CHARNWOOD COUNTRY 8B WOODBURNER
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Before lighting the stove check with the installer that the work and checks described in the Installation Instructions have been carried out correctly and that the chimney has been swept, is sound and free from any obstructions.
FUELS
Wood
Wood must be dry and well seasoned. Ideally it should be cut, split and stacked under cover for at least a year and preferably two years before being burnt. Hard woods, such as Ash, Beech and Oak are preferable to Soft woods such as Pine.
The wood should be burnt in a bed of ash on the flat base of the stove.
Burning wet unseasoned wood will result in heavy tar deposits in the chimney and reduced outputs.
Peat
Cut peat should be dried before burning to reduce tar deposits. Peat should be burnt in the same manner as wood, on the flat base of the stove in a bed of ash.
House Coal
Doubles, Trebles and Cobbles may be burnt, do not use singles or coal dust (or "slack"). Coal must only be burnt with the optional coal kit, burning it on the flat base of the stove may cause damage. A little extra care is needed when burning coal, please refer to the section "Special Points When Burning House Coal" later in the instructions.
Smokeless Fuel
A wide variety of smokeless fuels are available, many of which are suitable for use on your Country 8. Some of these are listed below:
Ancit
Anthracite Large Nuts
Centurion
Extracite
Homefire
Maxibrite
Phurnacite
Welsh Dry Steam Coal (Large Nuts).
Smokeless fuels must only be burnt with the optional coal kit, burning it on the flat base of the stove may cause damage.
At first you may find it helpful to try several fuels to find the most suitable. If you are unable to obtain the fuel you want ask your supplier, or an approved fuel distributor to suggest an alternative.
Only smokeless fuels may be burnt in smoke control areas.
Airwash
Control
Closed 
Open
Door Knob
To Open
Door Airslide | Door Airslide | ||
Closed | Open | Open | Closed |
Fig. 1. Stove Controls
DOOR OPERATION
Turn the
FITTING THE
OPTIONAL COAL KIT
Before burning coal or smokeless fuel the coal kit must be fitted. This consists of a grate and an ashpan.
Fit the legs onto the grate, ensuring that the grate is the right way up, fill the holes around the legs with fire cement. Remove the front fence and place the grate in the stove so that it comes hard up against the back fire brick. Replace the front fence so that the slope rests on the top of the grate. Slide the ashpan in under the grate.
LIGHTING
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.
At first only light a small fire and burn it slowly for two hours to allow any residual moisture in the bricks to evaporate.
IMPORTANT When burning wood or peat on the base of the stove there must be a bed of ash to prevent damage to the base. When first lighting the stove, if there is no ash available then a make a layer of sand or earth about 12mm (1/2 inch) thick on the base to prevent any damage.
The stove may be lit using dry kindling wood and paper or fire lighters. Place the paper, or fire lighters, and kindling on the base or
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