Specifications

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20 Solution3.4InstallationandOperationManual
4.3.4 FIRINGEACHNEWLOADHOT
Placethenewloadofwoodonandbehindthecharcoalandnottooclosetotheglass.Closethe
door and open the air control fully. Leave the air control fully open until  the firebox is full of
flames,thewoodhascharredto
blackanditsedgesareglowingred.Firingeachloadofwoodhot
accomplishesafewthings:
• drivesthesurfacemoisturefromthewood,
• createsalayerofcharonthewood,whichslowsdownitsreleaseofsmoke,
• heatsthefireboxcomponentssotheyreflectheatbacktothefire,and
• heatsthefluesystemsoitcanproducestrong,steadydraftfortherestofthecycle.
Althoughitisimportanttofireeachnewloadhottoprepareforacleanburn,donotallowthefire
toburnatfullintensityformorethanafewminutes.
DONOTLEAVETHEWOODFIREUNATTENDEDWHILEANEWLOADISBEINGFIREDHOT.
Whenyouburnanewloadofwoodhottoheatupthewood,thewoodfireandthefluesystem,
theresultwillbeasurgeof heatfromthewoodfire.Thisheatsurge iswelcomewhentheroom
temperature is a little lower than desirable, but not welcome if the space is already warm.
Therefore, allow each load of wood to burn down so that the space begins to cool off a little
before loading. Letting the space cool before loading is one of the secrets to clean burning and
effectivezoneheating.
4.3.5 TURNINGDOWNTHEAIRSUPPLY
Oncethefirewood,fireboxandfluesystem are hot, you can begin to reduce the air supply for a
steadyburn.
Asyou reduce the airsupplytothefire, two important thingshappen.First,thefiringrateslows
downtospreadtheheatenergyinthefueloveralongerperiodoftime.Second,theflowrateof
exhaustthroughthewoodfireandflueslowsdown,whichgivesmoretimeforthetransferofheat
fromtheexhaust.Youwillnotice that
asyoureducetheairsetting,theflamesslowdown.Thisis
yourindicationthatthewoodfireisburningatitspeakefficiency.
Iftheflamesgetsmallandalmostdisappearwhenyouturndowntheair,youhaveturneddown
the air too early, or your firewood is wetter
 than it should be. With good fuel and correct air
controluse,theflamesshouldslowdown,butshouldstay largeandsteady,evenastheairsupply
isreduced.