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Avoid softwoods, such as pine, because they produce a lot of smoke and soot that dirty the glass.
Do not use flammable liquids to light the fire; always keep them away from the wood burner.
Do not use the wood burner as an incinerator, never burn plastics, waste, garbage or rubbish.
Remove the ashes when the wood burner is off and place them in a metal container as there may be
burning embers hidden in the ashes.
Advantages of using good quality wood:
Better heating power
Better control in fire regulation
Helps to keep a clean glass
Helps to keep the wood burner and flue cleaner and
in better conditions
hotter and more shining fire.
Disadvantages of using wet and inconvenient wood:
lower heating power
dirtier glass
water evaporation might oxide metallic parts in the
stove
dirtier combustion chamber and flue.
duller fire
Overloading the appliance with firewood decreases performance, reduces energy efficiency and
accelerates the wear and tear of the appliance.
Do not exceed the maximum load of firewood given at the end of the manual.
Overloading the appliance voids all the manufacturer's warranties.
3. 3 Lighting a fire
Important: lighting a fire must be done with thin dry wood.
1. Load a generous amount of firewood, placing a layer of wood chips or thin firewood and another layer of
thicker wood on top. You must leave the pieces crossed and with enough separation between them to
allow proper air flow.
2. Light the first layer of wood chips or thin wood.
3. Leave the door ajar, with an opening between 0,5cm to 3cm, so that enough air can enter for the fire to
light quickly.
4. Once the wood is well-lit, wait until the wood burner temperature is high before completely closing the
door (10 to 45 minutes, depending on factors like wood, air circulation, etc.) and adjust the air inlet. If
you find that the volume of flames decreases, or the fire tends to go out and the smoke inside the
fireplace increases, open the air intake more or repeat step 3.
When you reload with more wood, if there are not enough embers to light the new load of wood, repeat
steps 3 and 4.
When the wood burner is in operation, you must not open the door. When putting more wood on the fire,
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