User Manual
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The other air inlet is located under the door and is called the Primary air supply. Moving the lever to the left
increases the airflow into the stove. The air is then channelled through a chamber under the stove and to the
rear of the firebox and enters the firebox via a series of small holes at towards the back of the firebox.
Both air inlet controls are designed such that they cannot be fully shutdown. This is necessary to aid a clean
combustion and comply with appliance exemption via DEFRA.
The Entire Stove Will Become HOT!
The glove is provided for adjusting the air inlets and for opening the door when the stove is hot, as these
knobs will heat up when in use.
NOTE – all parts of the stove will become hot during use and care needs to be taken to avoid injury through
burning.
LIGHTING THE FIRE
• Prior to lighting the fire for the first time, ensure that-
• Installation and building work is complete.
• The chimney is suitable and sound and has been swept and free from obstruction.
• Adequate ventilation and provision for combustion air has been made.
• That the stove installation has been carried out in accordance with Building Regulations and any
applicable local regulations as well as these installation instructions.
• That chimney draw has been checked and within specification. (The stove has been tested at nominal
output with a flue draught of 12 Pa)
ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE – It is essential to follow these ‘tempering-in’ instructions in order to
avoid serious damage to your stove. The castings of your stove require very gentle ‘normalising’ to release
stresses in the metal formed during the casting process. The high temperature paint finish also requires
curing: -
Initial paint curing:
Note: NEVER wipe the stove in the early stages (prior to paint fully curing), as the paint will be very soft and
will damage easily. NEVER attempt to clean or wipe the paint surface when warm or hot. Please read the
following and follow thoroughly.
The stove is finished in specialist high temperature coating which is air-dry but not yet cured. The stove should
be brought up to temperature gradually over the course several fires to complete this process. If the stove
gets too hot or not hot enough during this process, then the curing process can fail causing issues with the
paint surface.
1) For the first three fires (all on the same night), use KINDLING ONLY, with each burning for 15-20 minutes
and each fire using approx. 500 grams of kindling. Start the second and third kindling fires whilst the fire is still
warm from previous fires, but with around 30 minutes cooling time in between. Once the three kindling fires
have burnt through, and whilst the stove is still warm, but slightly cooled, light a normal fire with three dry
logs weighing around 1.2 kgs in total. This fire should burn for between 45 and 60 minutes. Now allow to
FULLY COOL naturally. The paint should now be cured.
2) Once the curing process has been completed satisfactorily, normal fires can be lit –