User Manual

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■ Never empty the ashes when the wood
burning stove is warm. Embers may still
be found in the ash for up to 24 hours
after the fire has gone out. Please wait
to empty the ash until you are sure that
there are no embers in the ash.
■ The door should be kept closed while
the wood burning stove is in use. While
lighting the fire, the door can stand ajar
for the first few minutes.
■ In the event of a chimney fire: Close all
the dampers on the wood burning stove
and call the firefighting service.
■ Your installer should have fitted a CO
alarm in the same room as the appliance.
If the alarm sounds unexpectedly, leave
the premises immediately and contact
installer. Let the fire go out.
■ The control and handles will get warm
when the wood burning stove is in use.
Please use the glove provided when you
operate the wood burning stove.
3.1 The first time a fire is lit
The first few times the wood burning stove
is used, there may be some smoke and
unpleasant odours from the wood burning
stove, which is fairly normal. This is caused
by the heat-resistant paint hardening. Make
sure there is sufficient ventilation during this
stage. It is also important not to let the fire
burn too fiercely the first 2-3 times, so that
the wood burning stove has time to expand
slowly.
You should also be aware that the stove may
make some clicking sounds as it heats up
and cools down - like pouring boiling water
into a sink. These are caused by the great
differences in temperature to which the
materials are being exposed.
During the first firing, which should be
carried out using approximately 1 kg of
wood, the stoking door must be left slightly
open and must not be closed until the stove
is cold. This is to prevent the sealing rope
sticking to the stove.
3.2 The Stove Air Controls
Your Mi-Fire stove is fitted with a very simple
one lever air control, this allows you to
regulate the amount of combustion air that
enters your wood burning stove, the simple
fact is that the more oxygen that enters the
stove the hotter the stove will burn. The down
side to this is that the faster combustion
happens in the stove the quicker the wood
will burn away. Your air control will help you
regulate the effect of the stove and the heat
output generated.
When the air control is pulled fully out all
the air dampers are open in the stove and
maximum amount or air is entering the
combustion area.
When pushed fully in all the air channels are
closed and you we visually see the flames
in the stove reduce. In-between these two
positions you will find the perfect combustion
zone.
Air Control
closed position
Air Control fully
open position
Air Control in
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3.3 How should I use my wood burning
stove?
The wood burning stove is intended for
intermittent combustion. This means that
each stoking should burn down to embers
before new logs are added.
To obtain the best possible combustion, you
should regulate the effect/heat output with
the fuel and Air.
Burning small logs provides more powerful
combustion than burning large logs as
the surface area is greater and more gas
is released. The amount of wood in the
combustion chamber is another factor that
affects combustion.
The optimum combustion is achieved by
placing two logs in the stove. If you want an
enhanced effect, you can add more logs.
The ideal heat output is reached by burning
approx. 1.5 kg per hour.