Controlling Combustion Air - Dovre BOW Installation Et Mode D'emploi

Open stacking
If the logs are stacked openly, the wood will burn
quickly as the oxygen can reach each log easily. If
you want to use the stove for a short while, make an
open stack.
Compact stacking
If the logs are stacked tightly, the wood will burn more
slowly as the oxygen can only reach some logs eas-
ily. If you want to burn wood for a longer period, make
a compact stack.
4. Close the door of the appliance.
5. Close the primary air inlet and leave the secondary
air inlet open.
Do not fill the appliance by more than a third.
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Controlling combustion air

The appliance has various features for air control; see
next figure.
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The primary air slide controls the air flow under the
grille (1).
The secondary air slide controls the air flow in front of
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The back wall has permanent vents (3) below the
baffle plate that allow for post-combustion.
Advice
Never burn wood with an open door.
Regularly burn wood with intense roaring fires.
If you burn at a low setting frequently, tar and
creosote may be deposited in the flue. Tar and
creosote are highly combustible substances.
Thicker layers of these substances may catch
fire if the temperature in the flue increases
Subject to change because of technical improvements
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