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Lighting
1. Ensure maximum air supply when lighting the appliance (extreme right)
2. Open the fire door and place kindling as depicted below
3. Add 2 to 3 firelighters, spread over the kindling wood, in the front and at the back
4. Now light the firelighters
5. If necessary, set the door ajar for a few minutes when lighting
6. Reduce the air supply as soon as the fire is burning properly. Adjust the air supply until there are steady
flames.
If there is still a backdraught of flue gases 15 minutes after lighting because of the weather conditions (strong
wind or fog, for example) the fire should be extinguished until the weather improves.
Adding wood and stoking
When the wood is entirely burned out and only a glowing layer of ash remains, you can add wood. It is
important not to open the door while there are flames in the appliance, as this may cause smoke to flow out
into the room.
Please take the following instructions into account when adding wood:
1. Ensure maximum air supply (extreme left)
2. Leave the door ajar for about one minute before you open it slowly in order to minimise the low pressure
3. Place 2 or 3 pieces of wood into the combustion chamber and close the door
4. Reduce the air supply as soon as the fire is burning properly
SUGGESTION Frequently add small loads of wood for an optimal combustion. This is better than
charging a lot of fuel at once.
When the supply of oxygen to the fire is obstructed, the combustion will be incomplete and many harmful
substances will be released. To reduce the side-effects of this process, it’s best to let the fire burn for half an
hour at full power every day that it is used.
Also avoid adding excessive fuel (see technical data for the appropriate quantity). As a result , too much heat is
released and the temperature in the appliance can rise too high. Wood bricks have a significantly higher
energetic value than hard wood, therefore use at least 20% less fuel.
