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Problem
Cause, explanation
Chapter, note
Solution
Smoke escapes
when adding wood
Air-extracting equipment is switched on, e.g. kitchen extractor fan.
3.1
Ensure that all air-extracting equipment is switched off.
Wood added prematurely, on top of unburned wood.
3.3
Do not add fresh firewood until there is a bed of hot embers in the combustion chamber.
The chimney is not free.
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Inform the chimney sweep.
Your fireplace has not already reached its operating temperature.
3.2.1
Burn down remaining wood until it forms a bed of hot embers, then add smaller pieces
of firewood.
The door has been opened too wide.
3.3
Open the door slowly and carefully.
Excessively rapid
burn-up / rate of
wood consumption
is too high.
The diameter of your stack of wood is too small.
2.1.3
The ideal diameter for a stack of wood is about 25 cm.
The chimney draught is too strong.
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Inform the chimney sweep. Perhaps increase combustion air flow to counteract choking
action.
The combustion air flow has not been reduced.
3.2.1
Leave the actuating lever in about its center position.
Ever since the initial blaze, the fire door has been slightly open.
3.2.1
Close the fire door!
The recommended wood feed rate has not been observed.
2.1.3
The proper amount of wood feed per hour for your stove can be found in the technical
data.
