Refuelling
If there is insufficient fuel burning in the fire bed to light a new piece of fuel, then excessive smoke can
occur. New fuel must be placed onto a sufficient bed of glowing embers and/or flames to ensure that the
new piece of fuel catches alight and burns steadily. If there are too few embers in the fire bed, add
suitable kindling to prevent excessive smoke.
Remember:
6.5
Lighting A Solid Fuel Fire
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When burning manufactured smokeless solid fuel:
Ensure that the primary air control is in the open position (turn the airflow wheel on the ash pan
door fully anticlockwise).
Make sure that the air wash control is halfway open (right-hand control below the ash pan door -
central position)
Have the tertiary air control fully closed (left-hand control below the ash pan door, fully to the
left)
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Place 1 or 2 firelighters onto the fire grate, with a handful of manufactured solid fuel briquettes.
Light the fire with a taper.
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When the firelighters are burning, leave the door ajar about 1 to 2 cm to achieve a good draw
and to avoid condensation. Allow the fire to warm up the chimney.
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After 2 to 5 minutes, the chimney should be warm enough to create a good draw, and the door
can be closed.
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Once the solid fuel is starting to burn, adjust the primary air control to ensure that all of the fuel
is lit. Once the fuel has formed a good bed of glowing embers, the stove can be refuelled with
more manufactured smokeless solid fuel. Do not be tempted to overfill the firebox and risk fuel
falling onto the glass, or out of the firebox when the door is opened. Overfilling the stove can
also lead to excess smoke.
You can now close the top door. Once the new fuel is fully burning, the air wash and tertiary air
controls can be adjusted to obtain the desired burn rate.
Smouldering wood which is producing smoke without a flame will be burning very
inefficiently. This will produce unburnt gases and soot, which will be deposited inside the
stove, the flue system, and on the glass window.
Wood burns best on a bed of ash, approximately 1cm deep.
We do not recommend shutting the stove down and leaving the stove lit overnight. Burning
your fuel too slowly is very inefficient, and this will create unburnt gases and deposits in
the stove and flue system.
After refuelling the fire, increase the amount of air intake to light the wood as quickly as
possible. Once lit, you can then reduce the airflow again.
It will take time to become familiar with how the stove works, and the best way to operate
the appliance under different conditions. How the wood burns, and therefore how you
should use the stove, will vary depending on:
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The type of wood that you use.
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The condition of the wood.
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The chimney draught/the draw of your chimney/flue system.
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The weather, wind and outside temperature.
Burning the stove vigorously for a short period of time will remove any build up of
unwanted deposits on the inside of the stove and on the glass window.
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