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. RECOMMENDED FUELS
Burn only seasoned hardwood timber with a moisture
content of less than 20%. Newly cut wood should be
allowed to dry/season for 12 to 18 months before use.
Wood should be stored in an environment protected from
the weather to minimize any potential moisture content.
For best results, wood should not exceed 350mm length
and 150mm diameter. Any larger, and the appliance will not
operate at its optimum. It is better to burn several smaller
pieces of wood than one large single piece.
Poor quality timber:
● Causes low combustion efficiency
● Produces poor emissions (smoky)
● Results in additional buildup of creosote (soot) in
the flue which will then require regular cleaning and
may result in a flue fire.
Do not burn painted, impregnated/treated wood,
manufactured board products or pallet wood.
. LIGHTING THE FIRE
1. Place firelighters and/or paper and dry kindling
wood in the base of the firebox.
2. Open both air controls:
a. top air slide – pull handle all the way out (left)
b. bottom air slide – slide spring handle left
3. Light the paper or firelighters.
4. Once the fire has taken hold add larger pieces of
wood. For optimal burn conditions, place the logs in
a front to back orientation (right angles to the door
opening). Too many logs may smother the fire.
5. Once the fire is established, close the bottom air
slide (slide to the right). Leaving this open once
the fire has established can risk over-firing and
damaging the appliance.
Do not leave fire unattended with bottom air control
open as over-firing may occur.
. RUNNING THE APPLIANCE
The heat output of the appliance is controlled by the top
air slide.
.. HIGH HEAT OUTPUT
After establishing the fire and loading it with larger pieces
of wood, leave it running with the top air slide fully open.
Running the appliance with the door open will not produce
maximum heating in the room as it will draw a lot of already
warmed air out of the room.
Similarly, running the stove with the top air slide and the
bottom air slide fully open will often not give the hottest fire
as too much heat is lost up the flue and does not come into
the room.
Note that this setting is not the most energy efficient as
some heat is lost up the flue instead of being transferred
into the room.
Do not overload firebox with fuel.
.. LOW HEAT OUTPUT
The heat output of the appliance can be reduced by
closing the top air slide (slide to the right) which will restrict
the oxygen supplied to the fire thereby slowing down the
rate at which the wood burns.
This setting will provide the best energy efficiency as the
wood burns for longer. However, if not operated correctly
may result in higher particulate emissions.
Prior to closing the air slide ensure that the fire is burning
briskly. This may require leaving the air slide fully open for
5-10 mins before shutting down.
For the optimum between clean burning, and getting the
best in efficiency from the heater, from the fully closed
position, open the top air slide 4-5mm (bottom air slide is
shut).
The top air slide can be adjusted to any position so desired
depending on wanted heat output versus burn time.
Fan may be turned to low speed setting or off if the heater
is putting out sufficient heat without the fan on.
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