i) Light the tablets. Leave the front door ajar until the kindling begins to burn
and the draught begins to rise.
j) Close the door and allow the fire to light.
k) Once the kindling is lit, open the door and add logs, first small ones, to form
the fire. Ensure that the wood is away from the glass so that the glass
cleaning system may work correctly. On the other hand, keep the front door
and the cinder tray door closed while the stove is operating.
l) Once the fire is well lit, use the primary air to control the working level
required. Push the lever downwards opens the primary air control to achieve
a high working level and upwards to achieve a slow working level.
N.B.: When opening the door to load wood or replace the logs in your stove, we
recommend you first open it slightly, then wait a few seconds before opening it fully.
This will ensure the fireplace is smoke-free when the stove door is fully opened and that
no smoke enters the room. Likewise, reloading on a bed of red hot coals reduces the
smoke and will reach high temperatures quickly with fresh loads.
3. COMBUSTION LEVELS
HIGH COMBUSTION: Load the fireplace fully with wood on a bed of red hot coals or
on the flames and fully open the primary air control. A high level is recommendable once or
twice a day to heat the chimney and the stove well, thus helping prevent the creation and
accumulation of creosote.
MEDIUM COMBUSTION: Place the primary air control lever halfway along its run,
suitable for heating needs in the area to be heated. This level is suitable when the stove is
to be left unattended.
LOW COMBUSTION: Close the primary air control for slow combustion. A low level
of combustion for excessively long periods is not recommendable as it promotes the
accumulation of creosote.
The evacuation system must be frequently inspected if the low level of combustion is
maintained continuously.
4. PRECAUTIONS FOR EXCESSIVE FIRES
Excessive fires imply that the stove is operating at temperatures above those
recommended above in the COMBUSTION LEVELS section. Excessive fires must be
carefully avoided as they will cause damage to your stove.
The symptoms of an excessive fire, even during short periods of time, include
rumbling noises from stove and the chimney connection pipe and the decolouring of the
chimney tube.
Excessive fires may be caused by extreme draught in the chimney, unsuitable fuel or
an erroneous operation.
Correct a situation of excessive fire in the following way:
o
EXCESSIVE DRAUGHT: The depression of the draught must be no higher
than 2.5 mm.c.a. A draught exceeding this value requires a draught cutting
valve in the chimney.
o
UNSUITABLE FUEL: Do not burn coal, mounds of dry kindling, waxed logs or
another other that is not the natural wood recommended.
