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and weather, the amount of heat required, the fuel, etc. This means that it may take some time before you get to

know the correct functioning of the stove under any given circumstances.

Although you can fire your Firenzo stove with almost all kinds of wood, you should not fire with wet wood, or

unseasoned wood. Wood ought to be stored under a roof for at least 1 year, and preferably 2 years, with free

access to wind. Wood should be chopped as soon as possible after felling if it is to dry quickly. The wood can be

used once the moisture is less than 20%. During the EN test, all stoves are tested with wood with a moisture

content of 16 (± 4%).

Never use driftwood as it usually has a high salt content, which damages both the stove and the chimney.

Impregnated and painted wood and chipboard emit poisonous smoke and fumes so they should not be used as

fuel either.

Please note that liquid fuel may not be used in the stove. It must also not be used as an incinerator.

The first few times you light the stove, the fire should be moderate so that the heat-resistant paint can cure before

firing more vigorously. During the curing phase, the paint may develop obnoxious smoke and smell for the first

few times it is lit, which is very normal. Make sure that the room is well ventilated during this period.

6.1 Lighting instructions and fuelling intervals

Kindling requires a large flow of air. When kindling a cold stove, it is useful to leave the door ajar the first few

minutes and open the combustion air supply completely. In order to build up an insulating layer of ashes in the

bottom of the stove, it is recommended that you burn off 1-1.5 kg (2-3 pounds) of kindling wood the first time you

use the stove. Thereafter, always keep a 20mm bed of ashes in the bottom of the combustion chamber.

1. The layer of embers is formed quickly when lit with 2 kindling tablets or similar together with approx. 1-1.5 kg of

dry kindling. Place the kindling sachets evenly under the top layer of kindling.

2. Open the air supply control completely i.e. slide the air supply control knob located under the right hand side of

the door to the right. Light the fire

3. After the paper/solid alcohol tablets/firelighters have caught fire, leave the fire door ajar (NOT FULLY OPEN)

so that the chimney draws well.

4. When you can see that the chimney is hot enough to draw (after 5-10 minutes), close the door. If all the

necessary conditions are met; a thick layer of embers will have been formed in the combustion chamber after

another 15-20 minutes.

5. Re-stoking should normally be carried out while embers still remain. Distribute the embers in the bottom,

ensuring that most of them are at the front of the stove.

6. The appliance works best with 2 logs, approximately 190 – 210 mm long, loaded front to back. Under normal

modes of operation, this fuel should last about 1 hour. The maximum dimensions of logs that should be used in

the appliance are Length 260mm x Diameter 120mm.

7. When reloading wood do not over-fill the fire box. Only load to approximately half of the capacity of the firebox

as overfilling can cause poor combustion and smoke emission. When reloading onto a low firebed suitable

kindling should be added before loading logs to prevent excessive smoke.

8. Open the air supply to maximum and close the door. The fresh wood has to ignite so that an established flame

pattern is visible across the logs. This will normally take between 2 - 5 minutes. Once this is established the

Stove can be turned down as required.

9. Use the air control (damper) to control the temperature to the desired level. During the nominal test, the

stoking interval was about 60 minutes.

10. A new portion of wood can be added by repeating steps 5 & 6.

The stove door should normally be opened gently the first 2-3 cm, then you should wait until the pressure has

equalised before opening the door all the way. This technique will prevent smoke from getting out, particularly

when there is a poor draught.

The stove is designed to be operated with the door closed. It should only be open when igniting and reloading.

Operation with the air controls or appliance dampers closed can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be

operated with air controls, appliance dampers or door left open except as directed in the instructions.

Once the wood has burned down, it becomes glowing charcoal. If a good layer of embers has already formed on

top of a sufficient layer of ash, the stove can keep warm for a very long time, not least due to the favourable

qualities of the cast iron.

We would strongly recommend that you do not leave your stove alit at night. It harms the environment and

constitutes very poor use of the wood as the gases in the wood do not ignite at the low temperature, but settle as

soot (unburned gases) in the chimney and stove. Extreme conditions, such as poor draught in the chimney, large

quantities of wood or wet wood, may in the worst-case scenario cause an explosive ignition.

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