Reload the fire with small logs or smokeless solid fuel. You may experience smoke back out of the firebox
when reloading as the chimney may still be in the process of warming up.
Allow the fuel to start to burn and when appropriate continue to refuel, building up the size of firebed.
When refuelling is required, open the door slowly to minimise the risk of smoke and flames escaping.
Once the fire is well established, close the flue damper by moving the lever towards you.
Your cooker should not be used as an incinerator and only recommended fuels are to be used.
Open flue damper by moving the lever away from you.
Open the fire door and using either rolled up paper or a firelighter on top of which small sticks of dry
kindling wood has been placed, light the fire. Depending on how well the chimney is pulling, close or
partially close the door until the kindling is well alight.
The hotplate is a heavy iron casting, machined flat on the cooking surface. Heat up from cold or low
temperature can be achieved quite quickly with a fast burning fire. Leave the bolster lids down to allow
the hotplate to warm up. Once hot, the hotplate will retain temperature for long periods even as the fire
burns down.
Machined base pans are essential, as heat transfers by conduction. Wipe the hotplate regularly to remove
anything that might interfere with the contact between the hotplate and the base of the pan.
The hotplate is hottest to the left, over the fire, the temperature decreasing towards the right.
Always keep the bolster lids down when not using the hotplate.
Food may be cooked directly on the hotplate, for example griddle scones, burgers, steaks and Welsh
Rarebit. Eggs can be cooked on the hotplate with the lid closed to cook evenly, similarly bread may be
toasted under the bolster lid. Bake-o-lite paper is useful to ensure the hotplate remains clean in such
instances.
COOKING ON THE HOTPLATE
It is important to understand how a wood or solid fuel heating system works and its limitations. Before
specifying your cooker you will have assessed your heating requirements and calculated the heating load for
your system, or how much heat is required to heat the hot water and radiators to which you are connecting
the cooker. The plumbing must ensure a minimum return water temperature of 56 c, otherwise the boiler
face will become covered in tar. If the water in the boiler is not above this temperature, the boiler over cools
the fire which prevents effective combustion. This is inefficient as not all the available heat is released from
the fuel and furthermore the tar (the unburned fuel) clogs the flue ways in the cooker and insulates the
boiler, resulting in less effective heat transfer. Ideally, a Boiler Control Unit will have been installed, which is
the most effective solution to maintaining a correct return water temperature.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
LIGHTING AND CONTROLLING THE COOKER
Always use a heat proof glove when opening and closing doors, as handles and surfaces will be hot.
Take care when hanging towels etc from the rail, particularly in front of the firebox. The doors should
generally remain closed for safety.
GENERAL ADVICE
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