Daily Use; Maintenance - Jøtul F 371 Installation And Operating Insctruction Manual

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4.8 Ash removal
Jøtul F 370 has an ash pan which makes it easy to remove the ashes.
1. Only remove ashes when the fireplace is cold.
2. Push/pull the handle for the ash grate/ignition vent out and
in several times so that the ashes fall down into the ash pan.
Use something like a glove to grab the handle on the ash pan.
3. Make sure that the ash pan doesn't fill up so high that it keeps
ash from coming through the grate into the pan.

5.0 Daily use

Odours when using the fireplace for the first time
When the fireplace is used for the first time, it may emit an
irritating gas which may smell slightly. This happens because
the paint dries.The gas is not toxic but the room should be
thoroughly ventilated. Let the fire burn with a high draught until
all traces of the gas have disappeared and no smoke or odours
can be detected.
Heating advice
NB: Logs that have been stored outdoors or in a cold room should
be brought indoors 24 hours before use to bring them up to room
temperature.
There are various ways of heating the stove but it is always
important to be careful about what you put in the stove. See the
section on "Wood quality".
Wood quality
By quality wood we mean most well-known types of wood such
as birch, spruce and pine.
The logs should be dried so that the moisture content is no more
than 20%.
To achieve this, the logs should be cut during the late winter. They
should be split and stacked in a way that ensures good ventilation.
The wood stacks should be covered to protect the logs from rain.
The logs should be brought indoors during early autumn and
stacked/stored for use in the coming winter.
Be especially careful never to use the following materials as fuel
in your fireplace:
• Household rubbish, plastic bags, etc.
• Painted or impregnated timber (which is extremely toxic).
• Laminated wooden planks.
• Driftwood
These may harm the product and are also pollutants.
NB: Never use petrol, paraffin, methylated spirit or similar liquids
to light the fire. You may cause serious injury to yourself and
damage to the product.
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Wood consumption
Jøtul F 370 has a nominal heat output of 5,5 kW. Use of
wood, with nominal heat emission: Approx. 1,9 kg/h. Another
important factor for proper fuel consumption is that the
logs are the correct size. The size of the logs should be:
Kindling:
Length: 30 cm
Diameter: 2-5 cm
Amount per fire: 6-8 pieces
Firewood (split logs):
Length: Ca 20 - 30 cm
Diameter: Approx. 8 cm
Intervals for adding wood: Approximately every 45 minutes
Size of the fire: 1.4 kg
Amount per load: 2 pieces
Nominal heat emission is achieved when the air vent (fig. 29 A)
is open approximately 100% and the handle for the ignition vent
pulled out approximately 1-2 cm (fig. 29 B).

6.0 Maintenance

6.1 Cleaning the glass
The product is equipped with an air wash for the glass. Air is
sucked in through the air vent on the top of the product and
down along the inside of the glass.
However, some soot will always stick to the glass, but the quantity
will depend on the local draught conditions and adjustment of
the air vent. Most of the soot layer will normally be burned off
when the air vent is opened all the way and a fire is burning
briskly in the fireplace.
Good advice! For normal cleaning, moisten a paper towel with
warm water and add some ash from the burn chamber. Rub it over
the glass and then clean the glass with clean water. Dry well. If it
is necessary to clean the glass more thoroughly we recommend
using a glass cleaner (follow the instructions on the bottle).
6.2 Cleaning and soot removal
Soot deposits may build up on the internal surfaces of the
fireplace during use. Soot is a good insulator and will therefore
reduce the fireplace's heat output. If soot deposits accumulate
when using the product, they can be easily removed by using a
soot remover.
In order to prevent a water and tar layer from forming in the
fireplace you should regularly allow the fire to burn hot in order
to remove the layer. An annual internal cleaning is necessary to
get the best heating effect from the product. It is a good idea
to do this in connection with the sweeping of the chimney and
flue pipes.
6.3 Sweeping of flue pipes to the chimney
On certain free-standing fireplaces the top plate can be lifted off
and the pipe swept through the top.
Otherwise, flue pipes must be swept through the flue pipe
sweeping hatch or through the product's door opening. Then,
the baffle must be removed.