Esse 105 Stove Instruction

3. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

LIGHTING YOUR ESSE STOVE

When your ESSE stove is first lit, it may smoke, give off an odour, or make ‘ticking noises’. This is

quite normal, as the materials used within its manufacture are heated up for the first time. These

symptoms will stop within a short period, but ensure that the room is well ventilated during this

‘settling in’ process.

The pallet that your ESSE stove was supplied on has been produced from timer that is appropriate

for use as kindling, so can be broken up and chopped, for this purpose.

Initially only light a small fire, for a period of 1 – 2 hours, to dry out any moisture found within the

flue and chimney.

Whilst lighting the fire, do not leave your ESSE stove unattended, until the fire is

established, the door is fully closed, and you have adjusted the air controller to the

appropriate level.

Before lighting your ESSE stove, ensure that the fire

grate is fully closed, (pushed to the left), and that the Air

Control is fully open (Pushed to the right). Pull out the

Bypass Boss to the maximum distance.

Lay three small pieces of kindling wood next to each

other in the centre of the grate, and place a few

firelighters / tightly rolled up newspaper on top of them.

On top, place two pieces of kindling wood at ninety

degrees to the first three, either side of the firelighters /

newspaper. Add three more pieces of kindling wood on

top, in line with the bottom row, to create a small lattice

structure. Safely light the firelighters / newspaper, and

allow the flames to take hold.

Once the fire has taken hold, place two small wood logs

onto the growing flames, and close the door, but leaving

it slightly ajar. Once the flames have established on the

small wood logs, (typically within 3 – 5 minutes), add the

desired load of larger wood logs, and fully close the door.

When the fire has fully established, slowly reduce the

combustion air volume, by moving the Air Control to the

left. Continue to use the Air Control to control the fire,

until the flames are slowly ‘dancing’ on top of the wood

logs.

We recommend a maximum load of wood logs of 1.75Kg / hour, which when stacked in the

firebox, should not sit above the six Tertiary Air holes, located within the rear fire bricks.