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4.3. Burning wood
The best way to control the fire is to completely close the lower air slide, which you
use to get the fire started, and to regulate the air supply with the upper air slide
only. In case the air supply through the upper slide seems insufficient, or if you
would like to fan the fire, you can partially open the lower air slide for a while.
Always keep the stove door tightly closed. Never let the door open when the fire is
burning.
Add extra fuel when necessary.
Never add too much fuel. It is
best to fill the stove for one third
and to top it up on a regular ba-
sis.
Always open the filling door
slowly and for a short space of
time. Before filling up, the char-
coal bed should be carefully
spread open. Check whether the
coals are glowing enough just
behind the log retainer, so that
the added fuel will immediately
catch fire. If necessary you can
open the lower air slide for a
while.
Open stacking will make the logs burn very intensely, as the oxygen can easily reach
every part of the fire. This method of stacking is applied when burning wood for a
short while. Compact stacking will make the fire burn slower, as the air can only
reach the outer parts of the fire. This stacking method is best used when burning for
a longer while.
Low intensity fires cause tar and creosote to deposit in the chimney after a long
period of time. Tar and creosote are highly combustible substances. Thicker layers
of these substances might catch fire when the temperature in the chimney increases
suddenly and steeply. Therefore it is necessary for the fire to regularly burn very
intensely, so that thin layers of tar and creosote immediately disappear.
Low intensity fires also cause tar to deposit on the stove panels and doors.
When it is not too cold outside it is better to let the stove burn intensely for just a
few hours a day.
4.4. Ash removal
The bottom of the fire compart-
ment is equipped with a port to
eliminate the ashes. Open the
port (see picture) and sweep the
redundant ashes into the ashtray
by means of the scraper. With the
"cold handle", you can pull the
ashtray from the stove (see pic-
ture).
open stacking
compact stacking
