2.0 FIRING THE STOVE/USING YOUR STOVE
BEFORE FIRING UP THE STOVE:
Your first fire should be moderate, so that the heat-resistant paint can be cured prior to
more vigorous use. During the curing phase, the paint may produce a blue haze in the
room along an acrid smell; this is quite normal and will disappear once the stove paint
has reached the required curing temperature. Please make sure that your room is well
ventilated during this process, which can take up to 12 hours.
The air supply settings, lighting method and fuelling intervals will depend on the level of
chimney draft, wind and weather conditions, heating needs and fuel, etc. As a result, it
may take some time before you become familiar with your stove’s characteristics under
the different conditions.
Although your Morsø stove can be fuelled with almost any type of wood, it should not
be fuelled with damp or unseasoned (green, freshly cut) wood. Wood should be properly
seasoned by splitting and storing undercover but with open sides for at least one year
but preferably for two.
Never use driftwood, as it is generally very salty and thus will severely damage both the
stove and the chimney. Impregnated, painted wood and plywood emit toxic smoke and
fumes and consequently must never be used as fuel.
Lumps of fuel measuring more than 10 cm in diameter should always be split.
The length of your wood/logs should be short enough so that they can lie flat across a
layer of glowing embers with a 25mm gap between the fuel and the inner stove walls.
The maximum length for fuel in the stove is 40-42 cm.
NOTE: NEVER USE LIQUID FUEL IN YOUR STOVE.
2.1 Lighting and refuelling intervals
Kindling (dry sticks) requires a large volume of air for quick combustion. When lighting the
stove from cold it will help to keep the main door ajar (2-3cms) for the first few minutes. The
primary air supply should be fully open during lighting.
When only burning wood it is recommended that a 1 cm deep ash bed be established and
maintained on the grate of the stove.
The heat output of your stove is regulated by means of 2 air inlets. The pre-heated primary air
supply that with great speed is supplied to the fire across the glass window and controlled by
the lever under the ash lip. The primary air controls the combustion and is fully open when the
lever is pushed to the right.
The factory set secondary air is supplied above the fire through a number of holes in the stainless
steel pipes placed in the roof of the firebox.
The stove’s rated heat output is 5 kW. The efficiency is 75,5 %.
Your new Morsø stove is EN-tested and recommended to be fired with wood and intended for
intermittent use.
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