Specifications

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Regulatingthecombustionair
AllRAISstovesareequippedwithaonehandedoperatingleverforregulatingthedamper.
Thestovespecificregulatingmechanismscanbeseenonthediagrams.
Primaryairisthecombusti onairaddedtotheprimarycombustionzone,i.e.thebedof
glowingembers.Thisair,whichiscold,isonl yusedint helightingstage.Secondaryairis
theairwhichisaddedinthegascombustionzone,i.e.airwhichcontributestothe
combustionofthepyrolysisgasses(preheatedair,whichisusedforthecleanerglass
systemandcombustion).Thisairissuckedthroughthedamperunderthecombustion
chamberandispreheatedthroughthesidechannelsandthenemi ttedashotscavengi ng
airontotheglass.Thehotairrinsestheglassandkeepsitsootfree.
Thetertiarychannel,whichcanbeseenatthetopofthecombusti onchambertowardsthe
back,servestocombustthefinalgasresidues.
Bysettingtheintervalbetweenposition1and2,theenergycontentinthefirewoodisused
optimally,asthereisoxygenforcombustionandfortheburningofthepyrolysisgasses.
Whentheflamesareaclearyellowthedamperhasbeensetcorrectly.Findingthecorrect
positioncomeswithtimeafteryou haveusedforstoveforawhile.
Itisnotrecommendedthatyouturnitdowncompletely.Amistakecommonlymadeis
shuttingthedampertooearlybecauseitfeelstoohot.Thisresultsindarksmokeemanating
fromthechimneyandinthecalorificvalueofthefirewoodnotbeingus edtoitsful lest.
Roomventilationandstoves
Theremustnotbeanextractorfanfittedinthesameroomasthestoveasthiscancause
thestovetoemitsmokeandfumesintotheroom.
Thestoverequiresapermanentandadequateairsupplyinorderforittooperatesafelyand
efficiently.
InaccordancewithcurrentBuildingRegulationstheinstallermayhavefittedapermanentair
supplyventintotheroominwhichthestoveisinstalledtoprovidecombustionair.Thisair
vents houldnotunderanyci rcumstancesbeshutofforsealed.