Westfire WF32/UNIQ32 Freestanding, Installation Manual And Operating Instructions

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IMPORTANT: Never use toxic wood such as chipboard, impregnated, painted wood or pre-sawn wood such as 
pallets. Good quality wood is the most important factor in your stove working efficiently and cleanly. Always use 
dry firewood. The dryness of the firewood plays an important role since the use of wet wood results in poor fuel 
economy and may cause a tarry sooty film on the internals of the stove.
Newly cut wood contains 60-70% water, making it totally unsuitable for use as firewood.
Newly cut wood should be stacked and air dried under cover for two years before being used as firewood.

SOLID SMOKELESS FUELS – The WESTFIRE WF32/UNIQ32 stoves are not suitable for use with smokeless fuels. The 
stove will burn best when burning wood. HOUSE COAL AND PETROLEUM COKE ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR USE ON THIS 
STOVE; ITS USE WILL INVALIDATE THE GUARANTEE.

Overnight burning

Westfire Uniq32/WF32, are designed to burn wood. Wood burns more efficiently and cleanly if is burnt hotter. 
Westfire do not recommend that their stoves are burnt overnight for this reason.
As a night time regime we recommend that the fire is loaded when hot and burnt for five minutes with the 
secondary air control fully open until the new wood has taken and is burning, then close the secondary air valve 
to its operational position.
On returning to the stove in the morning the fire will have burnt out. Reload with some paper or firelighter and 
some kindling and open all the controls fully to relight quickly. Beware as the ash bed will have hot embers. 

use of operating tools

The Uniq 32/WF32  is supplied with a heat resistant glove, when handling parts likely to be hot when the stove 
is in in operation use the glove provided.

Maintenance

WESTFIRE WF32/UNIQ 32 inset wood stoves need to have the ash removed from the stove at regular intervals. 
Make sure the stove is completely cold before cleaning out ash (embers can remain hot for over 24 hours).  
To clean the outside of the stove use a dry cloth. 

annual service

The inside of the stove should be serviced /cleaned once a year. To clean the inside, remove all ash, soot and tar 
residue from the combustion chamber. Remove insulated chamber panels and baffle, to clean out any dirt and 
soot will collected behind them. Check the quality of all insulated panels and replace any which are damaged or 
cracked, replace stove door rope cord in the door. Check glass is correctly positioned.

The stove, the flue pipe connection and the chimney should be checked regularly by a qualified engineer. The 
chimney should also be checked for blockages before relighting the stove if it has not been used for an extended 
period of time.

The paint/ lacquer can wear thin in exposed places due to overheating. This, and other lacquer damage, may be 
repaired using a Westfire Senotherm paint/lacquer spray available from your Westfire dealer.
Ash must be stored in a non-combustible container and must not be mixed with other combustible waste.

Cleaning the glass

Incorrect firing, for example using wet wood, or slow burning can result in the viewing window becoming covered 
in soot. This soot can be easily and effectively removed by using a damp cloth or when necessary a proprietary 
stove glass cleaner or an ordinary scouring liquid, when the glass is cold

Periods of Prolonged non-use

If the stove is to be left unused for a prolonged period of time then it should be given a thorough clean to remove 
ash and unburned fuel residues. To enable a good flow of air through the appliance to reduce condensation and 
subsequent damage, leave the air controls fully open.

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