Tulikivi KIPITTI Mode D'emploi page 13

Combustion air control settings, Tulikivi fl at grate
Combustion phase Air control lever setting
(on the ash box door)
Ignition
Burning
Coals
Dark coals
placed in front of them that would prevent airflow. Also
check for any other blockages - snow or rubbish, for ex-
ample, if air intake is channeled directly from outside. If
necessary, turn off your cooker fan and other mechanical
ventilation systems. Unless air intake is channeled under
your fireplace directly from outside, your fireplace's air
intake vents are located under 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 ade-
quate flue draft. Scrunch up a piece of paper into a loose
ball, place it on the grate, light it and close the door (fig-
ure 5). If there are distinct, vertical flames, the flue draft
is sufficient. In T models, the draft can be improved by
opening the by-pass damper during the ignition phase. In
unfavorable conditions, you can prime the chimney by us-
ing a hair dryer or blowlamp, or by burning a small quan-
tity of paper in the base channel. 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.
Air control setting
(on the fi rebox door)
Open Open
Open Open
Half-open Closed
Closed Closed
IGNITION
Light the fire using an ignition load that is about 10% of
the maximum 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 firing. For the
ignition load, use pieces of thin (about 1/2 - 1" in diam-
eter), 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.
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 cross-
wise, 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 cham-
ber models, figure 7). The recommended number of ex-
tra 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
and colorless gas, so be careful.
During firing, and for a long period afterwards, certain
parts of the fireplace, such as handles, door frames and
interior, may be hot. Because of the exterior-core con-
struction, 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 materi-
als on top of or close to your fireplace, or on its mantles
and shelves.
3.
13