Fire Is Difficult To Light; Smoke Leakage When Adding Wood To The Fire; Fire Burns Too Quickly / Wood Consumption Is Too High - Spartherm XS 500 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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Is the wood dry enough? A moisture level of less than 20% should be
measurable in the wood.
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Has enough wood been added to the fire? (when the volume of wood is
too low it is possible that an insufficiently high temperature has been
achieved in the fireplace)
If this has not been the case from the very beginning, please check the
following points:
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Are the correct fuel and technology being used? (see point 3.4.2; 3.8)
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Is the wood dry enough? (see point 4.1)
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Is the wood too thick? (see point 3.4)
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Has sufficient air intake been guaranteed? (see point 3.3.2)
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Is the combustion air regulator fully opened? (see point 3.3.2)
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Is the external combustion air pipe unblocked?
4.3

Smoke leakage when adding wood to the fire

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See all questions in point 4.1
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Is the chimney unblocked?
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Has your fireplace cassette and the exhaust gas flue system already
reached their operating temperature?
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Did you open the door slowly at the beginning?
4.4 Fire burns too quickly / wood consumption is
If this has not been the case from the very beginning, please check the
following points:
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Has the wood been cut to a sufficient size?
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Is the chimney "drawing" air too strongly?
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Have your reduced the combustion air regulator?
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Are you using solid hardwood with 15-20% residual moisture?
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Is the door completely closed?
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Have you kept to the recommended volume of wood?
4.2

Fire is difficult to light

too high
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