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orfirelighters,andkindlingonthe
grateandcoverwithapproximately2
inchesoffuel.Turnthecontrolknob
tomaximum,andopentheairwash
controlfully(seeFig.1).Lightthe
paperorfirelighters.Closethedoors
untilthefueliswellignitedthenload
withfuelandadjusttheaircontrolsto
therequiredsetting.
Oninitiallighting,thestovemay
smokeandgiveoffanodourasthe
siliconpaintwithwhichthefireboxis
paintedreactstotheheat.Thisis
normalandwillceaseafterashort
time,butmeanwhiletheroomshould
bekeptwellventilated.
Whenrelightingthestove,riddle(if
burningsolidfuel),removeany
clinkerfromthefirebedandthen
emptytheashpan.
Therateofburningandhencethe
outputiscontrolledbythecontrol
knobonthesideofthefireandthe
airwashcontrol(seeFig.1).
Thecontrolknobislinkedtoa
thermostatwhichsensestheboiler
temperature.Thenumberatthefront
oftheknobisthenumberatwhichit
isset.
Theairwashcontrolshouldbekeptat
leastslightlyopenmostofthetimeto
keeptheglassclean.Itmaybefully
openedwhenrapidheatingisrequired
ortohelpcleananydepositsfromthe
glass.Itwillnotbepossibletokeep
theglassclean ifthiscontrolisfully
closed,particularlyimmediatelyafter
refuelling.
Whenburningsolidfuelsriddling
twiceadayisusuallysufficient.When
burningwoodorpeat,ashshouldbe
allowedtobuildupandgenerally
weeklyriddlingwillbesufficient.The
fireshouldberiddledwiththedoors
shut(seeFig2.)Placethetoolonto
theriddlingleverandrotatebetween
the1o'clockand3o'clockpositions
severaltimes.Toomuchriddlingcan
resultinemptyingunburntfuelinto
theashpanandshouldthereforebe
avoided.Ifanyclinkerformsitshould
beremovedfromthefirebed.After
riddling,thegrateshouldbeputback
intothesolidfuelorwoodpositionas
required(thetoolshouldbeinthe1
o'clockpositionforsolidfuelorinthe
5o'clockpositionforwood).
CONTROLLINGTHE
FIRE
RIDDLING
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WHENBURNING
COAL
Keepthefireboxwellfilledbutdonot
overfilltopreventfuelfromspilling
overthetopofthefrontfirebars.
Careshouldbetakenespeciallywhen
burningwoodthatfueldoesnot
projectoverthefrontfirebarsor
damagetotheglassmaybecaused
whenthedoorsareclosed,itcanalso
causetheglasstoblackup.
Theashpansshouldbeemptied
regularlybeforeitbecomestoofull.
Neverallowtheashtoaccumulatein
theashpanssothatitcomesincontact
withtheundersideofthegrateasthis
willseriouslydamagethegratebars.
Theashpansarehandledusingthetool
provided.Careshouldbetakento
ensurethatashiscoolbefore
emptyingitintoplasticlinersorbins.
Tomakeashremovaleasierthereisa
special
available.Thismaybepurchasedfrom
yoursupplieror,incaseofdifficulty,
fromourselves.
Whenloadingthestovetakecarenot
tosmotherthefire,insteadfillthe
Charnwoodashcarrier
fireboxintwostageswaitingbetween
eachstagefortheflamestoappear
abovethefire.
Afteraperiodofslumberingalways
turntheaircontroluptomaximum
andwaituntilflamesappearabovethe
fuelbedbeforeopeningthedoors.
Burningcoalwillproducemoresoot
depositsthanotherfuels,especiallyif
thefireisrunatlowlevelsforlong
periods.Itisthereforevitaltoclean
thethroatplateregularly,weekly
cleaningisrecommended.
NeverfullyclosetheAirwashcontrol
whenburningcoal.
Thegrateshouldbekeptinthewood
burningpositionandshouldnotbe
riddleduntiltheashbecomessodeep
thatitbeginstoblockthepassageof
airintothefireboxatthesideofthe
grate.Whenthisisthecasedonot
removealloftheashusingthe
riddlingmechanismbutkeepalayer
abouthalfaninchthickasthisenables
thewoodtoburnmoreeffectively.
Whenburningwoodorpeatusethe
airwashcontrolinthesamewayas
described(see"CONTROLLING
THEFIRE")
Forovernightburningthefiredoors
mustbeclosed.
Whenburningsolidfueltheashpans
shouldbeemptiedandthefireriddled.
Ifthefireisverylowthenitmaybe
necessarytoaddalittlefuelandturn
thethermostatcontroluptomaximum
forabriefperioduntilthefireis
burningbrightlybeforefillingwith
fuel.Whenthenewfuelhasignited,
thethermostatcontrolshouldbe
turneddowntotherequiredsetting
andtheairwashcontrolmovedtoa
lowsetting.Ifthecentralheating
pumpisoffovernightthenthe
thermostatmaybeleftatthesame
settingforbothdayandnight
operation.Ifthecentralheatingpump
isonovernightthensetthethermostat
controltogivetherequiredlevelof
heating.Someexperimentationwillbe
necessarytofindthesettingsmost
suitablefortheparticularfuelused
andthedrawonthechimney.
Torevivethefire,emptytheashpans,
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WHENBURNING
WOODANDPEAT
OVERNIGHT
BURNING
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Fig2.GrateOperation
SolidFuel
Riddle
Wood