Specifications

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eVo5MS07‐11  08/07/2011
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StartingandMaintainingtheFire
Donotusegasoline,lighterfluid,keroseneorotherflammableliquidstostartorrekindlethefirefor
obvioussafetyreasons.
Buildafiredirectlyonthegratewithcrumplednewspaper,kindlingwoodand/orcommercially
available“firelighters”.Donotallowsingle
piecesofpapertofloatupthechimneyespecially
alight.Thisisacommoncauseofachimneyfireandcancausestructuraldamagetotheproperty.
Ensureallaircontrols(primaryandsecondary)arefullyopentobeginwithasshowninthepictures
above.Whenthekindlingisburningwell,addlargerpiecesofwoodorsolidfuel
togradually
increasethesizeofthefire.Thestovewillworkmoreefficientlywiththemaindoorclosedasyou
willbeabletocontrolthecombustionairandtherateoffuelburning.Donotoperatethestovewith
thefuelloadingdooropenotherthantoloadfuel,asyouruntheriskofover‐firingthestove,thus
voidingthewarranty.Whenalight,theloadingdoorhandleandtheashpanhandlewillbecomevery
hot.Pleaseusethegloveprovidedtoavoidtouchinghotparts.
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BURNINGWOODLOGS
Ifyouareonlyburningwoodlogs,youmayallowabedofashtobuildupontopofthegrate
toa
levelofabout20mmformingaflatsurfaceonwhichthewoodmayburn.Youwillthenusethe“air‐
wash”frontlevertoprovidethecombustibleairandcontroltheburnrateofthefire.Tofullyopen,
slidethelevertothe left.Byslidingthe
levergraduallyyouwillbeabletocontroltherateofburn–
fullyopenbeingthefastestburnproducingmostheat.Toestablishthefireitisacceptabletoopen
theslidercompletely.Whenrefuelling,itisimportanttoopenthesliderfullytoensurethatthenew
logsignite
andblackenquickly(thisshouldtakeonly2to3minutes).Oncethefireisbright,closethe
slidertopreference,thiswillcontroltherateofburnforthefire.Youwillnothavetocleanoutyour
stoveaftereveryfiringaswoodwillburnbetterwitha
slightbuildupofashintheashpan.Itisnot
advisabletoburnpaintedorrecoveredwood(suchasrailwaysleepers)asthiscontainsharmful
toxinsorflammableswhichmaycausethewoodto‘spit’.Thefireisdesignedtoburnefficientlyand
cleanlywith2mediumsizedlogsplaced
evenlyonthegrate–donotoverloadthefire.Itisalways
importanttomaintainahotbedofembersbeforeeachreloadoffuel.
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