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these drawbacks, use dry wood, use a stove designed
for wood, connect it to a chimney with thick walls and
of suitable cross-section (size and height), ensure the
connecting pipes are as short as possible. (Horizontal
pipes should be no mort than 6" 150mm).
FLUE GAS TEMPERATURE
The most important aspect of stove operation is main-
taining a high combustion temperature. If the combus-
tion of the fuel is at the correct temperature, most of
the soots and tars (hydrocarbons) are burned. These
hydrocarbons when not burned can be seen as tar and
creosote deposits on the internal surfaces of the stove,
glass and chimney surfaces. To assist in maintaining
these temperatures a surface maunted, stove ther-
mometer is a must.
It is recommended that you heat your stove to at least
400°F before reducing the air controls. After reloading
this procedure should always be carried out. If the
wood is not quite as dry as it should be, to assist for a
short period, smokeless coal can be added with the
wood to raise the combustion temperture.
STORAGE TIME FOR WOOD
Wood supplied in ready-cut lengths stored immediately
under a ventilated shelter dries quicker than wood
stocked in high piles. Quarters (split wood) dry quicker
than round logs. Wood which is too small to split must
be drained, by removing some of the bark. Round logs
left in the open for more than a year end up rotten. The
drying time for the fire wood must be at Ieast 18 mon-
ths to 2 years. This period can be shortened (12 to 15
months) if the wood is cut to the right length and im-
mediately stored under a ventilated shelter.
4. SAFETY
Notify the elderly, as well as children of the high sur-
face temperature of the stove in order to avoid burns.
Supervise children when they are in the room where
the stove is placed and use a suitable fire guard for it.
It is essential that the controls of the stove, as well as
the chimney pipes are always clean and in good condi-
tion. The stove must be checked before use, as well as
the chimney cleaned at least once a year. You should
do this operation more often if the stove does not turn
on regularly, the installation is poor or low quality fuel
is used.
ATENTION: The stove is very hot during operation. Do
not touch the surface. Keep children, clothes and fur-
niture away. Contact can cause skin burns.
Furniture and other combustible materials must keep
the necessary safety distance (Fig. 8).
Fig. 8– Safety distance
Do not overload the stove. If any part of the stove or
chimney begins to glow or change color, it means that
you are overheating the stove. If you detect over-
heating of the stove, turn it off to avoid damaging the
cast iron parts.
Please, follow these recommendations:
• Do not load more fuel.
• Open the door of your stove slightly so that more air
enters. This will initially cause the flames to grow and
consume the fuel more quickly, but it will also cool the
chimney and reduce the draft, cooling the stove.
Unattended fires
Many fires have happened by having a stove on and
unattended for a long period of time. These fires usual-
ly occur because there are combustible materials near
the stove, they heat up more than normal when the
stove fire is oversized. The intensity of the fire depends
on several factors.
One of these factors is air. Usually increasing the air
increases the fire. In the same way that if we increase
the intensity of the fire, the air will also increase.
The air can also be affected by external factors such as
wind, outside temperature, air currents ... if one of
these factors changes, the air in the stove will increase.
This will cause temperatures to rise dangerously, which
can cause nearby combustible materials to ignite.
Closing the air control button will not ensure that this
cannot happen. You must exercise extreme caution if
the fire is left unattended.
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