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BK 690 Rev 01
Aarrow Stove User Guide
1)
Set the fire by using scrunched up newspaper and placing a layer of dry kindling wood
on top of this. The use of two or three fire lighters may assist in lighting the kindling.
2)
Fully open your air controls and light the fire lighters and or paper.
3)
After the kindling has caught light, you should almost close the fire door leaving it ajar
by about 10mm, or on latch for I series stoves. This will aid flue draw during the initial
lighting of the fire.
4)
The flue temperature and draw should be established after five minutes and the
kindling reduced to form an ember bed. Carefully load the stove with well seasoned
wood and fully close the fire door.
5)
After ten to fifteen minutes, close the primary air control and regulate the airwash
system to control the burn rate and maintain clear glass, typically by reducing to
approximately half open.
i Series stove owners can regulate the burn rate by adjusting the left air control slider
between its fully open and fully closed (for wood burning) settings, and ensuring the right air
control is fully closed. Close the primary air control on non-i Series stoves as generally no
air from below the grate is required when burning wood.
5.3 Burning solid fuels
If you have an i Series stove please read section
’Burning solid fuels in an I Series stove’
on page 12 for instructions on burning solid fuels in your appliance.
Solid fuel burns best with its air supply for combustion coming from underneath the fuel. To
achieve this the burn will be controlled by the primary air control (see
‘Location and
operation of the controls’
on page 8). This allows you to control the flow of air, underneath
the grate. Riddling the stove occasionally will also help to ensure that burnt fuel does not
prevent the supply of air from reaching the fire.
1)
Set the airwash/primary air slider to about one quarter open and the primary air slider
fully open (see
‘Location and operation of the controls’
on page 8).
2)
Light as with wood fuel (see steps 2, 3 and 4 in section
‘Burning Wood’
on page 10),
with kindling and fire lighters.
3)
Once the flue draw has been established, after about five minutes, carefully load the
stove with fuel and close the door.
4)
When the fire is well alight regulate the burning rate by controlling the primary air inlet
control.
5)
The airwash should be adjusted as neccessary to keep the door glass clean.
Whilst burning solid fuel it can be beneficial to occasionally riddle the grate bars so any
burnt fuel will fall between the grate bars into the ash pan below. This will ensure a good
under draught is maintained. This should be done with the supplied operating tool whilst
wearing protective gloves.
