Tulikivi KIPITTI Mode D'emploi page 13

Combustion air control settings, Tulikivi flat grate
Combustion phase Air control lever setting
(on the ash box door)
Ignition
Burning
Coals
Dark coals
in the lower part of the maintenance door. Combustion air control
settings are shown above in figures 2 and 3.
ENSURING ADEQUATE FLUE DRAFT
Before lighting the fire, always ensure that there is adequate flue
draft. Scrunch up a piece of paper into a loose ball, place it on the
grate, light it and close the door (figure 5). If there are distinct, ver-
tical flames, the flue draft is sufficient. In unfavorable conditions,
you can prime the chimney by using a hair dryer or blowlamp, or by
burning a small quantity of paper in the base channel. You can ac-
cess the base channel through a clean out. In fireplaces equipped
with a whirl chamber, the clean outs (3 pcs) are located behind the
ash box. In flat grate models, the clean outs are located on the sides
and/or front of the fireplace.
In models equipped with a damper, initial draft can be im-
proved by opening the by-pass damper during the ignition phase.
The damper should only be kept open for about 5-10 minutes during
ignition, after which it should be closed. Leaving the damper open
for longer time during firing can raise the temperature in the flue
to such an extent that there is a danger of the flue being damaged
through overheating, or even of causing a fire.
IGNITION
Light the fire using an ignition load that is about 10% of the maxi-
mum amount of wood to be burnt. The point of using an ignition load
is to heat the firebox before adding the actual loads. If you preheat
the firebox quickly using a small load, the fire will burn clean during
Air control setting
(on the firebox door)
Open Open
Open Open
Half-open Closed
Closed Closed
firing. For the ignition load, use pieces of thin (about 1/2 - 1" in di-
ameter), dry, chopped wood. Light the load by putting the kindling
(firestarter blocks, birch bark, newspaper) on the grate and placing
the chopped wood on top of the kindling (figure 6). When the ignition
load is burning well, set the air control lever to the 'burning' position.
In fireplaces equipped with a Whirl Chamber, you can accelerate
combustion during the ignition phase by turning the lever in the ash
box to the open position for 5-10 minutes after lighting the fire. The
ash box will then remain slightly open and let extra air into the fire-
box. To ensure clean burning, this lever should never be used at any
other time than during ignition.
ADDING WOOD
Only add more wood once the previous load has burnt down almost
to the coals and only small, but distinct, flames are visible. Place more
wood on the grate crosswise, and so that the pieces don't reach right
up to the door. Avoid filling the firebox above the height marked by
the air gaps in the firebox panels (Tulikivi whirl chamber models, fig-
ure 7). The recommended number of extra loads for normal firing is
3-4. Keep the firebox door closed during use to ensure clean burning.
ENDING FIRING
When the last load has burnt down to the coals, turn the air control
lever to the 'coals' position and scrape the coals at the edges of the
firebox into a dense layer over the grate (figure 8). Stoke the coals
a couple of times until they are completely burnt. Then set the air
control lever to the 'closed' position. Finally, close the flue damper
(if one is installed).
Remember! Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless, colorless and
poisonous gas, so be careful.
Be careful when using your fireplace. Do not close the damper and
air intake vents too soon, because this may result in the formation
of dangerous carbon monoxide!
During firing, and for a long period afterwards, certain parts of the
fireplace, such as handles, door frames and internal sections may be
hot. The door glass in particular gets extremely hot during firing, so
everyone – and especially children – should learn to be careful of the
fireplace's hot surfaces. Because of the exterior-core construction,
the fireplace's surfaces are at their hottest only from about half an
hour to two hours after the last load of wood has burnt. Follow the
instructions in this manual to prevent overheating.
Never store anything made from combustible materials on top of
or close to your fireplace, or on its mantles and shelves.
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