DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide
8
Lighting your stove
8.1
Ignition Sequence (Lighting from cold)
Place a firelighter and a large handful (0.5-0.6 kg) of dry kindling in the
stove. With the air control set to maximum (fully to the left) light the
firelighter and push the door up to a point where it is 10mm ajar.
After 8-10mins the kindling will die down, now add four small split logs
(approx 0.75kg in total) once again leaving the door ajar 10mm and the
air control still at maximum. Once these small logs are well alight, and
with the burn starting to slightly recede (depending on flue draw etc. this
may be up to 20 mins) add the normal fuel load (approximately 1.3kg or
two small logs). After approximately 3 minutes shut the door fully but
leave the air control set to maximum. When the logs have burnt down to
embers the Ignition Sequence is complete and re-fuelling for normal use
can commence.
The purpose of these ignition instructions (lighting from cold) is to ensure
that both the stove and chimney are heated to full running temperature
as quickly as possible so avoid smoke emissions during subsequent
re-fuelling.
8.2
Re-fuelling (Normal use after the ignition sequence)
When the stove requires re-fuelling (i.e. the previous fuel load has died
down to a glowing ember bed), add two small logs with a total weight of
approximately 1.3kg. Leave the door ajar 10mm and set the air control to
maximum. After 3 minutes close the door fully but leave the air control to
maximum. After a further 1 minute the air control may be moved to the
desired running position (to the right). This procedure should be followed
on any subsequent re-fuelling.
Important Information
When first lighting the stove always follow the lighting sequence above
to heat the stove and flue/chimney as quickly as possible, never over load
the firebox.
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