User manual

Version: 10/09 Page 11
4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
First Fire
Once your Klassic stove is installed and all instructions have been read, the first fire can be started.
However, please take careful note of the following:
- Your new stove should be broken in gently for top performance and to prevent paint damage,
cracks in the vermiculite or firebox lining, and excessive wear and tear.
- The baffle plate and vermiculite panels may crack under hard impact. These are not covered by
the warranty, so avoid tossing the wood in the firebox.
- Avoid touching the metal during initial fires, as the paint is hardening at this stage. Otherwise this
may mar the paint.
It is a good idea to ensure effective ventilation during the first firing, as the stove will generate smoke and
an odor of paint. The smoke and paint odor will dissipate after about 1 hour’s operation and is not
hazardous to health.
Do not use a grate or elevate the fire – build wood fire directly on hearth.
Lighting the stove
1. Open the outer doors first.
2. Make sure the air vent is in the fully open position (move the handle to the left as shown by the
wide end of a triangle).
3. Add crumbled paper/firelighters and kindling wood to the bottom of the fire box (combustion
chamber). The kindling (about 3 lbs or 1.5 kg) is to be built up crosswise.
4. Light the fire. The door should be ajar for a couple of minutes during the lighting phase.
5. Once the flames have taken a good hold of the kindling, the door can be shut.
6. The air vent should be adjusted down toward the right after approx. 10 minutes (primary air); how
much depends on the chimney draft - however, the air supply must be diminished to the point
where you obtain steady and calm flames.
Once there is a good bed of embers in the stove, you can add wood. It is
important not to open the door while there are flames in the stove, as this may
cause smoke to flow out into the room. Add wood on the basis of your heating
requirements. However, never add more than 4.4 lbs or 2 kg of wood every 1.5–2
hours. Please remember that the exterior surfaces especially the top and front
of the stove in particular will become very hot during burnin
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Refueling
1. Open the air vent to the maximum (to the left). To minimize the back draft, the door should be ajar
for about one minute before you open it completely.
2. Open the door slowly. Add 2 – 3 pieces of firewood to the combustion chamber.
3. Close the door.
4. Turn down the air supply (toward the right) when the fire has caught the wood, to obtain steady
and calm flames.
Baking
The upper compartment easily turns into a convenient baking/cooking compartment by closing the upper
baking door, and closing the top louvers on each side of the top of the stove. The natural 2" thick
Brazilian soapstone baking liner provides heat retention and consistent even baking. Use the included
thermometer and have fun. The baking door can also be removed and the area used for warming.