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EN
W415-2044 / C / 08.20.21
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operation
When a fi re is burning, open the doors slowly to avoid drawing smoke into the room.
Closing the doors too quickly after refuelling will reduce the fi rebox temperature and may result in an
unsatisfactory burn.
D. To maintain a brisk fi re, a hot
coal bed must be established
and maintained.
E. Slowly add larger wood (2x4 size
pieces). Lay the pieces lengthwise
from side to side in the hot
coal bed with a shallow trench
between, so that the primary air
can fl ow directly into this trench
and ignite the fuel above.
F. When the fi re seems to be at its
peak, medium sized logs may
be added. Once these logs have
caught fi re, carefully close the
doors.
G. As soon as the doors are closed, you will observe a change in
the fl ame pattern. The fl ames will get smaller and lazier because
less oxygen is getting into the combustion chamber. The fl ames,
however, are more effi cient. The fl ames will remain lazy but
become larger again as soon as the fi rebricks have been heated
thoroughly and the chimney becomes heated and provides a good
draft.
H. With the doors opened, the fi re is wastefully drawing heated room
air up the chimney which is certainly not desirable. Always operate
with the doors fully closed once the medium sized logs have
caught fi re.
You can now add larger pieces of wood and operate the appliance
normally. Once the appliance is entirely hot, it will burn very
effi ciently with little smoke from the chimney. There will be a bed of hot
coals in the fi rebox so you can safely fi ll the fi rebox with wood to the top
of the andirons.
Can't get the appliance operating? Use more kindling and paper.
Assuming the chimney and vent are sized correctly and there is suffi cient
combustion air, the lack of suffi ciently dry quantities of small kindling is the
problem. Thumb size is a good gauge for small kindling diameter.
Can't get heat out of the appliance? One of two things may have
happened. The appliance door may have been closed prematurely and
the appliance itself has not reached optimum temperature.
Re-open the door and/or draft control to re-establish a brisk fi re. The other
problem may have been wet wood. The typical symptom is sizzling wood and
moisture being driven from the wood.
The only accurate way to determine wood moisture is with a moisture meter.
Contact your local dealer for more information.
OPERATING WITH DOOR CLOSED
OPERATING WITH DOOR OPEN
note:
Appliances surrounded by solid rock or brick will experience a longer
heat up period as those materials absorb the heat being generated.
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