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Recommended fuels
SOLID FUEL
The recommended fuels for this stove are
broad based long flame
fuels as burnt on an open fire. ‘Homefire’ or
‘Ancit’ are such fuels. However, if you have any queries consult your Approved Coal Merchant Scheme member
for types and availability.
Suitable Fuels
∗
Mineral smokeless fuels which are HETAS approved and do not have greater than 20% petro coke, e.g.
Ancit.
∗
Anthracite is a hard shiny coal that is naturally smokeless. Use the large nut size.
Unsuitable Fuels
∗
Do not burn pure Petro coke.
∗
Do not burn household plastics and waste.
∗
Do not burn liquid fuels.
WOOD
If wood is the chosen fuel for your stove
,
ALWAYS BURN DRY WOOD
. Wood burns
best
on a bed of ash
so
do be careful to retain some when de-ashing. Dry wood means that it has most
definitely not more than 20%
moisture
content. Wood to be used as a fuel should be logged, chopped and
stored in a sheltered but airy
site
for an absolute minimum of 12 months and
preferably 24 months
. Wood naturally dries at the rate of 1" per
year so a 12" round will take 6 years to dry to the centre.
Do not be tempted to stack wet wood on or
around
the stove
believing this will dry the sap out of the wood. A 12" log takes approx 8 weeks in a kiln to dry to 18%
moisture - so the odd hour or two on or by the stove only increases the likelihood of burning your house down!
Freshly cut green wood
- i.e. wood that still has sap in it -
is dangerous to burn.
It will cause a chimney to
choke with wood tar in a few weeks with a grave risk of a chimney fire resulting. In any case,
burning sap wet
wood is pointless
. It produces far less heat, maybe as little as 10% of that of dry wood.
Treat any bought in wood
as wet unless its history is known.
Do not burn wet wood with solid fuel
as a very aggressive acid is created which is lethal for the stove,
chimneys and flues.
Do not burn treated wood.
Tar
is caused by burning wet wood. It is brown/black in colour and may be liquid. It has an offensive smell. On the
sides of the stove, flue and chimney it resembles a black sticky 'chewing gum' and can eventually block the flue
ways. When it ignites, it can cause a chimney fire and be highly dangerous.
Please note that HETAS Ltd Appliance Approval only covers the use of the above fuels on these appliances.
HETAS Ltd Approval does not cover the use of other fuels either alone or mixed with the recommended fuels
listed above, nor does it cover instructions for the use of other fuels.
DAILY ROUTINE , MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
When properly used a Woodwarm stove is absolutely safe.
There is an
operating tool
provided
to operate all the various controls
.
Do not leave the operating tool
attached to the stove when the stove is in use as it will get very hot.
Obviously when the stove is in use the
body will be too hot to touch by hand. Children and elderly people should be prevented from touching it by acci-
dent by using a suitable fire guard. This should be manufactured to BS 6539.
Combustible materials should never be left on the stove when it is alight.
Linen, wool, wood and many other
materials can spontaneously ignite if they become too hot. They do not have to come in direct contact with
flames.
Never spray aerosols near the stove when it is alight as an explosion could occur if flammable vapours or gases
come into contact with naked flames.
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