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6.4 HEATING ECONOMICALLY
The most environmentally-friendly and economic way of heating with wood is
to have your • re hot but calm. The ash should appear to glow a soft red-orange
and should not glow like a blacksmith’s • re. Fires like that burn quickly and
intensely, leaving little time for complete combustion.
Your • re is at its most economical when:
Ÿ Burning with the door closed. This makes the • re hotter and improves
combustion.
Ÿ Using dry and clean wood (as described further in section 8).
Ÿ Combustion is regular. When burning, shut the ridling grill and primary air
supply.
Ÿ The bed of the • re should be composed of one material, though the • re
must have easy access to air. Position the blocks of wood (loosely and
evenly) horizontally on the bed of ash, so that they are separate and several
centimetres away from the walls.
Stoking up the fi re when the primary air slide is open and the fi re is
blazing will have the effect of making the fi re rage in white heat,
which can cause damage to the grate and other cast-iron parts of the
stove.
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