Operating Instructions
Building regulations
Installation of the Firebelly woodburning stove must comply with all local building regulations,
including those referring to national and European standards. It is a good idea to consult your local
chimney sweep to check the suitability of the chinmney and ensure there is adequate updraft and
suggest any remedies to potential chimney problems. Document J of the Building Regulations
contains further information regarding the installation of solid fuel appliances and can be viewed here
: www.odpm.gov.uk or follow the link on the Firebelly website.
Lighting the stove
When lighting the stove for the first time it should not be stoked excessively as all the materials must
be given time to adapt to the effects of heat. The paint will take some time to fully cure and during
this period some odours will be evident. It is recommended that doors or windows should be opened
the first time the stove is fired.
Before lighting check the firebricks and other internal components are in position figure 1 and that all
packaging has been removed.
Step 1 Open the top air control and bottom air control fully. figure 2
(to open the air controls move the sliders to the right. The air controls becomes hot in use and so the
supplied tool should always be used.)
Step 2 Place rolled up and scrunched up newspaper at the back of the stove. Put small tinder on
top of the newspaper and then a few slightly larger pieces of wood on top of this, light the newspaper
and close the door.
Step 3 Let the fire burn until all the pieces of wood are alight and burning. Then more and larger
pieces of wood/logs can be added.
Step 4 Once the fire is established the bottom air control can be closed so that all the air for the fire
comes via the top air control. The burning rate of the fire can now be controlled by adjusting the top
air control and by regulating the amount of wood added. The bottom air control should normally
remain closed once the stove is running. If the fire has been allowed to die too low then the bottom
air control can be opened to allow air to the base of the fire in an attempt to revive it.
Do not run the stove with the door open
Warning. The external surfaces of the stove become hot during operation. Use
the supplied tool to operate the air controls when the stove is running.
Tips
• The first stage of the fire, just after lighting, is usually the smokiest because the cold wood
and cold stove take heat away from the flames. During this stage, ensure both air inlets of
the stove are fully open to get a hot flame. It might appear that this initial hot burn lets too
much heat
go up the chimney, but it is a necessary part of an efficient fire. The extra heat
“primes” the chimney to produce a strong draft, and helps keep the flue clean by loosening
creosote that might have been deposited by the previous fire. The hot initial burn also drives
moisture out of the firewood and gives an ignition source for the smoke that is released from
the wood.
• Make small changes. Do not try to add too much fuel at once, the fuel should not be stacked
higher than the top of the back fire brick. Adding fuel gradually will help maintain a steady
temerature and burning rate so that the stove burns efficiently and cleanly. Adding a large
amount of fuel all at once will dramatically reduce the temperature inside the stove. After
adding a large piece of wood/log it is a good idea to increase the top air opening slightly
more until the new fuel begins to burn and the stove returns to temperature.
• This also applies to the air controls. Adjusting them gradually will help maintain a steady
combustion rate.
• Do not run the stove with the top air control fully closed. The top air control supplies air for the
glass ‘air shield’ system. The further open the top air control the more effective the air shield
system.
• Use a piece of newspaper to wipe the inside of the window glass before lighting the stove
each time to prevent the gradual build up of deposits.
figure 1
2
fire bricks
figure 2
primary air
control. Slide
right to open.
secondary air
control. Slide right
to open.
tool for adjusting top
and bottom air
controls, and
opening door.
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