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Operating Your Stove
Fuel
Your stove is designed to burn a range of solid fuels such as coal, wood, turf (peat) and etc.; it is
not designed to burn,
• Paper or cardboard, other than small amounts used to light stove.
• Treated or painted wood
• Synthetic fuel or logs that are not approved for solid fuel stoves
• Household rubbish
• Liquid fuels
• Plastics
Burning these or other products for which the stove was not designed may damage the stove and
cause a fire hazard or release toxic fumes
Fuel should be stored in a dry place; wood should be dried for at least 1 year. Wet wood may cause
serious creosote, which may damage your flue system and even your stove. Therefore the use of
wet wood is strongly discouraged.
The approximate calorific (Heat) Value of the most common fuels is:
Turf or Peat
4.0 kWh/kg
Briquettes
5.3 kWh/kg
Wood
5.5 kWh/kg
Brown coal nuggets
5.8 kWh/kg
Standard coal
7.9 kWh/kg
The figure shown for wood is based on dry hardwood.
First operation of stove
You should begin using your stove by lighting small fires which get progressively bigger. We
recommend a series of about 5 small fires before you put the stove into full service. Allow the
stove to fully cool between each of these fires. There may be some smell and a small amount of
smoke from the stove during the initial operations. This is perfectly normal and is merely the
curing of the stove paint. Opening a window or door to provide additional ventilation will help
alleviate this.
Air controls
Your stove needs air to burn the fuel. This air is supplied through the spin valve at the base of the
door and through the slots over the glass. Primary air, as the name suggests, is used for the initial
burning of the fuel. Secondary air is used for secondary combustion, which makes the stove more
efficient, reduces the emissions and is also used to keep the stove glass clean. Wood burns better
with the air over the fire bed and when burning a lot of wood, you should use the secondary air
supply more.
