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ash drawer
6.3. Ash Drawer
The ashes will fall down into the ash drawer after you pull on the grate lever
several times. Do not forget that ashes will remain hot for several days in
the ash drawer. Only use sheet metal ash containers to empty ashes out!
A fire should never be started in the woodstove if the ash drawer is not
in its proper position!
Disposal of Ashes - Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a
tight fitting lid. The closed container of ashes should be placed on a
noncombustible floor or on the ground, well away from all combustible
materials, pending final disposal. If the ashes are disposed of by burial
in soil or otherwise locally dispersed, they should be retained in the
closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
7.1 First Use
Your new woodstove should not be used until after you have obtained approval from the proper authorities regarding its
proper installation and conditions of use.
The woodstove is designed to burn only wood, i.e. pieces of wood or wood briquettes.
The wood must be dry (moisture ? 20%) and untreated. The burning of any other materials, such as chipboard, painted,
laminated, impregnated, or synthetic coated wood, garbage, etc. is prohibited and causes irresponsible damage to the envi-
ronment, as well as damage to your complete fireplace system.
? Have you removed all accessories from the ash pan and the fireplace?
? Check to make sure that no objects are located on top of the woodstove.
? Are the conventional / standard openings free and accessible?
? Keep the door to the fireplace partially open during the first lighting of your woodstove, as long as the fire has not gone
out. The same applies to the ash pan. A special, heat-treated paint was used on your stove, and its hardening process is
not completely “burned in” until after the first lighting. By keeping the door and ash pan partially open, this will pre-
vent the gasket seals from adhering to the paint.
Unpleasant smells that occur during the first lighting are normal. Provide good air ventilation to your room to re-
move these odors.
(!!! Heat until peak temperature is reached !!!)
7.2 Starting a Fire
It is important to engage the wood in a trouble-free combustion process as quickly and safely as possible. In order to ac-
complish this, the wood should be layered in the woodstove as follows:
Never use alcohol, gasoline or similar substances, including glossy paper, to light the fire. It does not burn properly,
and its printed colors produce highly toxic elements in the fumes.
? Place newspaper or a solid fire starter, along with some kindling wood, in the fireplace. Stack the wood in a criss-
crossed pile. Open the primary and secondary draft controls as far as possible. As long as the fire has not started burn-
ing completely, you can leave the ash pan slightly opened. This will warm up the glass window and prevent soot coat-
ing.
? As soon as the fire gets going, close the ash pan.
? For the next supply of fuel, spread out the burning embers in even layers and add approximately three (3) larger pieces
of wood. After the wood starts to burn, you can close the primary draft control. The secondary draft control remains
open.