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6BOTHERUSEFULTIPS
28BOVERNIGHTBURNS
Tosetupforanovernightburn,ensurethereisahotbedofcoalstobegin.Loadupwithlargelogs,and
turntheaircontroltohighuntilthefireisburningstrongly.Thenmovetheaircontroldowntolow.
Torestartthefirethenextmorning,youshouldrakethecoals,placekindlingandsmallwoodpieceson
thehottestpartofthecoalbed,andthenslidetheaircontroltohigh.
29BUSINGTHEFAN
Yourheaterhasa3speedfantoassistwithdistributing
warmairthroughyourhome.Youneedtoensurethatthe
fanisusedwhenthefireboxhasreachedfull
temperature;otherwise,thefanwilldelaythefirebox
reachingfulltemperature.Werecommend:
• Donotusethefanduringstartup.
• Usethefanonlowormediumoncethefireisfully
established.
• Donotusethefanwhentheairslidecontrolisonlow.
• Usethefanonhighwhentheairslidecontrolisat
maximumairflow.
30BREDUCINGYOURENERGYBILL
It’sineveryone’sinteresttoreduceourenergyusage,andenergycosts.Thesesimplesuggestionswill
payforthemselvesquickly:
• Ensureyourhomeiswellinsulated,includingwiththickcurtains.Asurprisingamountofheatislost
throughwindowglass.
• Usingaceilingfanonitswintersettingisanexcellentwaytokeepwarmairdownatthelevelwhere
it’sdoingmostgood.Andduringsummer,thesamefanonitssummersettinghelpsdraghotair
upwards,allowingcoolerairtoreplaceit.
• Closedoorstopartsofthehousethatarenotbeingused.Bykeepingtheheattoasmallerportionof
thehouse,you’llstaymorecomfortablewithlessfuel.
• Dressreasonablywarmly(whilestillbeingcomfortable).Manypeoplespendmoreonfuelthanthey
needtobyoverheatingtheirhomes.