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7. TROUBLESHOOTING

Operation - Diﬃculty starting and maintaining a ﬁre

• Ensure the wood used is less than 20% moisture.

• Warm the ﬂue through the stove using a blowtorch or some newspaper.

• Ensure all air controls are being operated correctly.

• Make sure no extractor fan is working in the same room as the stove.

• Open a nearby window to test the airﬂow in the room.

• Make sure the airways and ﬂue are swept and in good condition. Any full or partial blockage will eﬀect the

performance of the appliance.

• Re-read the lighting instructions and ensure the correct procedure is followed including fuel amounts.

Glass Blackening

When burning wood and solid fuel there will always be some discolouration of the glass.

However excessive build can be caused by:

• Wood with a moisture content of greater than 20% will have poor combustion and smoke, giving oﬀ tar

and creosote.

• Low combustion temperature. This will not create suﬃcient ﬂue draft leading to poor combustion and a

ﬁre that produces more smoke.

• Incorrect fuelling/refuelling leading to a poor ﬁre or one that touches the glass.

Fire blazing out of control - Please check:

• Suitable fuel is being used. Petroleum based fuels not recommended

• The doors are tightly closed.

• The air controls are not in fully open position.

• The glass retaining clips are not loose.

• The door rope seals are in good condition.

Excessive smell of Smoke

• Weather conditions can result in wind blowing down the chimney when coming from certain directions.

• Door opened when lots of ﬂames remained in the ﬁrebox.

Upon completion of the installation, allow a suitable period of time for any ﬁre cement and mortar to dry out. A small ﬁre

may then be lit and checked to ensure the smoke and fumes are taken from the stove up the chimney and emitted

safely tup and out the ﬂue.

Advise the end user not to run the stove at full output for at 3 – 4 days. Small ﬁres ﬁrst. See section "Using your

appliance for the ﬁrst time".

Explain that stoves can provide much more or less output than their rated 'nominal' heat outputs depending upon fuels,

fuel loads used and how they are operated.

Warn the customer that using excessive air (having the air controls open too wide for too long with a full fuel load) can

over-ﬁre and irreparably damage the stove. Damage caused by over ﬁring is NOT covered by any warranty.

On completion of the installation and commissioning, check all parts of the appliance are correctly ﬁtted and ensure

that the operating instructions and operating tools (including glove) for the stove are left with the customer.

You must be sure to advise the customer on the correct use of the appliance with the fuels likely to be used on the

stove and warn them to use only the recommended fuels for the stove.

Advise the user on what to do should smoke or fumes be emitted into the room from the stove – see Safety Notes

section. The user should be warned that they MUST use a suitable ﬁreguard in the presence of children, aged and/or

inﬁrm persons.