riddle the appliance the tool should be moved between the 8 o'clock
and 9 o'clock positions several times. When burning wood the ash
should be allowed to build up and riddling should only be carried out
once or twice a week.
LIGHTING
The stove may be lit using dry kindling wood and paper or fire
lighters.
Set the grate into the closed position
. Place the paper, or
fire lighters, and kindling on the grate and cover with a few small dry
logs. Open the air control to boost position (see Fig. 1). Light the
paper or fire lighters. Leave the door cracked open until the fuel is
well ignited then load with dry logs such that the air holes in the back
firebrick are still clearly visible. Logs may be loaded either side to side
or front to back. The ideal log length is 230mm (9inches) for side to
side or 200mm (8inches) for front to back.
Logs must NOT be
loaded above the level of the air holes in the back firebrick.
Do
not close the fire door completely, but leave it cracked open until
flames are well established above the logs. It may now be fully closed
and the air control set to position 2 (see Fig. 1). During this period a
firebed should be established to cover the side firebars. Once the fire
is up to temperature the airwash system will begin to work, so allow
the fire to become hot before adjusting the air controls to the
required setting.
On initial lighting, the stove may smoke and give off an odour as the
silicon paint with which the firebox is painted reacts to the heat. This
is normal and will cease after a short time, but meanwhile the room
should be kept well ventilated.
At first only light a small fire and burn it slowly for two hours to allow
any residual moisture in the bricks to evaporate.
When relighting the stove, riddle slightly, and then empty the ashpan.
CONTROLLING THE FIRE
The fire is controlled by the single air control knob shown in Fig. 1.
Pull the knob out to make the fire burn faster, push it in to make the
fire burn slower.
The air control provides carefully balanced air to enable optimum
burning conditions without the need to adjust multiple controls.
If for any reason the flame dies whilst there is fresh fuel in the stove,
then the door must be cracked open and the air control set to boost
until the flame is well re-established.
RIDDLING
When burning wood, ash should be allowed to build up and only
riddled when the ash begins to cover the slots in the rear fireplate.
The fire should be riddled with
the door shut (see Fig. 2). Place the tool onto the riddling lever and
rotate between the 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions several times.
Too much riddling can result in emptying unburnt fuel into the ashpan
and should therefore be avoided. After riddling, the grate should be
put back into the closed position (the tool should be in the 10 o'clock
position for closed grate).
REFUELLING
The firebox must not be overfilled and fuel must not spill over the top
of the front fire bar.
If the fire has burnt down to half
volume, one or two logs may be added without changing any
controls. If a complete refuel is required, then the door must be
cracked open for 4 minutes
. Logs should be evenly distributed across the fire bed,
For correct firing we recommend the use of a stove pipe
thermometer which may be purchased from your supplier or from
ourselves.
When this is the case do not remove all of the ash using the riddling
mechanism but keep a layer about half an inch thick as this enables
the wood to burn more effectively.
Logs must NOT be loaded above the level of
the air holes in the back firebrick.
until flames are well established above
the logs
Fig. 3. Ashpan Removal
Fig. 2. Multi Grate
Door Opening Tool rotated 180°
and pushed fully on to Riddler Knob
Open P
osition
Riddle
1
2
Closed P
osition
5
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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