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? After a period of time, as soon as the fire is burning well, it might seem as if the heat output is less. Regulate the burn-
ing process first by the amount of wood in the stove. At the same time, the secondary draft can be reduced.
? The air supply for burning and for heat output is dependent upon the fireplace draft, moisture and size of wood.
7.3 Environmentally Safe Heating Too much wood can result in an overheating situation. In this case, there is too much stress on the woodstove, and poor flue
gas values result. If there is not enough wood, then the stove will not reach the required operating temperature. As a result,
the wood does not burn up cleanly, and soot is built up on the glass and the fireclay walls. Therefore, fill your woodstove
about halfway with wood pieces and replenish on a regular basis. Your woodstove is not a garbage burning incinerator. Use
only wood or wood briquettes for fuel.
7.4 Adding Wood Do not add wood until the flames have stopped blazing.
First, open the draft controls completely, then slowly open the doors and add wood. Be sure to open the doors slowly to
avoid a possible flame-up.
Close the doors after you have added the wood. If the fire was almost burned out before you added more wood, keep the
draft controls in a fully open position for approx. 5-10 minutes. Then move the controls to the center position for normal
operation. After heating up and the addition of wood, soot can accumulate on the fireclay parts and glass window, but this
will burn itself off again with the increase in fireplace temperature. If wet wood is used, a large amount of soot will accu-
mulate on your woodstove. Therefore, do not burn wood with a moisture content of more than 20%.
7.5 Maximum Fuel Supply The woodstove is designed for a maximum fuel supply, per load, of 2.5 kg of split wood or 1.5 kg of wood briquettes. If
these maximum levels are exceeded, this may result in damage to your stove.
7.6 Putting the Fire Out As soon as the fire has burned down and the wood is no longer glowing, close the primary and secondary draft air supplies.
If the air supply controls are closed while the fire is still burning or the wood is still glowing, the resultant exhaust
gas buildup in the woodstove can cause an explosion which breaks the glass window. The woodstove will continue to
give off heat for some time. Otherwise, the stove will cool faster, due to the supply of fresh (cold) air, i.e. the thermal en-
ergy escapes out the chimney.
7.7 Heating during Transition Periods During transition periods (Spring / Fall), outside temperatures of over 16°C can cause a smoke buildup in the woodstove. If
sufficient draft cannot be created with a startup fire at this temperature (i.e., rapid generation of high heat by quick burning
of newspaper), so that the fumes are not completely removed, then you should abandon your plans for a fire. Use newspa-
per as fuel for a startup fire. Add less wood during transition periods or wait longer before adding more wood.
The fireplace should be filled with less fuel (wood) and operated at a higher setting of the primary draft control lever so that
the existing fuel burns faster (in flames), which will stabilize the chimney draft. In addition, the wait time between adding
wood for reheating should be extended. To avoid resistance in the fired, ashes should be carefully scraped off on a regular
basis.