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Baffle:
It is essential to check the top of the baffle for build up of soot and ash regularly when in use and
after a long period of no use. Every three to four months of regular use remove the baffle to ensure that the
flue way entrance is clear.
6.3 Fuel
Kiln / Seasoned Dried Wood Only
Burn only seasoned timber products with a moisture content of less than 20%. To obtain this moisture
content allow cut wood to dry for at least 12-18 months.
Do not burn construction timber, treated or
painted wood, manufactured board or pallets, firelogs, compressed logs, briquettes, solid fuel.
6.4 Notes on Wood burning
With a full load of wood, the stove will need to be refuelled approximately every 45 minutes depending on
burn rate. Do not stack fuel above the level of the tertiary air inlets at the back of the stove.
Always make sure that flames are visible above the wood after re-fuelling for cleanest burning. Open the air
wash full for 4 to 6 minutes to achieve full flames above the fuel. Carefully adjusting the secondary air
controls and fuel load will then control the burn rate of the stove.
See also:
section entitled ‘Lighting the
Stove’.
Wood burns best on a bed of ash and it is therefore only necessary to remove surplus ash from the stove
occasionally
. If the grate is completely clear, place a few handfuls of ash into the slots in the grate to
help the firebed build up.
Burn only, kiln dried wood or well-seasoned dried wood, which should have been cut, split and stacked -
under protection from rain - for at least 12-24 months with free air movement around the sides of the stack
to enable it to dry out. Burning wet or unseasoned wood will create tar deposits in the stove and chimney
and will not produce a satisfactory heat output.
Wood that is not properly dry (‘dry’ is considered to be
less than 20% internal moisture content) uses up energy from the burn process to evaporate the water
inside the wood thus creating very poor conditions for combustion
. The main cause of burning problems
with wood stoves is due to excessively damp wood. Wood can appear perfectly dry on the outside but still
contain 40-50% water on the inside. A moisture meter can be purchased from some stove and equipment
suppliers if you wish to check your wood source is correct.
6.6 Lighting the Stove
We recommend that you have two or three small fires before you operate your stove to its maximum heat
output. This is to allow the paint to cure in steadily and to give a long service life of the paint finish. During
this curing in process you may notice an unpleasant smell whilst the finishes finally cure. It is non-toxic, but
for your comfort we would suggest that during this period you leave all doors and windows open.
First load the firebox with two firelighters and dry sticks. Light the fire at the base leaving the secondary air
control fully open. Leave the door slightly ajar on the latch for 5 minutes to enhance initial starting and
reduce smoke emission –
DO NOT
leave the stove unattended if the door is left ajar. Allow the fuel to reach
a steady glow and build the fire up gradually by adding a few small sticks or well split logs at a time. Once
you have a good fire bed established across the grate, further fuel can be added step by step as required.
Don’t be tempted to overload the fire bed with fuel all at once or close down the air controls too much until
the fire is really well established for some time. Once the ignition period is well under way close the door
and gradually reduce the secondary air wash control opening to establish the burning intensity you require
(usually open 25% approx.).
6.7 Re-fuelling
When burning wood, the fire will die down as the fuel is consumed. When the flames disappear and the
remainder is breaking down into glowing embers it is an appropriate time to consider re-fuelling. NOTE: If
the flames disappear and there are still lumps of solid wood left this indicates excessive moisture in the
wood or insufficient air supply/flue draught.
Note:
To eliminate unwanted smoke emission, after loading new logs on to the fire, open the air wash
control up fully for 1-2 minutes to boost the fire and get flames issuing from the top of the fuel as soon as
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