Specifications

ENGLISH RAISmanualforRaisRondo92&Rondo120
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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thi s
preventsthemoisturefromescaping.Itisagoodideatobringthefirewoodintothehouse
23daysbeforeyouneedit.
Regulatingthecombustionair
AllRAISstovesareequi ppedwithaone handedoperatingleverforregulatingthedamper.
Thestovespecificregul atingmechanismscanb eseenonthediagrams.
Primaryairisthecombustionai raddedtothepri marycombusti onzone,i.e.thebedof
glowingembers.Thisair,whichiscold,isonl y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).T his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gl assandkeepsitsootfree.
Thetertiarychannel,whi ch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conte nt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completel y.Amistakecommonlymadeis
shuttingthedampertooearlybecausei tfeelstoohot.T hisresultsi ndarksmokeemanating
fromthechimneyandi n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c urrentBuildingRegul ations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shouldnotunderanycircumstances beshutofforsealed.