When starting the boiler, the following steps should be followed in sequence:
1.) Switch off the power.
2.) Push the chimney damper lever in to open the burning chamber bypass.
3.) Put paper, kindling and a few larger pieces of dry wood in the burning chamber.
4.) Start the fire.
5.) Open the bottom combustion chamber door to provide natural draft.
6.) Let the fire burn for 15 to 20 minutes (
WARNING!! NEVER leave the boiler unattended
at this stage.
)
7.) Add more wood
8.) Wait another 15 to 20 minutes for a charcoal layer to accumulate
9.) Fill up the entire upper combustion chamber with wood.
10.) Close both upper and lower doors.
11.) Pull the bypass damper closed and switch on the regulator.
WARNING!
Never switch on the regulator when the upper door is open.
CAUTION!
Never force the fuel loading door closed. Doing so may damage the door
or other parts of the boiler. Use only properly sized wood.
6.6. Fuel loading
A properly sized and installed EKO gasification boiler should require loading every 8-12
hours. To add wood, following the following procedure:
1. Switch off the boiler with the main switch on the controller.
2. Open the combustion chamber bypass chimney damper.
3. Open the upper door and load the chamber if necessary,
4. Close the door, pull the chimney flap closed and switch on the boiler
It is important to avoid obstructing the chimney bypass damper with wood in the
combustion chamber when loading fuel.
Ideally, the wood in the upper combustion chamber should be burned down to embers
before reloading the boiler.
NOTE:
The yellow “no fuel” light indicates when the boiler needs to be reloaded.
6.7. Boiler shutdown
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The boiler turns off in two ways: Manually when the power switch on the controller is turned
off, or automatically when the wood supply has burned out. NEVER turn the controller off for
extended periods when the boiler contains burning fuel, as doing so could cause it to
overheat.
