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It is prohibited to light the stove with liquids like petrol or spirits. Do not have the cooker hood
on in the room where you operate your stove. Never touch the varnished parts when you heat
your stove.
Avoid finger marks
Do not touch the glass of the stove with your fingers. Finger marks will burn into the glass and
cannot be removed later.
The best way to burn your stove
All WANDERS' stoves are designed so that they give a maximum output. A well-lit wood-burning stove can produce
a yield of about 75-80%. This means that you need less wood for the same amount of heat. Moreover, a well-lit
stove produces less smoke pollution. Below are a few tips to give you optimum pleasure:
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Always burn your stove with its door closed; this will improve the output within 8 to 10 times. When the door
of the stove is open, the chimney will draw more air than is needed for proper combustion. The relatively cold
air will cool the fire. It will also preclude fire damage by any sputtering sparks, especially from softwood.
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Do not put more than 3 logs on the fire at one time. Too much fuel at one time thwarts efficient combustion
and burdens the environment unnecessarily.
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We recommend always leaving a layer of 2-3 cm of ash in the stove. This protects the base plate but also
ensures more efficient ignition and combustion of the wood.
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Ventilate the room well while a fire is lit. One kilo of wood needs at least 15 cubic metres of air for combustion.
So to burn 3 kg an hour, it needs as much as 45 m3. Ensure therefore that the combustion air supply can be
drawn through the stove without any restrictions. Not applicable with external ventilation.
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Be careful with lighting the stove when it is foggy or when there is no wind outside. There is hardly any
draught in the cold chimney when the weather is calm. Since smoke is heavier than air there is the chance of
smoke streaming into the room. In foggy weather, the smoke from the chimney (outside) cools quickly and
may descend and become a nuisance in your neighbourhood.
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Don't smother the fire suddenly with water, but let it burn out. The materials inside the stove may deform or
crack as a result of sudden or great differences in temperature.
Chimney and flue
The chimney is the most important part of your wood-burning hearth.
When the chimney is right it will not distribute any smoke into your room, leave any deposit on the glass pane or
create bad combustion. Before starting the installation of the stove, your installer or a qualified chimney sweep
must check whether the chimney flue has a diameter of at least 150 millimetres over the entire length, and whether
the channel is clean, smooth and leak-proof.
What to do in case of chimney fire
In case of chimney fire, immediately close the shut-off valve in the chimney and all air supply
ducts. Call the fire department. After the fire is extinguished, the chimney and the stove must
be inspected again by your installer.
Chimney with a proper draught
Warm air wants to ascend. This is the principle of every chimney. It helps when the wind near
the chimney mouth draws the air from the chimney.
Fall wind may give the opposite effect and blow the air back into the chimney. Relatively cold
foggy air may thwart proper draught in your chimney as does a long flue pipe with a rough
inside and many bends. If the natural draught in your chimney is poor your installer can give
you information about using a ventilator for your flue tube.
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