Specifications

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eVo5MS07‐11  08/07/2011
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BURNINGWOODINASMOKECONTROLAREA.
TheeVolution5WoodburningstovehasbeentestedbyGASTECunderthePD6434standardand
haspassedtheemissionrequirementsforexemptionundertheCleanAirAct.Subsequentlyithas
beenexemptforuseinsmokecontrolareaswhenburningwoodonly
Smokeemissionsfromtheapplianceweremeasuredover
threemainaircontrolsettings
representinghigh,mediumandlowoutputs.Thethreeoutputtestconditionsundertakeninthe
presentreportwereconductedwiththeaircontrol(i)fullyopen–highoutput,(ii)85%open–
mediumoutputand(iii)70%open–lowoutput
Thelowsettingused
wasnottheminimumsettingforthecontrol,theminimumaircontrolsetting
wouldgiveverypoorsmokereductionsinceitwaspossibletostarvetheapplianceofairalmost
completely.Alowsettingthatmaintainedcleancombustionwasdeterminedandusedasthelow
outputsetting(70%).
Thereisa
requirementforthedoortobeleftajarfor5minutesimmediatelyafterrefuelling.Thisis
toensurethatflamesarewell‐establishedonthenewlychargedlogsandthattheybecomefully
blackened.Additionally,formediumandlowoutputburning,theaircontrolmustbemaintainedat
100%open
forthefirst5minutesafterrefuellingatwhichtimeitispossibletoadjusttothe
requiredsettingsasidentifiedabove.
IgnitionProceedure
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Theprocedureadoptedforignitionistobuildabedinstagesandtowarmthebodyoftheappliance
andthechimneyasquicklyaspracticable.
Firstlykindling,weighingapproximately1kgwillneedtobelit(usingachemicalfirelighteris
recommended)withtheaircontrolfullyopen.
Thedoormustbepushedagainsttheappliancebut
thenleftajar.
Afterabout10minutes,whenthefirefromthekindlingisbeginningtodieback,twosmalllogscan
beadded.Whenthesearealightandfullyblackened,thedoorcanbeclosed.This,typically,takes
approximatelya
furtherfiveminutes.
Whenthefireisagainbeginningtodieback,afullloadoftwologs,weighingabout1.3‐1.4kg,can
beadded:typicallythistakes20–25minutesfromthestartoftheignitionsequence.Theair
controlmustbemaintainedinitsfullyopen
positionfortheremainderoftheignitionsequence.
Oncethefuelhasblackenedthefirecanthenbeallowedtoburndowntoasuitableconditionata
preferableairsliderposition.Forstartoffurtherrefuellingapplysequenceintheprevious2
sentences.
FURTHERREQUIREMENTS:
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1.Itisimportanttofollowtheseinstructionsinordertoachievecleanburningandtomaximisethe
efficiencyfromthestove
2.Donotleavethefireunattendedafterrefuelinguntilflamesarewell‐establishedonthenewly
chargedlogs
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