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Instructions Part Number IN1145 Ed A
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Wood releases its volatile gasses when heated, if insufficient air is available,
or the temperature is below the ignition temperature of these gasses, they
will deposit themselves as tar and other undesirable substances on the
stove body, glass and in the flue. Filling the stove with wood and restricting
the air supply may be the only option available to many who want to keep
the stove warm for extended periods but it is not necessary for you to
adopt this anti-social practice.
Your stove has been designed to burn the gasses from the wood as a
priority, leaving the charcoal to burn later. Good quality charcoal, which
is what the stove will produce, has the ability to burn slowly and cleanly
with a restricted air supply, and by allowing the charcoal to build up in
the stove it will provide many hours of clean gentle heat. The amount of
charcoal needed to burn for any length of time is surprisingly small but the
quantities can be increased by putting a new loading of wood to the front of the stove.
Of great importance is that the stove’s air is not reduced to a very low setting if flames are still visible; reducing the
air to a minimum will extinguish any flames and cause tar and smoke to be produced. Always wait until no more
flames are evident before you can safely turn the air volume to a minimum setting with no fear of staining the
glass. The actual setting needed will depend upon the performance of your flue setting, and by raking the ashes
through the grate in the morning will reveal either no charcoal remains which means the setting was too high,
or a cold stove and an abundance of charcoal indicating the setting was too low. If any charcoal remains never
assume it not to be burning. If you rake any charcoal over the grate, close the stove door and set the air controls
to their lighting position it will almost always begin to glow even when it gave no sign of burning. Placing wood,
whose size is in proportion to the amount of charcoal remaining, over the burning charcoal will rapidly produce
a good fire because the stove and flue will have retained some residual heat. This technique of using only the
charcoal to burn should be used whenever the stove is to be left unattended for prolonged periods.
If you have managed to run your stove for a prolonged period, without staining the glass, you have achieved the
highest achievement possible as a stove operator and you should award yourself an enormous gold star.
Slow, Prolonged Burning
