ISLAND III BLU, Operating & Installation Instructions Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

work, so allow the fire to become hot before adjusting the air control 
to the required setting. During the lighting period, do not leave the 
stove unattended. Do not leave the door open except as directed 
above to avoid excessive smoke.

When relighting the stove, leave the ash on the base, unless it is 
becoming too deep, in which case some of it may be removed.

CONTROLLING THE FIRE

The fire is controlled by the single air control knob shown in Fig. 3. 
Pull the knob out to make the fire burn faster, push it in to make the 
fire burn slower.

This unique QuattroFlowTM  air control* provides carefully balanced 
primary, secondary, tertiary and bypass air to enable optimum 
burning conditions without the need to fiddle with multiple controls.

For correct firing we recommend the use of a stove pipe thermometer.

Quatroflow

TM

 air control settings for nominal heat output:

Island III- Position 3

Fig. 3 Air Control

WOOD ASH REMOVAL GRATE

Your Charnwood Island is fitted with a wood ash removal grate to 
enable wood to be burned and ash to be cleared. The grate has two 
positions:

1) In the open position the grate bars are vertical with gaps in 
between allowing the primary combustion air to come up through 
the grate and through the fuel bed.

2) In the closed position the grate bars are horizontal, allowing the 
combustion air to come round the sides of the grate and over the top 
of it. When in the closed position ash is able to build up on the grate 
as is necessary for effective wood burning.

Movement of the grate from one position to the other is effected 
using the tool supplied as shown in Fig. 2. The grate is put into the 
open position by moving the tool up until the handle is in the 1 
o’clock position. The grate is put into the closed position by moving 
the tool down until the handle is in the 5 o’clock position. To riddle 
the appliance, the tool should be moved between the open and 
horizontal 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.

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 doors shut (see Fig. 2). Place 
the tool onto the riddling lever and rotate between the 1 o’clock 
and 3 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 open 
or closed position as required (the tool should be in the 1 o’clock 
position for open grate or in the 5 o’clock position for closed grate).

Fig. 2. Wood Ash Removal Grate

REFUELLING

Keep the firebox well filled but do not allow fuel to spill over the top 
of the fuel retainer.

Logs should be evenly distributed, filling the firebed to give the most 
pleasing flame pattern. The air control must be fully opened after 
refuelling until the flames are established above the fire. It is best to 
refuel on to a hot bed of embers. If at this point the fire starts to die, 
the door must be cracked open until the fire is revived. If the fire has 
started to die down before refuelling, then more kindling wood must