet wood will not only stop the stove working efficiently, but also
create excess smoke and stain the glass.
Remove the plastic cap covering the two contact pins. The pins
are sharp for a reason, so please use it carefully
.
Push the pins
into the
inner surface
of the split log (5mm as a guide) this will
give an accurate reading.
Simply putting the contact pins onto the surface will not give an
accurate reading, as it may tell you that the surface is dry
whilst the interior of the log may well be damp.
Stove Thermometers - DO NOT USE WITH OUR STOVES
We receive a very small number of calls from customers who have managed to damage their
stoves from over-firing, in almost all cases they have a thermometer fitted to their flue.
The Fireballs are the world’s most efficient stove because firstly, due to the unique method of
introducing air, the combustion chamber is extremely hot, and secondly, the heat is extracted from
the combusted gasses to heat the room before it enters the flue.
On the Hollywell for example, the gasses have been cooled to just 122 °C, far below what the
stove thermometer will measure. Because the thermometer is not ‘in the green’, you think that the
stove is not operating efficiently, so load the chamber with wood and have the air wide open.
This creates such an inferno that occasionally the ceramic glass can frost (something even the
windows on the space shuttle could not achieve during re-entry), and although it is very rare, the
stainless steel baffle can also be damaged, stainless steel melts at over 1500°C!
The ONLY thing that a stove thermometer shows is that you have an inefficient stove and are
losing a lot of heat up the flue, not a great deal of use really.
Troubleshooting/Poor Appliance Operation
Refuelling onto a low
fire bed
If there is insufficient burning material in the fire bed 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 to ensure that the new fuel charge will
ignite. If the fuel bed is too low or cool, suitable kindling must be
used to re-light fires.
Air damper left fully
open
Although the fire will look impressive, you will be burning more
wood for less heat. The glass can also be damaged.
