3.2. Lighting
- Open the lower spin wheel.
- Place firelighters (or rolled newspaper and kindling
wood) on the grate and place two or three small logs on
top of the firelighters.
- Light the firelighters or paper and close the appliance
door.
- When the fire is burning fairly fiercely, add further logs
(max. diameter 10 cms).
- Further fuel should not be added if wood is smoking.
When lighting up for the first time, the fire should be built
up gradually, to allow the components to expand and
set without shock.
Note :
When the fire is lit for the first time, the stove may
give off fumes from the new paint. This is normal but
ensure the room is well ventilated during the first few
hours operation.
Similarly, the window can become cloudy by the
evaporation of the water in the refractory bricks.
3.3. Control of fire
The stove must operate with the
door closed and the
cast iron top correctly installed
. Burning rate is
controlled by the draught flap (bottom spin wheel).
To load fuel, the door should be opened slowly, avoiding
a sudden rush of intake air, so that smoke does not
escape into the room.
For a briskly burning fire, there should always be at
least two logs in the grate. The fire will burn better if
there are several logs (diameter 7.5 to 10 cms).
For a slower burning fire (for example, at night), select
larger logs.
3.4. Cleaning
Remove ash until glowing ashes start falling into the
pan
Remove ashes daily, and never allow ash in the ash
compartment to touch the underside of the grate.
Failure to observe this instruction will cause premature
wear to the grate and other components.
Empty the ashes taking all the usual precautions for
handling glowing ashes
3.5. Maintenance of the stove
¤ The stove must be regularly cleaned
¤ Remove all deposits from the combustion chamber
and clean the grate area
¤ The vitro ceramic glass can only be cleaned using a
soft cloth and stove glass cleaner, available from your
Franco Belge Dealer.
DO NOT USE ABRASIVES
¤ The vitro ceramic glass resists a temperature of
750°C. If the glass should be broken, it is recommended
that only an original factory replacement should be
fitted.
¤ All covering and finishing panels can be rubbed with a
soft brush, dry, or wiped over with a slightly damp cloth.
In the event of condensation or accidentally splashing
water on the stove, clean the areas concerned before
they dry.
Caution ! :
The appearance of cracks when burning the
enamelled units is quite usual and tends to disappear
when the appliance is cooling down. It should not be
considered as a defect but rather as a patina of the
enamel which does not affect its quality nor its service
ability.
This crackling is more apparent with the blue enamel
than with the brown and green.
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Technical manual “701”
“Le Franc-comtois” - ref. 134 07 01
Instructions for user