Problem
Cause, explanation
Smoke escapes
Air-extracting equipment is switched on, e.g. kitchen extractor fan.
when adding wood
Wood added prematurely, on top of unburned wood.
The chimney is not free.
Your fireplace has not already reached its operating temperature.
The door has been opened too wide.
Excessively rapid
The diameter of your stack of wood is too small.
burn-up / rate of
wood consumption
The chimney draught is too strong.
is too high.
The combustion air flow has not been reduced.
Ever since the initial blaze, the fire door has been slightly open.
The recommended wood feed rate has not been observed.
Chapter, note
Solution
3.1
Ensure that all air-extracting equipment is switched off.
3.3
Do not add fresh firewood until there is a bed of hot embers in the combustion chamber.
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Inform the chimney sweep.
Burn down remaining wood until it forms a bed of hot embers, then add smaller pieces
3.2.1
of firewood.
3.3
Open the door slowly and carefully.
2.1.3
The ideal diameter for a stack of wood is about 25 cm.
Inform the chimney sweep. Perhaps increase combustion air flow to counteract choking
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action.
3.2.1
Leave the actuating lever in about its center position.
3.2.1
Close the fire door!
The proper amount of wood feed per hour for your stove can be found in the technical
2.1.3
data.
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