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3.3 FIRING/ADDING WOOD
• Depending on weather condition, move the actuating lever more of less
into centre position or slightly above it (closing the supply of air). This
always depends on experience and on prevailing conditions on location.
• Do not open the doors forcefully or gases may enter your living room
through a suddenly produced negative pressure. At first, open the door
slowly and only a crack.
• Putting fresh firewood onto hot embers prevents the possible release of
smoke when the door is opened.
• Typical intervals for adding firewood are 30 to 60 minutes approx., which
ensures that the fireplace insert can be operated continuously.
• When adding fresh firewood, completely cover the hot embers.
• Depending on how much firewood you add, you may move the actuating
lever completely to the right for a few minutes until that fresh firewood is
burning brightly.
• After adding fresh firewood, never choke off the flow of combustion air.
Risk of explosion!
• Never repeatedly put more than the recommended amount of wood onto
the fire.
• This also applies whenever the fireplace system is not operational
• Never close the actuating lever completely during the burn-up process
(risk of explosion).
4. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
4.1 HEATING DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD
The basic requirement for correct fireplace system function is the draught
produced by your chimney (pressure head). This is dependent on the outside
temperature and therefore, to a large extent, on the season. Higher ambient
temperatures during the shoulder seasons (spring and fall) can lead to weaker
draughts and consequently, poorer combustion or more smoke production.
What can you do to help prevent this?
• Empty the ash can and grate before lighting a fire. Place grate with
embossed engraving facing downwards.
• If the chimney draught is less than this, a larger ‘initial burn’ should be
created. Obtain the advise of your fireplace installer or chimney sweep.
• Once the fire has started, shift the air supply lever as far to the right
(maximum air flow) as necessary . The fire must be provided with sufficient
combustion air to stabilize the draught, but not so much that the wood
burns away too quickly.
• As combustion begins to die back, do not be tempted to shift the actuating
lever too far to the left, as this can cause the column of stable air in your
chimney to collapse and the fire to smolder in the fireplace insert.
• If combustion air is closed off too soon, and if the embers are completely
covered when new firewood is added, this can cause explosive combustion
(i.e. an explosion)!
• To prevent the bed of embers piling up to high, the ash should carefully be
removed to prevent the grate from clogging up and to enable combustion
air to flow into the fire without obstruction.
4.2 OPERATION WITH OPEN DOOR
• Open operating mode is only permitted if the fireplace unit was inspected
and approved for this purpose. The technical data in the installation man-
ual (separate attachment) provide this information.
• In acc. with BlmSchV (Bundes Immissions Schutz Verordnung) open fire
areas can only be operated in Germany on an occasional basis.
• Fireplace systems may only be operated in open mode when supervised, in
order to reduce the risk of fire due to flying sparks or hot embers.
• During open mode operation, only burn normal firewood, i.e. avoid conifer
wood that contains resin.
4.3 COMBUSTION AIR – RECIRCULATING AIR –
FRESH AIR
• The combustion air line must always be unobstructed.
• To prevent a buildup of heat in the device, the existing air outlet grilles or
openings must be clear and open when a fire is being lit.
• In the area of direct radiation from a fireplace insert,measured from the
front edge of the fire area opening and no objects made of combustible
materials must be set up (also refer to chapter ‘10 Technical Data’ in the
related installation manual for fireplace inserts).
• Objects made of combustible materials must not be placed on free sur-
faces of the fire area.
• No devices that generate a vacuum on the same floor / same combination
of rooms (e.g. extractor fans in the kitchen). This would entail a risk of
smoke ingress in the living room.
• Outside the area of direct radiation, do not place any combustible objects
or materials on the chimney cladding within a distance of 5 cm if the sur-
face temperature reaches or may reach >85 °C.
• Please note that any fireplace gets very hot indeed when in operation.
heat-resistant glove provided and the ‘cold hand’ operating handle.
• In Germany, all fireplaces must be operated in acc. with BlmSchV
legislation.
4.4 FIRE SAFETY / IN THE FIREPLACE
4.4.1 SPECIAL FIRE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RELATING
TO FLOOR COVERINGS IN THE FIREPLACE
VICINITY
Floor coverings that are not fireproof (e.g. carpets and parquet flooring etc.)
must be protected from spark emission using a covering made from non-flam-
mable materials (e.g. refractory glass, natural stone, tiles, slabs, marble,
granite or other mineral-based construction materials). If this material is
metal, it must be at least 1 mm thick. The flooring must be fastened down and
secured against sideward movement.
In front of fireplaces that are run with open combustion chamber door the
spark protection material needs to cover a surface corresponding to the
height of the combustion chamber base above floor level (H) + 300mm
(minimum at least 500mm) to the front and the height of the combustion
chamber base above floor level (H) + 200mm (minimum at least 300mm)
to the side. If a log guard (not included) with a height of at least 10 cm
is fitted, the minimum distances listed above are sufficient and can be
measured from the log guard.
In Addition, The Area Starting From The Straight Radiation Area Of The Effec-
tive Furnace Opening Must Be Protected By 300 Mm To The Left And To The
Right (See Figure).
Please discuss whether and how the chimney flank must be insulated in its
installation situation with your responsible stove fitter and the chimney sweep.
The end of the burning process is achieved when
the wood has burned completely, and no smold-
ering or incomplete combustion can occur. Now
the actuating lever can be closed (left position).
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