Dovre 640WD/V2 Instrucciones De Instalacion Y Uso página 40

Use
First use
When you use the appliance for the first time, make
an intense fire and keep it going for a good few
hours. This will cure the heat-resistant paint finish.
This may result in some smoke and odours. You
could open windows and doors for a while in the area
in which the appliance is located.
Fuel
This appliance is only suitable for burning natural
wood, namely sawn and chopped wood that is suffi-
ciently dry.
Do not use other fuels, as they can cause serious
damage to the appliance.
The following fuels may not be used as they pollute
the environment, and because they heavily pollute
the appliance and flue, which may lead to a chimney
fire:
Treated wood, such as scrap wood, painted
wood, impregnated wood, preserved wood,
plywood and chipboard.
Plastics, scrap paper and domestic waste.
Wood
Hardwood, such as oak, beech, birch and fruit
tree wood is the ideal fuel for your stove. This type
of wood burns slowly with calm flames. Softwood
contains more resins, burns faster and sparks
more.
Use seasoned wood that contains no more than
20% moisture. The wood should have been
seasoned for at least 2 years. Wood with a
moisture content of 20% provides 4.2 kWh per kg
wood. Wood with a moisture content of 15%
provides 4.4 kWh per kg wood. Freshly felled
wood has a moisture content of 60% and only
provides 1.6 kWh per kg wood.
Saw the wood to size and split it while it is still
fresh. Fresh wood is easier to split, and split wood
dries more easily. Store the wood under a roof
where the wind has free access.
Do not use damp wood. Damp logs do not
produce heat as all the energy is used in the
evaporation of moisture. This will result in a lot of
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smoke and soot deposits on the appliance door
and in the flue. The water vapour will condense in
the appliance and can leak away through chinks
in the stove, causing black stains on the floor. It
may also condense in the chimney and form
creosote. Creosote is a highly flammable
compound and may cause a chimney fire.
Lighting
You can check whether the flue has sufficient
draught by lighting a ball of paper above the baffle
plate. A cold flue often has insufficient draught and
consequently, some smoke may escape into the
room instead of up the chimney. You can avoid this
problem by lighting the fire as described below.
1. Stack two layers of medium-sized logs
crosswise.
2. Stack two to three layers of kindling crosswise on
top of the logs.
3. Place a firelighter between the bottom layer of
kindling and light the firelighter according to the
instructions on the packaging.
4. Close the appliance door and open the air inlet of
the appliance completely; see Position A on the
following figure.
5. Allow the fire to develop into a good blaze until
there is a glowing bed of charcoal. You can then
add fuel and adjust the appliance; see the
chapter 'Stoking with wood'.
Subject to change because of technical improvements
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