Operation Manual

Fitthegrateplatesintopositionthroughthefrontandreargrate
supportplates,makingsuretheylocatecorrectlyontotheriddler
rod.Fitthefuelretainer.Slidetheashpanunderthegrate.
Oninitiallighting,thestovemaysmokeandgiveoffanodourasthe
siliconpaintwithwhichthefireboxispaintedreactstotheheat.This
isnormalandwillceaseafterashorttime,butmeanwhiletheroom
shouldbekeptwellventilated.
Atfirstonlylightasmallfireandburnitslowlyfortwohourstoallow
anyresidualmoistureinthechimneytoevaporate.
Lightthestoveusingdrykindlingwoodandpaperorfirelighters.Put
thepaper,orfirelighters,andkindlinginthefireboxandcoverwitha
fewsmalldry logs.Opentheaircontrolfully(seeFig.2).Lightthe
paperorfirelighters.Thedoormaybeleftcrackedopenforafew
minutestoassistthecombustionandheatupthefireboxmore
quickly.Whenthekindlingwoodiswellalightaddafewmoresmall
logs,closethedoorbutleavetheaircontrolfullyopen.Whenthe
flamesareestablishedaroundtheselogs,loadthestovewiththe
requiredfuelload.Maintaintheaircontrolatmaximumatthisstage.
Oncethefireisuptotemperaturetheairwashsystemwillbeginto
work,soallowthefiretobecomehotbeforeadjustingtheaircontrol
totherequiredsetting.Duringthelightingperiod,donotleavethe
stoveunattended.Donotleavethedooropenexceptasdirected
abovetoavoidexcessivesmoke.
Whenrelightingthestove,leavetheashonthebaseifburningwood,
unlessitisbecomingtoodeep,inwhichcasesomeofitmaybe
removed.Ifburninghighashcontentfuel,clearthegrateandempty
theashpanbeforerelighting.
LIGHTING
CONTROLLINGTHEFIRE
REFUELLING
ASHCLEARANCE
Therateofburningandhencetheoutputiscontrolledbytheair
control(seeFig.2).
Opentheaircontrolfully(boostposition)whenlightingorwhen
rapidburningisrequired.Itshouldnotbeleftfullyopenforlong
periodsasthiscancauseover-firingorexcessivesmokeproduction.
Forhighoutputmovetheaircontroltothe ‘clickposition’ orforlow
burningtothefullyclosedposition.
Whenthefireisburningnormallytheaircontrolgivesenough
airwashtokeeptheglassclean.However,itwillnotalwaysbe
possibletokeeptheglasscleanwiththeaircontrolfullyclosed.
Keepthefireboxwellfilledbutdonotallowfueltospilloverthetop
ofthefuelretainer.
Logsshouldbeevenlydistributed,fillingthefirebedtogivethemost
pleasingflamepattern.Theaircontrolmustbefullyopenedafter
refuellinguntiltheflamesareestablishedabovethefire.Itisbestto
refuelontoahotbedofash.Ifatthispointthefirestartstodie,the
doormustbecrackedopenuntilthefireisrevived.Ifthefirehas
startedtodiedownbeforerefuelling,thenmorekindlingwoodmust
beadded,theaircontrolopenedfullyandthedoorcrackedopento
re-establishthefirebed addinglargerlogs(seesuitablelog
sizesinFuelsection).Thiswillavoidexcessivesmokeemission.
Careshouldbetaken,especiallywhenburningwood,thatfueldoes
notprojectoverthefuelretainerordamagetotheglassmaybe
causedwhenthedoorisclosed.Itcanalsocausetheglasstoblacken
up.Maximumfillingheightissuchthatlogscannotfallfromthefire
whenthedoorisopened.Insmokecontrolledareasdonotfillthe
stoveabovethelevelofthefrontfirebarsasoverloadingcancause
excesssmoke.Liquidfuelsarenottobeusedonthisappliance.
Theashpanshouldbeemptiedregularlybeforeitbecomestoofull.
Neverallowtheashtoaccumulateintheashpansothatitcomesin
contactwiththeundersideofthegrateasthiswillseriouslydamage
thegrate bars.Theashpanishandledusingthetoolprovided.Care
shouldbetakentoensurethatashiscoolbeforeemptyingitinto
plasticlinersorbins.
before
For
correctfiringwerecommendtheuseofastovepipethermometer
whichmaybepurchasedfromyoursupplierorfromCharnwood.
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OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Fig.2.StoveControls
AirControl
PullouttoOpen
PushintoClose
Door
Handle
Pullto
Open
Low
Output
High
Output
(Click)
Boost
AirControl
positions
IdentificationPlate,
LiftPlatetoView