Specifications

ENGLISH RAISmanualforRaisQ20
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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thisensuresthattheairflowing
throughtakesthemoisturewithit.Avoidcoveringthefirewoodstackswithplastic,asthis
preventsthemoisturefromescaping.Itisagoodideatobringthefirewoodi ntothehouse
23daysbeforeyouneedit.
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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.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emittedashotscavenging
airontotheglass.Thehotairrinsestheglassandkeepsitsootfree.
Thetertiarychannel,whichca n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,theenerg ycontentinthefirewoodisused
optimally,asthereisoxygenf orcombustionandfortheburningofthepyrolysi s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 usedtoitsfullest.
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whi chthestoveisinstalledtoprovidecombustionai r.Thisair
ventshouldnotunderanycircumstancesbeshutofforsealed.
COAlarm
YourinstallershouldhavefittedaCOalarminthesameroomastheappliance.Ifthealarm
soundsunexpectedly,followtheinstructionsgivenunder“ImportantWarningNote”on
page24.