2.8. Chimney maintenance and sweeping
Very important : To avoid any incident (chimney fire,
etc.), regular maintenance should be carried out. If the
stove is regularly used, the chimney should be swept
several times per year, together with the stovepipe
connection section. Chimney condition should be
checked at least once per year.
3. Instructions for user
3.1. Fuel
Recommended fuel : Wood with the grate provided
- Use hard wood logs, which have been cut for at least
two years and stored, under shelter.
- Hardwood has a higher calorific value per cu metre
(oak, ash, maple, birch, elm, beech, etc.).
- Large logs must be split and cut to a usable length,
before being stored in a sheltered and ventilated place.
Recommended fuel with the coal grate 308710
Smokeless fuels, including coolite nuts, phurnacite,
ancit and extracite.
Not recommended as fuel :
- “green wood”. Green or damp wood reduces stove
efficiency and soils the glass, the internal walls and the
flue (soot, tar, etc.).
- “used timbers”. Burning treated wood (railway
sleepers, telegraph poles, offcuts of plywood or chip
board, pallets, etc.) quickly clogs the flue ways
(soot,
tar, etc.), pollutes the environment (pollution and smell,
etc.) and cause the fire to burn too quickly and
overheat.
“Green wood” and “recovered wood” can eventually
cause a chimney fire.
Prohibited fuel : Homefire and any form of bituminous
coal or petroleum based coke.
3.2. Instructions for use with wood
3.2.1. Lighting
Figure 9
• Slide the top air control lever to the right (B2) and open
the lower spin wheel (C2).
• Place firelighters (or rolled newspaper and kindling
wood) on the grate and place two or three small logs on
top of the firelighters.
• Light the firelighters or paper and close the appliance
door.
• When the fire is burning fairly fiercely, add further logs
(max. diameter 10 cms).
• Further fuel should not be added if wood is smoking.
• When lighting up for the first time, the fire should be
built up gradually, to allow the components to expand
and set without shock.
Note : When the fire is lit for the first time, the stove may
give off fumes from the new paint. This is normal but
ensure the room is well ventilated during the first few
hours operation.
Similarly, the window can become cloudy by the
evaporation of the water in the refractory bricks.
A
B
B2
B1
C
C2
C1
C3
Figure 9 - Operating devices
B : Draught control
B1 - close
B2 - open
C : Spin wheel
C1 : Close for normal operating
C2 : Open for lighting
C3 - De-ashing : Insert the poker into the upper hole
Document n° 759-4 EN ~ 04/02/2000
Wood stove
Camargue
Ref. 134 10 09
Technical manual
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