10
Operating your Metro wood re is simple and you will quickly
learn how to get the best from it. First take a minute to
familiarise yourself with your new Metro:-
• Raise the door handle anticlockwise until the latch
releases, then slowly pull the door open. You will note that
if you let the door go before it is at 90° to the appliance, it
will fall closed. This is a safety feature that ensures the door
cannot fall open if it is not latched securely. For the door to
remain open, you must open it fully.
•
There is a single air control making your Metro easy to adjust.
This control moves from left to right, which is “low to high”.
Please note, unlike most wood fires your Metro enables you to have total
control of burn rate from “high” to “off”.
All LTD Metro inserts have an air control knob located directly
above and to the right of the door. Slide this control knob
gently from right to left until
you reach a stop, this is a
preset “low” position.
Your Metro must not be
operated at a lower burn rate
than this pre-set low allows.
Safety off provision
All LTD Metro’s have an “off” provision which enables the air
control to be fully closed during ue pipe cleaning, and more
importantly to enable all primary oxygen to the re to be cut
off in the likely event of a ue pipe re. To engage the “off”
provision, lift the air control knob up and move it fully to the left.
Getting to know your Metro wood re
CAUTION! Important Information
• If not operated correctly on extended burn cycles,
your Metro is likely to incur ue blockages, corrosion
of the upper bafe, lower ue pipe and rebox ue
spigot. As these are not covered under warranty if
they fail through improper use, it is important you
operate your Metro correctly.
If your Metro has only been installed within the past few
days, the re cement seal at the base of the ue will not be
fully cured. To ensure the cement sets without blistering it
is recommended you burn 2-3 sheets of loosely crumpled
newspaper at a time, approximately once every hour over a
6-8 hour period.
During the very rst re your Metro will give off an odour and
fumes as the rebox paint cures. Do not be alarmed. Open all
windows and externally opening doors in that room and close
any internally opening doors. This curing process will last for
approximately one hour and is likely to happen this one time.
Start up
Place a quantity of loosely crumpled newspaper on the base
of the rebox until it is approximately 50% full of paper, or
place relighters on the base of the rebox. Add dry kindling
and move the air control knob fully to the right, being the “full
open” position.
Light the paper at two or three locations across the front of
the door opening and leave the door slightly ajar resting
on the latch pin if necessary for a few minutes while the
re establishes. Once the kindling is burning well, open the
door and add 2-3 small logs at a time until you have a well-
established re. Usually this will take approximately 30 minutes,
during which time the air control should be set on “high” and
the door should be closed, except for the initial few minutes
and when fuel is being added.
Normal operation
Once the re is well established, regulate the air control to
achieve the desired burn rate and heat output. As you move
the air control to the right, burn rate, rebox temperature and
heat output will increase, if you move the control to the left
they will decrease.
Please note:
• Always open the air control fully prior to opening the door,
then open the door slowly.
• When loading logs, place them end-on, “front to back”; air
spaces should be left between the logs to enable oxygen
to get to as much of the surface of the fuel as possible.
• Every time you refuel, leave the air control on “high” for a
minimum of 20-25 minutes.
• Never use the door to force wood into the rebox, as this is
likely to break the glass.
Extended burning
It is most important if your Metro is to be refuelled and turned
down for a slow extended burn period, such as an overnight
burn that you operate it correctly:
• The wood used as fuel for extended burning MUST BE FULLY
SEASONED (DRY).
• Once the fuel is loaded, the appliance must be operated
on high for a period of at least 20 minutes to drive out
residual moisture from the fuel (dry wood is usually 20%
water content) and ensure surface area combustion.
• Do not turn the air control down lower than you need to,
if you want the Metro to burn overnight, endeavour to
obtain an 8 hour burn time, not 12 hours. It will take a few
burns to nd the correct location of your Metro’s air control
setting to achieve the length of burn cycle you desire as
this setting is affected by several variables including fuel
density, ue length and outside wind velocity.
• A smouldering re over a long time frame is likely to deposit
corrosive elements into your system which could be
detrimental to your Metro.
Operating your Metro wood re
LTD Insert air control
To Next Page
Loading...