User Manual

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The main cause of burning problems with
wood stoves is due to excessively damp wood.
Wood can appear perfectly dry on the outside
but still contain 40-50% water on the inside.
A moisture meter can be purchased from
stove and equipment suppliers if you wish to
check your wood source is correct. Split a log
and check the inside as well as the outside.
Refuelling on to a low fire bed if there is
insufficient burning material in the fire
bed to light a new fuel charge, excessive
smoke emission can occur. Refuelling must
be carried out onto a sufficient quantity of
glowing embers and ash so that the new fuel
charge will ignite in a reasonable period. If
there are too few embers in the fire bed, add
suitable kindling to prevent excessive smoke.
Fuel overloading the maximum amount
of fuel specified in this manual should not
be exceeded, overloading can cause excess
smoke.
Operation with door left open Operation
with the door open can cause excess smoke
and spillage into the room. The appliance
‘Must Not’ be operated with the appliance
door left open.
Dampers Left Open: Operation with the
air controls or appliance dampers open can
cause excess smoke. The appliance must
not be operated with air control, appliance
dampers or door left open except as directed
in the instructions.
4. Cleaning and Maintenance
4.1 Chimney Sweeping
Ensure your stove and chimney is swept at
least once a year by a professional accredited
chimney sweep. Use the HETAS find a
chimney sweep tool.
www.hetas.co.uk/find-chimney-sweep/
The top baffle must also be cleaned once a
year at least to remove any build-up of ash or
residue from the chimney.
4.2 Combustion chamber
The fireproof tiles in the combustion chamber
eventually wear out and should be replaced
when the cracks are more than 0.5 cm. The
durability of the tiles depends on how often
and how intensively the stove is used.
Spare parts are available from MI-Fires
directly or from your local Mi-Fires dealer.
4.3 Glass
Wet wood, unsatisfactory chimney draft, and
wrong use of the stove can leave soot stains
on the glass pane. They can easily be removed
using a damp cloth that you dip in cold ash
and rub on the sooty glass.
Special cleaning agents are also available to
remove soot from glass, e.g. the Trollull Stove
Glass Cleaner. The pad neither scratches or
damages the glass and is for multiple usages.
Water or other cleaning agents are not
necessary.
It is common maintenance to tighten the
glass fittings shortly after the stove has been
installed as well as to check if the gaskets are
properly placed.
4.4 Gaskets
With time, gaskets around glass and door will
wear. We recommend that you inspect them
regularly. If leakages appear, they must be
replaced.
4.5 Ash
Empty the ash bed before it gets completely
full. Always leave a layer of ashes in the stove
because it insulates and makes it easier to
light a fire.
4.6 Cleaning the stove
The stove’s surface is treated with a heat-
resistant Senotherm® paint, which will stay at
its best just by being vacuumed with a small,
soft mouthpiece or dusted with a soft, dry
cloth. Do not use spirit or other solvents, as
they will remove the paint.
MI-Fire stoves are painted with a heat-resistant
paint that can withstand temperatures up to
500 degrees. If the surface of the stove gets
scratched or worn, it can easily be renewed
using this type of paint. The paint is available
in black metallic from your local dealer.
4.7 Spare Parts
All spare parts and consumable items are
available directly from MI-Fires or can be
purchased from your local stove specialist.