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OPERATION WITH DOOR LEFT OPEN
Operation with the door open can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be
operated with the appliance door left open except as directed in the instructions.
DAMPERS LEFT OPEN
Operation with the air controls or appliance dampers open can cause excess smoke. The
appliance must not be operated with air controls, appliance dampers or door left open
except as directed in the instructions
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WOOD BURNING
LIGHTING & CONTROLLING THE FIRE
For wood burning it is best to set the riddle grate to the closed position, see fig. 7.
Before lighting the fire for the first time ensure that the baffle, side and back bricks and
all the internal components are in position. Burning without either will result in the
stove overheating and being damaged. Open the secondary control and the primary air
control fully. Place some tightly rolled paper on top of some crumpled paper on the base
towards the back of the stove. On top of this, place some small pieces of wood. Light the
crumpled paper and close the door. Once the fire becomes established add some larger
pieces of wood. As the stove comes up to temperature close the primary air control
using the stove mitt. The burning rate of the stove can now be regulated by the rate at
which fuel is added and by adjusting the secondary control.
With the above in mind it is plain to see that the stove should ideally be run with the
primary air inlet closed and the secondary control open whenever possible. Another
advantage of running the stove with the secondary open is that the air that is being
drawn into the stove travels across the glass forming an air barrier between the glass
and the fire bed helping to prevent smoke particles sticking to the glass.
If the fire dies down too low, opening the primary air control for a short period will
revive it. When reviving a low fire it is important to also use kindling before adding
larger logs to help prevent smoke.
Wood burns most efficiently when the air for combustion is supplied
from above the fire bed rather than below. The air supplied above the
fire bed provides the oxygen necessary for the volatile gases (smoke),
given off by the wood as it heats to combust. This ensures that the gases
are burnt and used to heat the stove instead of being wasted up the
chimney or condensing and forming tarry deposits inside the stove, in the
flue or on the stove glass. Running the stove with the primary air control
open and the secondary control closed will provide oxygen for the wood
to burn on the fire bed but will not provide air for the volatile gases
above the fire bed to combust resulting in a smoky inefficient fire.