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9 - LIGHTING THE FIRE
Once you are familiar with the stove's main controls
and you have the appropriate firewood, you are
ready to light the fire.
WARNING! NEVER USE GASOLINE, CHARCOAL
LIGHTER FLUID OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS USED TO
LIGHT OR STOKE UP FIRES IN THIS STOVE. KEEP
ALL SUCH LIQUIDS AWAY FROM THE STOVE WHILE
IN USE.
The first time you light a fire, the log stove will
emit smoke and fumes. These are gases emitted
by the paint and oil used in the manufacture of
the stove and are normal. If you find it necessary,
open a window to ventilate the room. Normally,
the smoke and fumes will disappear after 10-20
minutes of operation. The smell and fumes will
disappear once the thermal resistant paint used on
the stove has "cured".
The first times you light fires at the beginning
of the season, there may be a smell due to the
impurities that have accumulated around the
stove. Some potential impurities are cleaners,
paint solvents, cigarette smoke and wax scented
candles, pet hair, dust, adhesives, a new carpet and
new textiles. These odours will dissipate over time.
They can also be limited by opening a window or
generated additional ventilation around the stove.
If the odour persists, contact your dealer or an
authorized service technician.
If you follow the procedures outlined in this
manual, the steel, cast iron and refractory parts of
the stove will provide many years of trouble free
use. With use, the colour of the refractory panels
will change and small fractures may appear on the
surface. These changes do not affect the operation
of the stove. If a panel breaks completely, it must
be replaced.
Avoid the following conditions, which can cause
the glass, refractory bricks and steel or cast iron
parts to break:
• Do not throw wood into the stove.
• Do not use the door or the glass pane to force
the wood inside the stove.
• Do not load ice-encrusted firewood in the stove
during combustion as the thermal shock may
damage the device.
• Do not use a pre-fabricated grate to elevate the
firewood. Light the fire directly at the cast iron
base of the combustion chamber.
NORMAL OPERATION
Before loading the stove, make sure the ash grate
and ash pan are in place..
Lighting the stove.
1. Place a newspaper page inside the stove
between the front and the deflector. Push it
inside the deflector to prevent it from falling
out. Light the paper. Repeat this operation 2
or 3 times until you hear the sheet of burning
paper fly up the chimney flue. Now the chimney
will be able to draw.
2. Open the front door and place five or six double
pages of tightly crumpled newspaper in the
centre of the combustion chamber. Stack some
chips of wood. Use about 10 pieces of firewood
with an approximate diameter of 15 mm and
between 250 to 400 mm long.
3. Fully open the primary air control by pushing
it towards the left of the combustion chamber.
4. Light the paper under the firewood chips.
Leave the front door slightly ajar for now, until
the chips begin to burn and the draw stabilizes.
5. Close the door and let the chips burn.
6. When the chips are burning, open the front
door and add logs: small ones first, to build the
fire. The logs must be placed as far from the
glass pane as possible to enable the glass pane
cleaning system to work properly. Keep the
main door and the ash pan door closed while
using the stove.
7. After 20/30 minutes, when all logs are
burning, use the primary air control to regulate
combustion speed and obtain the desired level
of combustion. Pull the handle to the left to
open the primary air control and obtain a high
burn rate, or push it to the right for a lower burn
rate. Never close the passage of air completely.
Note: when you open the front door to reload or
rearrange the logs, it is advisable to open small a
gap, wait a few seconds and then open the door
completely. This procedure avoids smoke escaping
from the combustion chamber before opening the
door fully. In addition, reloading on a bed of hot
coals reduces smoke emission time and helps the
new fuel to reach a high temperature quickly.
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