› Switch off any exhaust fans in your
house when starting a fire.
› Switch the air regulator to the
Start
position. Never force the slider.
› Stack softwood kindling on top of
one or two pieces of hardwood.
Make sure air can move freely from
the grate around the stack.
› Place a fire lighter near the top of
the stack and light it.
› Keep the air regulator knob in the
Start
position.
› As long as your hardwood and
kindling is well seasoned you will
have a bright, warm fire within 10
minutes.
› Wet or ‘green’ wood can cause
damage to a flue and firebox. It
also is important that only good
quality hardwood is being burned.
PHASE 1
PHASE 2
Preparation
10 Minutes
20 Minutes
Air Regulator
High
Low
Start up
position
Normal Operating
Window (low to high)
› Your fireplace is controlled with one
simple knob.
› During ignition, the knob should be
in the
Start
position.
› During normal operation, the
knob should be located between
Low
and
High
, depending on the
required heat output.
› Place one or two logs on to the bed
of hot coals.
› Depending on your log size, adjust
your air regulator between
low
and
high
(lower for small logs, higher for
large logs).
› The logs will ignite in 60 seconds
and burn for around 2 hours.
› Repeat steps 3 and 4 continuously
during normal burning.
› The start-up cycle is complete
when there are no longer any visible
flames (roughly 40min).
› Move the air regulator knob to
the
high
position. This will help the
heater to achieve a good bed of
coals.
› Open the door slowly and spread
the remaining coals.
30 Minutes
40 Minutes
50 Minutes
Cont.
PHASE 3
PHASE 4
Prolonged Burning
› Complete several full burn cycles
using the above steps.
› On a good bed of embers, reload
the heater with two to three pieces
of dry hardwood.
› Allow the logs to ignite and begin
burning (10-20min), then move the
air regulator knob
just above
0
.
› The glass should not blacken
› At 90% closed, the regulator
will allow just enough airflow for
the firewood to slowly burn for
approximately six hours.
› Heatbank will aid this process,
and slowly release heat for longer
periods of time.
