Astroline 2
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4.
Instructions for use
4.1. Fuel
The only suitable fuels for this stove is wood. No other fuels are allowed to be burnt,
as they can inflict serious damage to your stove.
Do not burn any treated wood either, such as scrap wood, dyed wood, impregnated
or preserved wood, plywood or chipboard. The fumes of these, as of synthetic mate-
rials, old papers and household waste, are highly polluting for both your stove and
your chimney, and for the environment. They also could cause chimney fires.
Wood
Hard woods, such as oak, birch- and fruit-trees, are the ideal fuels for your stove.
The wood must have dried for at least two years in a covered and well-ventilated
place. Split logs will dry faster. Dry wood should contain no more than twenty per-
cent moisture.
Wet logs are unsuitable for burning, as they do not produce enough heat and all of
the energy is lost in the process of evaporation. Moreover, the burning of wet wood
causes badly smelling gases to be released and a thick layer of tar will deposit on
the stove panels and in the chimney.
4.2.
Lighting a fire
In order to create sufficient
draught and to prevent
smoke from being emitted
into the room, the chimney
should be warm enough
before lighting a fire. A cold
chimney can be heated up
by lighting a ball of paper
above the fire plate.
To kindle the fire in the
stove you can use paper
and/or firelighters and
small pieces of wood.
Slightly open the door and
pull the air slides wide
open. See sketch on how to
use the air slides.
It is important that the kin-
dled fire should burn in-
tensely. You can then throw
larger pieces of wood onto
the fire, and close the door. When the fire has eventually stabilized and is glowing
enough, you can put the logs or the brown coal briquettes on the fire.
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