Date: 21/7/2022
Version Number: 2022 Issue no.3
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12.1.3 Operation with door left open
Operation with the door open can cause excess smoke. The appliance MUST NOT be operated with
the appliance door left open except as directed in the instructions.
12.1.4 Dampers / Air controls left open
Operation with the air controls or appliance dampers open can cause excess smoke. The appliance
must not be operated with the air controls, appliance damper or door (s) left open except as directed
in these instructions.
12.2 Burning wood
When wood is burnt, it is in fact the volatile gases released from the wood, that burn, and this
requires a good supply of air coming from above the fuel. For this reason, we will use all the air
inlets while igniting the stove but will then reduce this to air coming from the air wash system and
over draught. As much as 40% of the heat from burning wood is obtained from secondary
combustion and this can be severely hampered by air entering the fire box from below the fuel.
1) Set the fire, by placing several layers of dry kindling wood into a crisscross grid pattern on
top of the grate bars. The use of two or three firelighters may assist in lighting the kindling.
2) Fully open the primary and secondary air controls and light the firelighters and or kindling
wood.
3) After the kindling has caught light, you should almost close the fire door leaving it ajar
by about 10mm. This will aid flue draw during the initial lighting of the fire.
4)The flue temperature and draw should be established after five minutes, and the kindling
reduced to form an ember bed. Carefully load the stove with well-seasoned wood and fully close
the fire door.
5)After ten minutes, fully close the primary air control and regulate the secondary air control to
control the burn rate and maintain clear glass, typically by reducing to half open.
12.3 Burning solid fuels
Solid fuel burns best with its air supply for combustion coming from underneath the fuel. To achieve
this, the burn will be controlled by the primary air control.
A reduced setting may also be required on the secondary air control, to maintain clear glass on the
door assembly.
Riddling the stove occasionally will also help to ensure that burnt fuel does not prevent the supply of
air from reaching the fuel bed.
The procedure for lighting/burning solid fuel, is as follows:
