Charnwood Country 8, Country 12 Lighting, Controlling Fire, Riddling, Refuelling, ASH Clearance

2)In the wood position the grate bars are horizontal, allowing the combustion air to come round the sides of the grate and over the top of it. When in the wood position ash is able to build up on the grate as is necessary for effective wood or peat burning.

Movement of the grate from one position to the other is effected using the tool supplied as shown in fig.2. The grate is put into the wood position by moving the tool clockwise until the handle is vertical. The grate is put into the solid fuel position by moving the tool anticlockwise until

the handle is horizontal. To riddle the appliance when burning solid fuels the tool should be moved from the ‘3 o’clock’ to the ‘5 o’clock’ position several times. When burning wood or peat the ash should be allowed to build up and riddling should only be carried out once or twice a week.

LIGHTING

The stove may be lit using dry kindling wood and paper or fire lighters. Set the grate into either the wood position or the solid fuel position as required. Place the paper, or fire lighters, and kindling on the grate and cover with approximately 2 inches of fuel. Open the air slides in the doors and open the airwash control fully (see fig. 1). Light the paper or fire lighters. Close the doors until the fuel is well ignited then load with fuel and adjust the air controls to the required setting.

On initial lighting, the stove may smoke and give off an odour as the silicon paint with which the firebox is painted reacts to the heat. This is normal and will cease after a short time, but meanwhile the room should be kept well ventilated.

When relighting the stove, riddle (if burning solid fuel), remove any clinker from the firebed and then empty the ashpan.

CONTROLLING THE

FIRE

The rate of burning and hence the output is controlled by the door air slides and the airwash controls (see fig.1).

The door airslides are used when lighting and requiring rapid heating. They may be left slightly open to help keep the glass clean.

The airwash control is used most of the time to control the burning rate and to keep the glass clean. Fully extended gives full airwash for faster burning and clean glass whereas fully closed gives slow overnight burning. It will not be possible to keep the glass clean if this control is fully closed, particularly after refuelling.

RIDDLING

When burning solid fuels riddling twice a day is usually sufficient. When burning wood or peat, ash

should be allowed to build up and generally weekly riddling will be sufficient. The fire should be riddled with the doors shut (see Fig 2.) Place the tool onto the riddler rod and rotate between the ‘3 o’clock’ and ‘5 o’clock positions several times. Too much riddling can result in emptying unburnt fuel into the ashpan and should therefore be avoided. Clinker should regularly be removed from the firebed. After riddling, the grate should be put back into the solid fuel or wood position as required (the tool should be horizontal for solid fuel or vertical for wood).

REFUELLING

Keep the firebox well filled but do not overfill to prevent fuel from spilling over the top of the front fire bars.

Care should be taken especially when burning wood that fuel does not project over the front fire bars or damage to the glass may be caused when the doors are closed, it can also cause the glass to black up .

ASH CLEARANCE

The ashpan should be emptied regularly before it becomes too full. Never allow the ash to accumulate in the ashpan so that it comes in contact with the underside of the grate as this will seriously damage the grate bars. The ashpan is handled using the tool provided. Care should be taken to ensure that ash is cool before emptying it into plastic liners or bins.

To make ash removal easier there is a special Charnwood ash carrier available. This may be purchased from your supplier or, in case of difficulty, from ourselves.

SPECIAL POINTS WHEN BURNING COAL

When loading the stove take care not to smother the fire, instead fill the firebox in two stages waiting between

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