Saxon Walnut - Using Your Heater: Operation and Tips; Operating the Air Control Lever; How to Light the Fire

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USINGYOURHEATER
Beforeusingyourwoodheater,studythisentiresectioncarefully.Itwillassistyouinachievingmaximum
efficiencyandenjoyment.
CuringthePaint
Variouspartsofyourheaterhavebeencoated
withhighqualitypaintstoprotectthemandto
givethemanattractivefinish.Youwillneedto
break-inyourheatertohardenorcurethese
coatings.
While curing, be careful not to touch the
paintedsurfacesasthepaintwillbequitesoft.
Thebasicruleis:cureslowly,overaboutthree
burns, without a hot fire. During the curing
processitisnormalforsomesmokeandsmell
tobegivenofffromthesurfaceoftheheater.
Eachtime,somewindowsshouldbeopened
toallowthepaintodourstoescape.Usingafan
alsohelpsdispersetheodours.Forthisreason
itisbestdoneduringtheday.
1. The first fire should be kindling only and
shouldlastforabout20minutes.Leavethe
doorslightlyajartostopthedoorropefrom
sticking.
2.Oncetheheaterhascooleddown,repeat
theprocess.
3.Thethirdfireshouldbeanormalfireofat
least45minutes.
Bythistime,yourheatershouldbecured.In
colderconditions,oriftheheaterusesafan,it
maytakeslightlylonger.Thehouseshouldbe
ventilateduntilallodoursaregone.
OperatingTheAirControl
Youcancontrolwhetheryourheaterburnson
highorlowwiththeaircontrolleverfoundon
either the front or the side of the heater,
depending on the model. The high and low
positionsareclearlymarkedonallmodels.
Forlowburns-Usethissettingforlowburning,
orforextendedburntimes.
Formediumburns-Thisistheoptimalsetting
fornormaluse.
For high burns - Use this setting for
starting the fire and for at least 30
minutesafterloadingandreloading.
LightingTheFire
Woodburnsmostefficientlywhenplacedina
veryhotfire.Theseproceduresaredesigned
tobringyourfireboxtotherighttemperatureas
quicklyaspossible.
Puttheaircontrolonhigh.
Place a large amount of kindling in a criss-
cross pattern over a firelighter. Make sure
plentyofaircangetintothestackandaround
eachpieceofkindling.
Addafewsmallpiecesofwoodontop.The
fireboxshouldbeabouthalffulloffuel.
Ignitethefirelighter.
For flush window heaters: leave the door
slightlyajarfor thefirstfew minutestoallow
extraairtohastenthebuildupofflame.Donot
leavetheheaterunattendedwhilethedooris
ajar.
For bay window heaters: Close the door as
soonasthefirewoodisinthefirebox.Thedoor
shouldremainclosedatalltimes.
Continuetoaddsmallpiecesofwooduntila
bedofhotglowingcoalsisestablished.
Place two or three thoroughly dry split logs
(about 80-100mm diameter) on the well
establishedfire.Logswillburnbetteriftheyare
placedwiththeirendsneartheglass,iefrontto
back.
Leave the air control on high for about 30
minutes.Afterthistime,thefireboxshouldbe
hotenoughfornormaloperation,soyoucan
turndowntomediumorlow.
Adding fresh wood cools the fire down, so
whenyouneedtoreplenishthefuel,turnthe
aircontroltohighforabout30minutestobring
thefireboxtemperaturesbackuptonormal
Alwaysleavetheaircontrolonhighforatleast
30minutesafterreloading.