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Installation and Operation Manual - 2000
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4.5.4 Using Fire Starters
Many people like to use commercial fire starters instead of newspaper. Some of these starters
are made of sawdust and wax and others are specialized flammable solid chemicals. Follow the
package directions for use.
Gel starter may be used but only if there are no hot embers present. Use only in a cold firebox
to start a fire.
DO NOT USE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE, NAPHTHA, FUEL OIL, MOTOR
OIL, OR AEROSOLS TO START OR REKINDLE THE FIRE.
4.6 Maintaining Wood Fires
4.6.1 General Advice
Wood heating with a space heater is very different than other forms of heating. There will
be variations in the temperature in different parts of the house and there will be variations in
temperature throughout the day and night. This is normal, and for experienced wood burners
these are advantages of zone heating with wood.
Do not expect steady heat output from your stove. It is normal for its surface temperature to
rise after a new load of wood is ignited and for its temperature to gradually decline as the fire
progresses. This rising and falling of temperature can be matched to your household routines.
For example, the area temperature can be cooler when you are active, such as when doing
housework or cooking, and it can be warmer when you are inactive, such as when reading or
watching television.
Wood burns best in cycles. A cycle starts when a new load of wood is ignited by hot coals and
ends when that load has been consumed down to a bed of charcoal about the same size as it
was when the wood was loaded. Do not attempt to produce a steady heat output by placing
a single log on the fire at regular intervals. Always place at least three, and preferably more,
pieces on the fire at a time so that the heat radiated from one piece helps to ignite the pieces
next to it. Each load of wood should provide several hours of heating. The size of each load can
be matched to the amount of heat needed.
When you burn in cycles, you rarely need to open the stove’s loading door while the wood is
flaming. This is an advantage because there is more chance that smoke will leak from the stove
when the door is opened as a full fire is burning.
If you must open the door while the fuel is flaming, open the air control fully for a few
minutes, then unlatch and open the door slowly. (See section «4.6.5 Controling the Air
Supply»)
4.6.2 Ash Removal
Ash should be removed from the firebox every two or three days of full time heating. Do not let
the ash build up in the firebox because it will interfere with proper fire management.
The best time to remove ash is after an overnight fire when the stove is relatively cool, but there
is still some chimney draft to draw the ash dust into the stove and prevent it from coming into
the room.
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