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4.
Instructions for use
4.1.
Fuel
The only suitable fuel for this stove is wood. No other fuels are allowed to be burnt,
as they can inflict serious damage to your stove.
Do not burn any treated wood such as scrap wood, dyed wood, impregnated or pre-
served wood, plywood or chipboard. The fumes of these, as of synthetic materials,
old papers and household waste, are highly polluting for both your stove, your chim -
ney, and for the environment. They also could cause chimney fires.
Wood
Hard woods, such as oak, birch- and fruit-trees, are the ideal fuels for your stove.
The wood must have dried for at least two years in a covered and well-ventilated
place. Split logs will dry faster. Dry wood should contain no more than twenty pe r-
cent moisture.
Wet logs are unsuitable for burning, as they do not produce enough heat and all of
the energy is lost in the process of evaporation. Moreover, the burning of wet wood
causes badly smelling gases to be released and a thick layer of tar will deposit on
the stove panels and in the chimney.
4.2.
Burning wood
In order to create sufficient draught and to prevent smoke from being emitted into
the room, the chimney should be warm enough before lighting a fire. A cold chim -
ney can be heated up by lighting a ball of paper above the fire plate.
To kindle the fire in the stove you can use paper and/or firelighters and small pieces
of wood.
Slightly open the door and turn the air slides wide open.
It is important that the kindled fire should burn intensely. You can then throw larger
pieces of wood onto the fire, and close the door. When the fire has eventually stabi-
lized and is glowing enough, you can put the logs on the fire.
Always keep the stove doors tightly closed. Never leave the door open when the fire
is burning.
Add extra fuel when necessary. Never add too much fuel. It is best to fill the stove
for one third and to top it up on a regular basis.
Always open the filling door slowly and for a short space at a time. Before filling up,
the charcoal bed should be carefully spread open.
Open stacking will make the logs burn very intensely, as the oxygen can easily reach
every part of the fire. This method of
stacking is applied when burning wood
for a short while. Compact stacking will
make the fire burn slower, as the air can
only reach the outer parts of the fire.
This stacking method is best used when
burning for a longer while.
Low intensity fires cause tar and creo-
40CB
open stacking
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compact stacking
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