Specifications

Dryingandstorage
Dryi ngwoodtakestime:properairdryingtakesapproximately2years.
Herearesometips:
Storethewoodsawn,splitandstackedin anairy,sunnyplace,whichisprotected
againstrain(thesouthsideofthehouseisparticularlysuitable).
Storethefirewoodstacksatahand'sbreadthapart,ast hisensuresthattheairflowing
throughtakesthemoisturewithit.Avoidcoveringthefirewoodstackswi thplastic,asthis
preventsthemoisturefromescaping.Itisagoodi deatobringthefirewoodintothe
house23daysbeforeyouneedit.
Regulatingthecombustionair
AllRAISstovesareequippedwithaonehandedoperati ngleverforregulatingthe
damper.Thestovespecificregulatingmechanismscanbeseenonthediagrams.
Primaryairisthecombustionairaddedtotheprimarycombustionzone,i.e.thebedof
glowingembers.Thisair,whichiscold,isonlyusedinthelightingstage.Secondaryair
istheairwhichisaddedinthegascombustionzone,i.e.ai rwhichcontributestothe
combustionofthepyrolysisgasses(preheatedai r,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sid echannelsandthenemittedashotscaveng
ing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combustionchambertowards
theback,servestocombustthefinalgasresi dues.
Bysettingtheintervalbetweenposition1and2,t he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.Fi nding
thecorrectpositioncomeswithtimeafteryouhave usedforstoveforawhile.
Itisnotrecommendedthatyouturnitdowncompl etely.Amistakecommonlymadeis
shuttingthedampertooearl ybecauseitfeelstoohot.Thisresultsindarksmokeema
natingfromthechimneyandinthecalorificvalueofthefirewoodnotbeingusedtoits
fullest.