To ignite the flame, it is advisable to use small panels of wood with paper or other means of ignition on the market,
excluding all liquid substances such as alcohol, petrol, oil etc.
Follow the instructions below:
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Open the ignition register to aid flue gas exhaust. Position the register as shown in chapter 2 pos.E (any
butterfly valve placed on the flue gas exhaust pipe must also be opened).
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Position the thermostat knob on position 5 (maximum opening).
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Open the primary air register (placed on the ash tray).
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After having started the fire with small pieces of wood and waited until it is well lit, adjust the thermostat to the
positions corresponding to the desired heat.
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Bring the flue gas register to the oven position, pulling the lever.
When the wood starts to burn, it is possible to load other fuel, close the primary air register and check combustion
using secondary air following the instructions in paragraph 10. During this phase, never leave the cooker
unsupervised.
CAUTION: when lighting for the first few times, it is possible to find consistent flue gas condensation with
slight leakage of water from the thermocooker; this is a phenomenon which should disappear in a very
short time. If it results as persistent, it will be necessary to have the flue draught checked.
Never overload the thermocooker. Too much fuel and too much air for combustion can cause overheating
and therefore damage the thermocooker. The damage caused by overheating is not covered by the warranty.
10. NORMAL OPERATION
WARNING: For no reason turn on the fire before the system has been completely filled with water; doing so
could cause serious damage to the entire structure.
The appliances with automatic door closing (type 1), must operate, for safety reasons, with the furnace door closed
(with the exception of the fuel loading phase or any ash removal).
Appliances with non-automatic door closing (type 2), must be connected to their own flue. Operation with the door
open is only allowed under supervision.
IMPORTANT: For safety reasons, the furnace door must only be open during the ignition phase and for
loading wood whilst during operation and periods of non-use it must remain closed.
The nominal calorific power of the thermocooker is reached with a minimum draught (depression) of 17 - 20 Pa (=1.7-
2mm water).
It is therefore necessary to always use the thermocooker with the door closed to prevent the "forge" effect. The
thermocooker must never be overloaded. Too much fuel and too much air for combustion can cause
overheating and therefore damage the thermocooker. The damage caused by overheating is not covered by
the warranty.
The emission of heat from the furnace is adjusted with the registers placed on the front of the thermocooker. These
must be open according to calorific need. The best combustion (minimum emissions) is reached when, loading wood,
most air for combustion passes through the secondary air register.
IMPORTANT: during normal cooker operation, the register lever, Picture 1 pos. E must remain completely inserted
(pushed inwards on the cooker). In this way, excessive fuel consumption is avoided (register closed).
The register regulation necessary in order to obtain nominal calorific output is the following:
Fuel
WOOD
The intensity of combustion and therefore the calorific output of your thermocooker are influenced by the chimney.
Good chimney draught requires less regulation of the quantity of combustion air, while insufficient draught requires a
larger quantity.
IMPORTANT: to check that combustion is taking place correctly, verify that the smoke which comes out of the
chimney is transparent. If it is white, it means that the thermocooker is not regulated correctly or the wood is too
wet; if, on the other hand, the smoke is grey or black, this means that combustion is not complete (a greater
quantity of secondary air is necessary).
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PRIMARY air
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SECONDARY air
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