WESTFIRE · WF SERIES
ONE & TWO
WESTFIRE · WF SERIES
ONE & TWO
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Westfire insulated chambers
The WESTFIRE SERIES ONE & TWO stoves are lined with heat deflection panels and baffles, these panels are
designed to ensure the maximum efficiency and are an integral part of the clean burn process of the stove. These
baffles should not be removed other than for cleaning the stove. Any defective panels should be replaced.
Connection to chimney
The WESTFIRE SERIES ONE & TWO stoves are factory set up with a top flue outlet, this can be altered to a rear
connection by unbolting top collar and rear cover plate and exchanging collar and plate. Care should be taken to
ensure an airtight fit when refitting collar and plate. A decorative cover plate is included with every stove to cover
the hole in the convection top plate.
This collar allows connection to either a masonry chimney or a prefabricated factory made insulated metal
chimney.
Commissioning and handover
On completion of the installation allow a suitable period of time for any fire cement and mortar to dry out, a
small fire may be lit to check that smoke and fumes are taken from the stove up the chimney and emitted safely
into the atmosphere. Do not run at full output for at least 24 hours.
On completion of the installation and commissioning ensure that the operating instructions for the stove are left
with the customer. Ensure to advise the customer on the correct use of the appliance with the fuels likely to be
used on the stove and notify them to use only the recommended fuels for the stove.
Advise the user what to do should smoke or fumes be emitted from the stove. The customer should be warned to
use a fireguard to BS 6539 in the presence of children, aged and/or infirm persons.
Operating your stove- WEsTfirE sEriEs ONE & TWO
The first lighting of your stove.
The heat-resistant paint on your stove will cure and harden the first time you light your appliance. The curing
process produces a good deal of smoke and odour, it is therefore important that the first time you light your
stove the room should be well ventilated. During the process it is important to open and close the stove door
periodically (every 30mins) during the first couple of firings therefore preventing the door seal cord around the
door from sticking and coming away from the door. Once the heat-resistant paint has hardened the smell will
disappear. This stove is NOT designed to be used with the door open, the stove door must be kept closed except
when lighting the stove, adding firewood or removing ash in order to prevent flue gases from escaping.
Lighting your appliance
Quality Firelighters should be used when lighting the stove. (Never use mentholated spirit, petrol or other
flammable liquids). Lighting your stove with firelighters will be more reliable and easier than using paper.
To light your stove
1. Place a few smaller pieces of dry wood (kindling) in the stove on top of the non toxic firelighters, place one or
two small dry split (¼ split) logs on top.
2. Fully slide open (to the right) the secondary air slider above the stove door on right hand side. Pull out fully
primary air slider at base left of stove. Pull out riddling arm fully at base right of stove. The stoves air supplies
are now fully open.
3. Light the firelighters and push door to closed position but do not close latch, this will allow a small gap of
1cm for more air to be supplied to stove.
4. After approximately 10 minutes when the fire is burning brightly shut latch on the door.
5. Once fire is hot push in fully the primary air slider at base left of stove. Push in riddling arm fully at base right
of stove. This will close off the primary air control to the stove. If the stove begins to die when the primary is
closed, open slider again and leave open for another ten minutes.
5. After approximately another 10 minutes close the secondary air slider by 50%, for the stove to burn cleanly
plenty of secondary air is needed, do not be tempted to shut the fire down too early as this may cause
smoke. At nominal heat output, expect to refuel your stove approximately once an hour.
