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Issue 01.1 05/17
Allow the fuel to reach a steady burn and usually the initial fuel can be left to burn down to
charcoal without much further attention. Next build the fire up carefully by adding a couple of
small split logs or an amount of Maxibrite
briquettes at a time. Do not overload the fire bed
with more than two or three small logs at a time.
Once you have a good fire bed established across
the grate, further fuel can be added step by step
as required. Don’t be tempted to overload the
fire bed with fuel all at once or close down the air
controls until the fire is really well established for
some time. Once the ignition period is well under
way, gradually reduce the air controls then fully
close the primary air if burning wood and use the
controls to establish the burning intensity you require.
7.10
Re-fuelling
When burning Maxibrite the fire will begin to die down with a significant amount of white ash
showing amongst the fuel. Shake the grate using the shaker and then gently run a poker
through the fire bed to remove most of the ash into the ashpan. Empty the ashpan if it is nearly
full and then re-fuel with a good load of briquettes. The fuel load should initially be level with
the top of the fuel retainer and not above the rear firebox liner tertiary air inlet profiling. Whilst
approval test cycles are 1 or 2 hours, a stove burning Maxibrite may be kept in overnight easily
under normal conditions.
When burning wood, the fire will die down as the fuel is consumed. When the flames disappear
and the remainder is breaking down into glowing embers it is an appropriate time to consider
re-fuelling. Generally unless the firebox and firebed has cooled down and it is being revived up
to working temperature then it’s not appropriate to re-fuel when the logs are still flaming
fiercely. NOTE: If the flames disappear and there are still lumps of solid wood left this indicates
excessive internal moisture in the wood, too low a firebox temperature (running too cool), too
small a fuel load or insufficient air supply/flue draught.
NOTE: To eliminate unwanted smoke emission, after loading new logs on to the fire, open the
air wash control up fully for 3 minutes or until the logs are blackened all over to boost the fire
and get flames issuing from the top of the fuel as soon as possible. When flames are well
established, reduce the air wash to the running setting required. Burning without flames above
the fuel will create unnecessary smoke. Do not load fuel above the rear firebrick at the back of
the firebox.
Loading 1 or 2 medium-large sized logs weighing 1-2kg DRY will produce a good output with
reasonable burn time. Small logs will burn up quicker producing a high output and more
emissions for a short time, and a large log will take longer to burn and produce less output and
less emissions over a given time. These appliances are approved for intermittent operation on
wood (typically 0.75 to 1.5 hour burn cycles) although longer burn times can be achieved by
fully loading the firebox, getting the fuel burning well and then shutting the air controls right
down (see below). This will produce a long but smoky/tarry burn. The fire will then need
reviving by first opening the air controls and then using small pieces of wood and plenty of air to
get flames issuing from the wood again. Never load fuel above the rear firebrick or allow it to
spill onto the glass.