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Motor characteristics:
Current
230V
Frequency
50Hz
Power per motor
13W
IP
20
Rotations speed 1
600rpm
Rotations speed 2
1750rpm
Circulation volume
83m³/hr
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OPERATION
:
Before using the unit, if there has been wet works/ building operations necessary for installing
the unit, it is recommended to wait 4 weeks for the building work to dry. In light of this it is also
recommended that the first fires lit are moderate in nature for the first 10 days of use.
Sustained high fires can result in large expansions or thermal shocks – the fire can be reduced
by closing the air intake.
During the first use of the insert it is possible that the heater may give off a certain smell. This is
normal and is due to excess paint/products, used in the manufacturing process, being burnt off.
One may have to air the room to get rid of the smells. This should go away completely after the
unit has been burnt a couple of times.
Lighting and loading:
The unit is lit by making a fire on top of the grate. Typically some newspaper, dry kindling and a
couple of small split logs would be used for the starter fire. Light the newspaper, close the door,
and open the air intake completely. Once the fire is burning well, it can be loaded. Never use
petrol or alcohol to start or increase the fire.
When lighting a new fire, it is recommended to keep a bed of ash on the grid and the base of
the fire box, as long as this does not obstruct any air intake
Be aware of external weather factors affecting the draw of the fire: high draw if there are
strong winds and low draw on a wind free misty day.
The heat output is correlated to the amount of wood loaded on the fire. For a high heat output,
one would use a higher quantity of smaller logs (6-8 logs 6cm in diameter on a bed of hot
coals). For a longer burning fire, one would possibly use 3 logs of a thicker diameter (13-15cm
on a moderate bed of coals).
DO NOT LOAD MORE THAN 20KG OF WOOD IN YOUR UNIT.
In order to avoid situations that cause soot/creosote build up on the glass, it is recommended
to try and maintain a bed of coals in the unit. One would then restart the unit with smaller
pieces of wood.
