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2.5
How to operate the fire
2.5.1
Lighting
If you have not used your appliance for a long time, check that none of your fireplace’s air passages are
obstructed (chimney flue, outside air delivery pipe, convection and ventilation grille) before lighting.
Also check that mechanical parts such as the door, counterweights, and adjusters operate freely.
- Open the foldaway door.
- Open the combustion air flap.
- Place two or three chopped logs in the centre of the fireplace.
- Place dry and resawn kindling on top. Position your wood so as to
allow air to circulate freely.
- Place paper or firelighter on the kindling.
- Light the paper or firelighter
- Allow the flue to increase gradually in temperature without causing the fire
to become over active.
- Allow about fifteen minutes for your fire to catch before fully lowering the
door using a glove or the safe handling tool.
Once the fire has started, you can reduce the combustion air supply as well as the smoke evacuation flow
rate.
Load wood before the fire has become a bed of embers.
Recommendation: Never overload your fireplace with wood, especially when starting it up.
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