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DOOROPERATION
Thedoorsareopenedbyraisingthedoorhandleasshown
inFig.1.Whenthefireisalight,avoidtouchingthedoors
otherthanontheknobsasthemetalwillbecomehot.
Whenclosingthedoorsdonotuseexcessiveforce.
MULTIFUELGRATE
LIGHTING
CONTROLLINGTHEFIRE
RUNNINGTHEFIREWITHTHE
DOORSOPEN
ASHCLEARANCE
YourCharnwoodisfittedwithamultifuelgratewhich
enablessolidfuel,woodandpeattobeburnedequally
effectively.
Thegratehastwopositions.Oneforsolidfuel,theother
forwoodandpeat.Wheninthesolidfuelpositionashcan
fallthroughthegrateandintotheashpan.Wheninthe
woodpositionashisabletobuilduponthegrateasis
necessaryforeffectivewoodorpeatburning.Movementof
thegratefromonepositiontotheotheriseffectedusing
thetoolsupplied.Thegrateisputintothewoodpositionby
movingthetoolupuntilthetoolisvertical.Thegrateisput
intothesolidfuel positionbymovingthetooldownuntilthe
toolishorizontal.
Ifamixtureofwoodandsolidfuel,orpeatandsolidfuel,is
tobeburntthenkeepthegrateinthesolidfuelposition.
Placesomepaperanddrykindlingwoodorfirelighterson
thegrateandcoverwithasmallamountoffuel.Turnthe
thermostatcontrolknobtomaximumsettingandlightthe
paperorfirelighters.Closethedoorsandallowthefireto
burnuntilthefueliswellignitedthenloadwithmorefuel
andadjustthethermostattotherequiredlevel.
Oninitiallighting,thefiremaysmokeandgiveoffanodour
asthesiliconpaintwithwhichthefireboxispaintedreacts
totheheat.Thisisnormalandwillceaseafterashorttime.
Inthemeantimetheroomshouldbewellventilated.
Beforerelightingthefire,riddle,removeanyclinkerfrom
thefirebedandemptytheashpan.
Therateofburningandhencetheoutputiscontrolledby
thecontrolknobonthelefthandsideoftheapplianceand
theairwashcontrolontheright,showninfig.1.Usethe
controlknobonthelefttocontroltheheatoutputfromthe
fireandkeeptheairwashcontrolslightlyopenmostofthe
timetokeeptheglassclean.Itwillnotbepossibletokeep
theglasscleaniftheashwashcontrolisfullyclosed,
particularlyafterrefuelling.Thenumberatthetopofthe
controlknobisthenumberatwhichitisset,thehigherthe
numberthefastertheburningrate.
Thefiremayberunwiththedoorsopenifdesiredalthough
thiswillresultinareductioninefficiencyandhenceoutput.
Themorereactivefuels,likehomefire,willburnbetter
whenthedoorsareleftopenthanfuelslikephurnaciteand
ancit.
Forsafetyreasons,ifthefireistobeleftunattendedwith
thedoorsleftopenthenuseasparkguardwhichcomplies
toBS3248.
Theashpanshouldbeemptiedregularlybeforeitcomestoo
full.Themostconvenienttimetoremovetheashisjust
beforeriddlingthefiresincetheashwillbeatit’scoolest.
Usetheashpan/riddlingtoolprovidedtoremovethe
ashpan,thefoldupcarryinghandleshouldbeheldwitha
heatproofglove.
Neverallowtheashtoaccumulateintheashpansothatit
comesincontactwiththeundersideofthegrateasthiswill
seriouslydamagethegratebars.Ensurethattheairinlet
damperisnotpreventedfromclosingbyspillagefuelorash.
Careshouldbetakentoensurethattheashiscoolbefore
emptyingitintoplasticlinersorbins.
ForWood
DoNotGoBeyond
45°Position
WhenRiddling
RiddleBetween
Horizontal&
45°Positions
ToolToBe
Horizontal
ForSolidFuel
Vertical
Tooltobe
OrPeat
Fig.2.GrateOperation
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