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How to use the stove
Under normal conditions we recommend that the stove burns 2
kg of wood per hour. The maximum permissible amount is 3.5 kg
per hour. Most types of wood can be used: deciduous (broad-leaf)
woods are preferable, as they generally burn more calmly. It is
important that the wood is dry and that logs are of a suitable size:
about 25–35 cm long and 7–9 cm in diameter. Always open and
close the door slowly and carefully to prevent the sudden changes
in pressure inside the stove which otherwise can cause a back-
draught of smoke in the room.
1. Open the air supply control by moving the damper spindle to
the right.
2. Place newspaper or a firelighter in the fire-box. Then stack
about 3–3.5 kg of fine-split logs on the fire-bed, laid in a criss-
cross pattern as shown.
3. Light the fire.
4. Push the door to, but do not close it until the fire is burning
well (after about 10–15 minutes).
5. When the first pile of logs has burnt down, stoke up the fire
again by placing 3 or 4 logs (weighing 2–2.5 kg in all) on the
embers.
Pulling out the grate shuttle lever opens the grate disc to allow
ashes to be shaken down into the ash-pan.
Note, however, that if the grate disc is open continuously while the
stove is in use, there is a risk that the stove and chimney may be
damaged by overheating.
Important!.
It is essential that the wood starts to burn quickly.
Smouldering produces excessive amounts of smoke and may, in
exceptional circumstances, cause the fumes produced to ignite
spontaneously and damage the stove. You can get the logs to burn
quickly by opening the grate disc for a short while after re-stoking
the fire, or by leaving the door ajar until the wood is burning.
Rostereglage
Förbränningsluft
ÖPPET
ÖPPET
Important!
Before the stove is used, it must be inspected by an autho-
rised chimney sweep or the relevan t authorit y. Please read
carefully through the separat e “Lighting and Maintenance
Instructions for the Contura 400 series” before lighting the
stove for the first time.
Air supply
Grate
OPEN
OPEN
