Chimney Maintenance And Sweeping; Instructions For User; Fuel; Lighting - FRANCO BELGE Lorraine Manual De Instrucciones

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2.6. Chimney maintenance and sweeping

Very important : To avoid any incident (chimney fire,
etc.), regular maintenance should be carried out. If the

3. Instructions for user

3.1. Fuel

Recommended fuel : Wood
- Use hard wood logs, which have been cut for at least two
years and stored, under shelter.
- Hardwood has a higher calorific value per cu metre (oak,
ash, maple, birch, elm, beech, etc.).
- Large logs must be split and cut to a usable length, before
being stored in a sheltered and ventilated place.
Not recommended as fuel :
- "green wood". Green or damp wood reduces stove effi-
ciency and soils the glass, the internal walls and the flue
(soot, tar, etc.).
- "used timbers". Burning treated wood (railway sleepers,
telegraph poles, offcuts of plywood or chip board, pallets,
etc.) quickly clogs the flue ways
the environment (pollution and smell, etc.) and cause the
fire to burn too quickly and overheat.
"Green wood" and "recovered wood" can eventually cause
a chimney fire.
Prohibited fuel : Any form of bituminous coal or
petroleum based coke.

3.2. Lighting

- Open the lower spin wheel.
- Place firelighters (or rolled newspaper and kindling
wood) on the grate and place two or three small logs on
top of the firelighters.
- Light the firelighters or paper and close the appliance
door.
- When the fire is burning fairly fiercely, add further logs
(max. diameter 10 cms).
- Further fuel should not be added if wood is smoking.
- When lighting up for the first time, the fire should be
built up gradually, to allow the components to expand
and set without shock.
Note : When the fire is lit for the first time, the stove may
give off fumes from the new paint. This is normal but
ensure the room is well ventilated during the first few
hours operation.

3.3. Control of fire

The stove must operate with the
cast iron top correctly
controlled by the lighting flap (bottom spin wheel).
To load fuel, the door should be opened slowly, avoiding
a sudden rush of intake air, so that smoke does not
escape into the room.
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(soot, tar, etc.), pollutes
door closed and the
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stove is regularly used, the chimney should be swept
several times per year, together with the stovepipe
connection section. Chimney condition should be
checked at least once per year.
For a briskly burning fire, there should always be at
least two logs in the grate. The fire will burn better if
there are several logs (diameter 7.5 to 10 cms).
For a slower burning fire (for example, at night), select
larger logs.

3.4. Cleaning

Insert the poker into the upper hole (fig. 9, # B3)
Remove ash until glowing ashes start falling into the
pan.
Remove ashes daily, and never allow ash in the ash
compartment to touch the underside of the grate.
Failure to observe this instruction will cause premature
wear to the grate and other components.
Empty the ashes taking all the usual precautions for
handling glowing ashes.

3.5. Maintenance of the stove

- The stove must be regularly cleaned.
- Remove all deposits from the combustion chamber
and clean the grate area.
A
A : Door lock
B : Spin wheel for lighting
B1 - Lighting position
B2 - Normal position
B3 - De-ashing : Insert the poker into
the upper hole
Fig. 9 - Operating devices
Wood stove
B1
B
B2
B3
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