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Take care not to open the fireplace doors too vigorously in case of causing smoke spillage. If
smoke spillage occurs after the fire door has been opened this could be due to poor chimney
draft. SEE TROUBLESHOOTING.
FIRE-LIGHTING WITH WOOD
1. Open the air controls.
2. Lay firelighters or rolled up newspapers on the grate with a reasonable quantity of dry
kindling wood. Place 2 or 3 small logs on top.
3. Light the newspaper or firelighters using a long taper and close the door.
4. When the fire is burning strongly, add further logs up to 10 mm diameter.
5. When the fireplace is really hot, close the front air control as required. Ensure there are
lasting flames until the wood becomes charcoal.
REFUELLING
1. Always open the doors slowly to avoid a sudden rush of intake air and smoke escaping into
the room and add fuel.
2. Open the air controls and leave open for a few minutes to allow the gasses in the wood to
burn before closing the air controls.
• The rate of refueling and heat available are dependent upon individual requirements based
upon the user’s experience. When re-loading, it is normally necessary to burn the fireplace fast
initially, to drive off any gasses and moisture, before closing the air vents to control the burn
rate.
• Ensure the doors are kept closed to contain fumes except when lighting up, re-fuelling or
removing ash.
• It is not recommended to leave the fireplace alight at night or to continue using the fireplace in
mild weather, which gives poor combustion leading to a greater buildup of soot.
• If overnight burning is required, can best be achieved by first driving off any gasses or
moisture as usual, following a full charge of fuel and then closing the air vents fully. Experience
will indicate the optimum setting.
However, by reducing the burn rate to such a level that the fire is still burning the following day,
the burning process creates heavy, tarry chemicals which will become deposited on the inside
of the flue or chimney. This is an inefficient process, which greatly increases the risk of a
chimney fire and makes it necessary to sweep the chimney more often.
ASH REMOVAL
Keep the fireplace free from a heavy buildup of ash. The frequency of this is dependent upon
the type and quality of fuel being used. Ash should be removed before it builds up to the
underside of the grate, at which point, the grate would be burning hot on both sides, shortening
