Operating Instructions and Installation Instructions
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• Ventilatethespacewellwhenyouhavethestoveon.
A crackling fire has a minimum air consumption of
25 cubic metres an hour. Never put on your cooking
hood when you have a stove burning in the same
space.
• Be careful with lighting the stove when it is foggy
or when there is no wind outside. There is hardly
any draught in the cold chimney when the weather
is calm. Since smoke is heavier than air there is the
chance of smoke streaming into the room. In foggy
weather, the smoke from the chimney (outside) cools
quickly and may descend and become a nuisance in
your neighbourhood.
• Don’tsmothertheresuddenlywithwater,butletit
burn out. The materials inside the stove may deform
or crack as a result of sudden or great differences in
temperature.
• Ifyouwanttotemperthere,rstclosethevalvein
the flue tube and then close the air supply.
Chimney and flue
The chimney is the most important part of your wood-
burning hearth.
When the chimney is right it will not distribute any smoke
into your room, leave any deposit on the glass pane or
create bad combustion. Before starting the installation
of the stove, your installer or a qualified chimney sweep
must check whether the chimney flue has a diameter
of at least 150 millimetres over the entire length, and
whether the channel is clean, smooth and leak-proof.
Maintenance
Small maintenance
• Remove the cooled ash from the ash pan twice or
thrice a week. It is advisable to use an ash bucket. An
empty ash pan is important since the stove also draws
in combustion air via the ash pan.
• Itisadvisabletoleavean ash layeroftwoto three
centimetres. It will protect the fire plate.
• Clean the shaking grid inside the stove with a soft
brush.
• Clean the exterior of the stove with a damp cloth
that does not give off fluff. Do not use any aggressive
cleansing agents or abrasives.
• Cleanthecoldglasspanewithacleaningagentfor
ceramic cooking rings. Do not touch the clean glass
with your fingers. Finger marks burn into the glass.
• Oilthehingesandthedoorfasteneronceinawhile.
Do not use any aggressive cleaning agents or abrasives
to maintain your stove.
When the stove is not used
• Closealldoorsandairinletsinsummerseason
• Placeabsorbentsaltinsidethestoveifitisstoredina
humid space.
• Rub some neutralVaseline on the clean cast iron
stokehold parts.
Yearly maintenance
• Haveyourchimneyproperlycleanedbyaqualied
chimneysweepeveryyear;thisisforsafetyreasons
and any fire insurance.
• Havetheuegasoutletandthecombustionairsupply
of the double-walled flue tube system checked for air-
tightness every year.
• Havethegrateshakercheckedforbreakage.
• Have the valves and/or aps checked for their
functioning.
• Havethesealingofdoorsandglasspanescheckedfor
wear and tear.
Safety
A WANDERS wood-burning stove is a comfortable
and safe heat source in your home. Fire safety starts
with proper installation and a flue tube that is in good
working order. That is why your installer must adhere to
the installation requirements as given in page 22 and
further. To burn your stove safely, the following points
are important:
1. Burn your stove as much as possible with its door
closed;itwillimprovetheoutputandismuchbet-
ter for the environment.
2. Prevent small children or the infirm from getting
Chimney with a proper draught
Warm air wants to ascend. This is the principle of
every chimney. It helps when the wind near the
chimney mouth draws the air from the chimney.
Fall wind may give the opposite effect and blow
the air back into the chimney. Relatively cold foggy
air may thwart proper draught in your chimney as
does a long flue pipe with a rough inside and many
bends. If the natural draught in your chimney is
poor your installer can give you information about
using a ventilator for your flue tube.
What to do in case of chimney fire.
In case of chimney fire, immediately close the
shut-off valve in the chimney and all air supply
ducts. Call the fire department. After the fire is
extinguished, the chimney and the stove must be
inspected again by your installer.