5. REQUIREMENTS
Your "closed stove" is an extremely efficient heating appliance :
- High output,
- Stays in for a long time at reduced speed.
Caution : using the air regulating lever enables to obtain complementary air flow for lighting : position (A),
see fig. 5a to 5c. Position A is reserved exclusively for restarting and lighting operations, and should not be
maintained more than 30 minutes, which would result in severe damage on the appliance and its
environment. Do not leave the appliance unattended when using position "LIGHTING" (A).
5.1 Lighting the stove for the first time
- When the fireplace is completed and the appliance in place, give the various building materials
time to dry (2 or 3 weeks),
- After lighting the stove for the first time (see § 5.4.1), build a moderate fire for the first few hours
using just one log with a diameter of about 15 cm, with the damper halfway open (Fig. 5h) :
. this will ensure that the temperature of all the parts of the fireplace increases gradually and that
the appliance will expand normally.
- You may find that initially the stove gives off a smell of paint, in which case simply air the room.
5.2 Fuel
5.2.1 Recommended fuel
Hardwood : oak, hornbeam, beech, chestnut, etc.
It is advisable to use only well-seasoned wood with a maximum moisture content of 20%,
that is wood that has been stored under cover for 2 years after being cut, in order to prevent
sooting up of the flue and the glass.
Do not use resinous woods (pine, fir, spruce, etc.), which involve more frequent
maintenance of the stove and the flue.
5.2.2 Alternative Fuels
Brown coal briquettes, but only with the door closed, can be used to keep the stove in for
long periods at low speed.
Limit the load to 3 kg with the damper halfway open (Fig. 5h).
5.2.3 Prohibited Fuels
All types of fuel other than wood and brown coal briquettes are forbidden, notably coal and
coal derivatives.
Flare-ups from small pieces of wood, vine shoots or similar, bits of plank, straw and
cardboard are dangerous and these must not be used.
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