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- For maximum heating, load the fireplace with
3 logs measuring approximately 10 cm in
diameter (air intake set to normal position)
(Fig. 15).
Use this position only temporarily, to heat the
rooms following prolonged absence.
- For an intermediate burn rate, reduce the
load : one or two logs (air intake set to middle
position) (Fig. 15).
- For a long-lasting heat output with a slow
combustion rate, use 1 or 2 non-split logs with
a diameter superior to 15 cm (air intake set to
close position) (Fig. 15).
• To get a long-lasting combustion rate, reload on a
merely burning bed of embers.
• For rapid restarting of the fire, add some kindling
wood, load the logs, and only if necessary keep
the door partly open for several minutes, without
leaving the appliance unattended. Thereafter, use
the controls as per the instructions (paragraph
5.4). Doing so will accelerate the fire's recovery,
particularly if the wood is damp.
• Make burn rate changes (passing from a normal
to a reduced burn rate, for example) before
reloading the fireplace during the "live coals"
combustion phase, in order to allow the fireplace
and the chimney flue to adapt progressively to the
change.
• To avoid smoke and falling ash coming out into
the room during reloading operations, the door
should be opened with the following precautions :
- Open the door partly, waits for the open door
suction to start, and open the door slowly.
• Using the stove in continuous mode and a slow
combustion rate, especially in milder temperature
conditions (bad draught) and with wet timber,
leads to an incomplete combustion and the
formation of tar and soot deposits :
- Alternate operation with periods of slow
burning and normal burning.
- Burning small loads is recommended.
• After the stove has been used in slow combustion
mode, the front glass may darken because of a
slight soot deposit, this deposit will burn off (by
pyrolysis) with the next hot fire (higher
combustion rate).
The fitting of a suction moderating flap in the
connecting duct enables to control the burning,
notably slow burning, enabling long lasting
heating.
5.4.2.3 – Set fan
- UTILIZATION (Fig. 20)
Select a speed of ventilation :
. Little speed, selector 13 in position I
. High speed, selector 13 in position II
Put in heating the apparatus.
Select automatic operation (AUTO) or manual
operation (MANU) with the selector 14.
- In the MANU position : the fan is switched on
and off by manual control. In this position, the
blower function can be started up immediately
and must be switched off by hand.
- In the AUTO position : the fan is operated
automatically, when the whole of the apparatus is
warm, generally during the following hour the
lighting. Its running is interrupted when the
apparatus is cold, generally at the fireplace's
extinction.
If you want the blower to be started up immediately
and then switched off automatically, select the MANU
position when lighting and then switch to the AUTO
position once the appliance is hot. The blower will
then be switched off automatically.
5.4.2.4 - Ash removal
• The air used for the combustion of the wood
arrives underneath the grate when the air intake
control lever is open. This air is also used to cool
the grate. To ensure optimum performance and
to avoid damaging the grate due to overheating, it
is very important that it not be obstructed. The
grate should therefore be cleaned regularly and
the ashes removed.
• Use the scraper to de-ash the grating mark 16
(Fig. 1).
Extracting the ash box.
- Open the ash box door, pull the ash box and
grab it by the handle.
• Remove periodically any ash which spilled
accidentally in the ash box compartment.
• The ash pan, located under the grate, is easily
removed by pulling it out with the poker.
The level of ashes must never reach
the cast iron grate : de-ash every 2 to 3 days.
5.4.2.5 - Safety rules
• Never dowse the fire with water to put it out.
• The front glass as well as other parts of the stove
are very hot : be aware of the risk of burns,
particularly when small children are present.
• The fireplace radiates a significant amount of
heat even through the glass : do not place heat-
sensitive materials or objects at a distance closer
than 1.50m from the glass.
• Empty the ash pan into a metal or nonflammable
container intended for this purpose. Although the
ashes may appear to be cold, they may still be
very hot even after a long cooling-down period.