Technical data
Lighting a re
In order to create sufcient draught and to prevent smoke from emanating into your living
room, the chimney should be warm enough before lighting a re. A cold chimney can be hea-
ted up by lighting a ball of paper above the re plate.
To kindle the re in the stove you can use paper and/or relighters and small pieces of wood.
Slightly open the door and pull the air slides wide open.
It is important that the kindled re should burn intensely. You can then throw larger pieces of
wood onto the re, and close the doors. When the re has eventually stabilized and is glowing
enough, you can put the logs or the brown coal briquettes or the coals on the re.
Burning wood
The best way to control the re is to completely close the lower air slide, which you use to
get the re started, and to regulate the air supply with the upper air slide only. In case the air
supply through the upper slide seems insufcient, or if you would like to fan the re, you can
partially open the lower air slide for a while.
Add extra fuel when necessary. Never add too much fuel. It is best to ll the stove for one third
and to top it up on a regular basis.
Always open the lling door slowly. Before lling up, the charcoal bed should be carefully
spread open. If necessary you can open the lower air slide for a while.
Open stacking will make the logs burn very intensely, as the oxygen can easily reach every
part of the re. This method of stacking is applied when burning wood for a short while.
Compact stacking will make the re burn slower, as the air can only reach the outer parts of
the re. This stacking method is best used when burning for a longer while.
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