BOX WOOD STOVE
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1.1 The Arte
®
storage heating stove BOX
Box is a technically sophisticated heat storage stove. The heat that generated by burning wood is absorbed by
the chamotte firebricks core, a material with high heat storage volume and a very low thermal conductivity.
Once the wood has completely burned, this core, as a heat exchanger, gives off its heat for a long period
with relatively little mass.
Box is capable of heating many hours after the last filling; the stove is still 60°C after 8 hours.
Heat output from the last filling.
The Box is filled 4 times with
x 2 logs (~2kg).
2. FACTS ABOUT WOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT
2.1 Why Use Wood?
With proper forest management, burning wood does not deplete the earth’s resources. Heating with wood
usually does not contribute to global warming. The young trees that replace the trees in your wood stove
absorb carbon dioxide from the air. Burning firewood releases only as much CO
2
as the tree has absorbed
from the atmosphere during its growth. Wood rotting in the forest generates the same amount of CO
2
as
the same wood burning.
Besides being environmentally friendly, the heat from a wood stove warms you like the warming rays of the
sun during the sunny winter days. It is the radiated heat that transmitted by electromagnetic waves in the
infrared range. Even when the air is very cold you can feel the warm rays of the sun on your skin.
Another advantage to wood is that it is produced locally, which creates local employment, and more tax
revenues stay in the province.
2.2 Buying Firewood
Where can I get my firewood?
Buying ready-to-burn firewood
Regenerated ready-to-burn firewood can be purchased from dealers:
> Stove-ready, stored for at least two years
> Pre-dried, stored for one year
> Fresh from the forest
When purchasing, check-out the following:
> Is the fuel the right type and size for your stove?
> Are the logs green or seasoned? (Is there specified moisture content?) Consider how much space you
need if drying your logs - you need space for at least one winter, preferably two).
> Some log suppliers supply by the “load” - what does this mean? Request a volume measurement in
cubic meters.
> Where is the wood fuel coming from? Is the woodland sustainably managed, and reasonably nearby?
(Have they been imported?)
> Hardwood or Softwood logs?
> Does the supplier offer a stacking service?
Whether you have cut your own wood or bought it, the important thing is: the wood should be dried for at
least two years before it is burned.
The ideal residual moisture is 12 - 15% and should be no higher!
1. ARTE
®
WOOD STOVE - A GREEK QUALITY PRODUCT
Thank you for buying an ARTE
®
wood stove - we believe that you will have as much pleasure from our
product as we have.
Your ARTE
®
wood stove is made in such a way, to extract the maximum possible energy from the wood
with the minimum possible emissions, using the most innovative technology and the most robust design
- made in Greece!
These instructions contain interesting and informative facts and all you need to know about the subjects of
heating, wood, and operating your ARTE
®
wood stove. Please read these instructions carefully before using
your stove for the first time and keep them in a safe place.
The manuals which are enclosed with the product must be kept
throughout the product’s entire service life.
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