Mendip Stoves Loxton 5 Manuel De L'utilisateur page 7

Operating your stove- Loxton, Churchill & Sqabox (continued)
The heat-resistant paint on your stove will cure and harden the first time you light your appliance. The
curing process produces a good deal of smoke and odour, ventilate your room well the first time you light
your stove. Open and close the stove door periodically (every 30mins) during the first couple of firings to
prevent the door seal from sticking to the stove body. Once cured smell will disappear. Your stove is NOT
designed to be used with the door open, the stove door must be kept closed except when lighting the stove, adding firewood
or removing ash in order to prevent flue gases from escaping.
Use of Fire lighters
Quality Firelighters should be used when lighting your stove. (Never use mentholated spirit, petrol or other flammable
liquids). Lighting your stove with firelighters will be more reliable and easier than using paper.
How to light your stove (burning wood)
Note: on cold days it maybe necessary to warm the flue using two firelighters.
1. Place a few smaller pieces of dry wood (kindling) in the stove on top of the non toxic firelighters, place one or two small
dry split logs (¼ split) on top.
2. Fully slide open ( pull out ) the Universal air control (UAC) air slider below the stove door. Slide out fully to the left position.
The stove now has total primary air for start up.
3. Light the firelighters and push door to closed position, latch in 1st position so the door is open 2 mm. This provides
additional combustion air for start up and reduces condensation on the door glass. It maybe necessary to open the ash
pan a small amount( 1-2mm) to allow more air if the chimney is slow.
4. Once the flames from the logs are fully established ( this can take some time 5-10 minutes) slide UAC control towards
the middle (if the slider is in the middle the air controller is providing equal primary and secondary air).
5. If the stove flames begin to falter and generate smoke unlatche the door again until the fire is established.
6. Once the fire bed is established slide UAC control to the secondary position and push in slider by 25%, for the stove to
burn cleanly plenty of secondary air is needed, do not be tempted to shut the fire down too early as this may cause
smoke. At nominal heat output, expect to refuel your stove approximately once an hour. Check load weights for your
model on the table on page 4.
The stove will get very hot during use and due care must therefore be exercised. Please use the glove when operating
air controls , door and ashpan.
RE-FUELLING ( wood burning)
To re-fuel your stove in the cleanest way.
Only refuel your stove when flames have died down and you have glowing embers. Before refuelling, open UAC fully and
slide to the central position . Unlatch door to equalise pressure with the room. Open door gently, add one piece of wood
( 4.6 & 6kW models) add two pieces of wood (8 & 10kW models) (please check weight table page 5) and close the door.
Once the flames from the logs are fully established slide UAC control to right position and push air control in by 25%.
The stove is only suitable for intermittent use only: do not run overnight or for long periods unattended. Experience will
determine the settings that produce best results. Use a flue thermostat to check the stove is not overheating. Flue
thermostats should be placed directly above collar of the stove on a non insulated section of pipe. (efficient operating
temperature range is between 200c and 400c) The stove will get very hot during use and due care must therefore be
exercised. Please use the glove when operating air controls and door.
BURNING WOOD IN A SMOKE CONTROL AREA
You must purchase a smoke control version of the Mendip stove which is modified slightly to comply with regulations. Any
change to this modification will invalidate the stoves compliance for smoke control areas.
The Clean Air Act 1993 and Smoke Control Areas
Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of the district of the authority to be a smoke control
area. It is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any fixed boiler if located in a
designated smoke control area. It is also an offence to acquire an "unauthorised fuel" for use within a smoke control area
unless it is used in an "exempt" appliance ("exempted" from the controls which generally apply in the smoke control area).
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has powers under the Act to authorise smokeless fuels or
exempt appliances for use in smoke control areas in England. In Scotland and Wales this power rests with Ministers in the
devolved administrations for those countries. Separate legislation, the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, applies in
Northern Ireland. Therefore it is a requirement that fuels burnt or obtained for use in smoke control areas have been
"authorised" in Regulations and that appliances used to burn solid fuel in those areas (other than "authorised" fuels) have
been exempted by an Order made and signed by the Secretary of State or Minister in the devolved administrations.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here:
local authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air Act 1993 including designation and supervision of smoke
control areas and you can contact them for details of Clean Air Act requirements
http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/
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