Burning Wood; Maximum Amount Of Wood; Controlling Combustion Air - Dovre VISTA 600 Installation Et Mode D'emploi

4. Close the appliance door and completely open the
air slider in the door.
5. Allow the fire develop into a good blaze until there
is glowing bed of charcoal. You can then add fuel
and adjust the appliance, see the chapter "Stoking
with wood".

Burning wood

After you have followed the instructions for lighting:
1. Slowly open the door of the appliance.
2. Spread the charcoal evenly across the bottom of
the stove base.
3. Stack a few logs on the charcoal.
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.
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Compact stacking
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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

Maximum amount of wood

To stoke continuously at the rated power, wood must
be added every 45 minutes. If you use a smaller
amount of wood each time, you can add wood more
often. Each stove is designed to work with a specific
maximum amount of wood. If you use a larger quantity
of wood, the heat output increases: As a result the
appliance can become overloaded and parts can be
damaged.
Permitted maximum quantity of fuel for wood with a
moisture percentage of 15%:
VISTA 600 8 kW has maximum filling of 1.8 kg wood
per 45 minutes.
VISTA 700 10 kW has maximum filling of 2.1 kg wood
per 45 minutes.
VISTA 800 12 kW has maximum filling of 2.6 kg wood
per 45 minutes.
VISTA 900 14 kW has maximum filling of 3.1 kg wood
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per 45 minutes.

Controlling combustion air

The appliance has various features for air control; see
next figure.
air inlet open.
Subject to change because of technical improvements
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