IMPORTANT
Never allow a build-up of deposits in front of pilot
hole in the fire chamber. Always keep clear of ash,
coals, and fuel, check when lighting, re-fuelling or
de-ashing. See pilot illustration.
DISPOSAL OF ASHES
Remove ash carefully. Ashes should be placed in a
metal container with a tight fitting lid. The closed
container of ashes should be placed on a non-com-
bustible floor, or on the ground, well away from all
combustible materials, pending final disposal. If the
ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise
locally dispersed they should be retained in the
closed container until all cinders have thoroughly
cooled.
Replace the empty ashpan (item 36) in the stove,
close the ashpit door (item 9) and relight the fire.
LOW OR OVERNIGHT BURN
NOTE:
The duration of low or overnight burn is
affected by:
Draught conditions: Excessive draught reduces
burn time. Quality of fuel load. If the stove and flue
temperature at the start of a low or overnight burn
are too high it will result in reducing burn time.
1.
Allow the fire bed to cool down.
2.
Re-load using full length wood (preferably
unsplit).
3.
Do not pack the fuel load as high as the sec
ondary air baffle (item 46) at the top of the
firebox.
4.
An air space is necessary between the fuel
load and the secondary air baffle (item 46) to
avoid impingement of the secondary air on
the top of the fuel load resulting in speeding
up the burn rate.
5.
Turn down the primary air control (item 42) to
the closed position, by turning it one revolu
tion clockwise.
DE-ASHING
When the ash build-up becomes excessive in the
fire chamber (3 1/2” (88mm) deep or so) it must be
removed by allowing the fire to burn out. When the
fire has burned out, open the firedoor (item 8). Pull
open the ashpit shutter (item 61). The control knob
(item 42) for this is on the right hand side of the
stove. Rake the ash into the ashpan (item 36)
through the grating in the centre of the hearth. Push
closed the ashpit shutter (item 61) and dispose of
the ashes by removing the ashpan (item 36) from
the stove.
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