6.5
Lighting a solid fuel fire
When burning manufactured smokeless solid fuel:
Fully open the Primary air control (Turn wheel on ashpan door fully anticlockwise)
Half open the Airwash control (Right hand control below the ashpan door central position)
Fully close the Tertiary air control (Left hand control below the ashpan door fully to the left)
Place 2 or 3 firelighters or screwed up newspaper onto the fire grate with about
1 kg of manufactured solid fuel briquettes and light the fire with a taper.
When the firelighters or newspaper are burning, leave the door ajar about 1 to 2 cm to
achieve a good draw and avoid condensation. Allow the fire to warm up the chimney.
After 2 to 5 minutes the chimney should be warm enough to create a good draw and the
door can be closed.
Once the solid fuel is starting to burn, adjust the primary air control to ensure that all the
fuel is lit. Once the kindling has formed a good bed of glowing embers, the stove can be
refuelled with 2 or 3 pieces of wood. (
Do not be tempted to overfill the firebox and risk fuel
falling onto the glass or out of the fire as the door is opened. OVERFUELLING CAN ALSO
CAUSE EXCESS SMOKE.
)
Close the door. Once the new fuel is burning fully, the airwash and tertiary air controls can
be adjusted to obtain the desired burn rate.
6.6
De-ashing the Range
The action of riddling the grate will allow ash to
fall from the bed of the fire into the ash pan
underneath.
To riddle the grate, place the forked end of the
tool in the slot in the riddling lever located
between the hinges of the bottom door.
Pull and push the lever backwards and forwards
and ash will fall through the grate into the ash
pan.
Remember
When burning wood, it is good to maintain a bed of ash on the grate about 1cm
thick.
When burning solid fuel, the air is being supplied through the grate and therefore it
should not be allowed to get completely blocked with ash.
Do not be tempted to over riddle the grate, as hot or burning fuel may fall through
into the ash pan.
Do not let the ash level in the ash pan get higher than the sides of the pan. This will
reduce airflow to the fire through the grate.
