JINECO05 revB 20/06/14
Riddling Grate
Your Hunter Stove is fitted with a locomotive
type grate. So that de-ashing can be carried out
cleanly and easily, it is riddled from the outside
of the stove with the doors closed.
To burn wood
, push the operating tool up and
away from you. When left in this position, air
is restricted through the bed of the fire
providing a solid base to build up a bed of ash.
Surplus ash can be removed either by gentle
riddling or with a shovel. It might prove
beneficial when burning more reactive fuels to
leave the grate in a “neutral” position, thus
directing some under fire air and some over
fire air to the firebed.
Notes on Wood burning
With a full load of wood, the stove will need to
be refuelled approximately once every hour.
Wood can be stacked in the stove, but care
must be taken that logs do not touch the baffle.
Overloading the stove can cause excess smoke
to be emitted.
Wood burns most efficiently with the secondary
air valve lever approximately 50% open and the
primary control closed. Moving the secondary
control will adjust the burn rate of the stove.
Note - primary and secondary air is needed to
light the stove, see section entitled ‘Lighting the
Stove’
Wood burns best on a bed of ash and it is
therefore only necessary to remove surplus ash
from the stove occasionally.
Refuelling must be carried out with a sufficient
quantity of glowing embers and ash, so that the
new fuel charge will ignite quickly. If there are
too few embers, add some kindling to prevent
excessive smoke.
Lighting the Stove
We recommend that you have two or three
small fires before you operate your stove to its
maximum heat output.
This is to allow the paint to cure in steadily and
to give a long service life of the paint finish.
During this curing in process you may notice an
unpleasant smell. It is non-toxic, but for your
comfort we would suggest that during this
period you leave all doors and windows open.
To light the stove open the primary and
secondary air controls by pushing both levers
Secondary
Air Control
(Open Right)
Primary Air
Control
(Open Right)
