Daily Use - SCAN Andersen 4-5 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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5.0 Daily use

Odours when using the fi replace for the fi rst
time
When the fi replace is used for the fi rst time, it may emit an
irritating gas which may smell slightly. This is because the
paint is drying. The gas is not toxic but the room should be
thoroughly ventilated. Let the fi re burn with a high draught
until all traces of the gas have disappeared and no smoke or
odours can be detected.
5.1 Operation
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 good quality fi rewood we mean logs of, for example, birch,
beech and oak.
The logs should be dried so that the moisture content is no
more than 20%.
To achieve this, the logs should be cut no later than in 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 fi replace:
• Household rubbish, plastic bags, etc.
• Painted or impregnated timber (which is extremely toxic).
• Laminated wooden planks.
• Driftwood
These may harm the stove and are also pollutants.
NB: Never use petrol, paraffi n, methylated spirit or similar
liquids to light the fi re. You may cause serious injury to yourself
and damage to the product.
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5.2 Lighting the fi re
Wood consumption:
Kindling (fi nely split wood):
Length: approx. 30 cm
Diameter: 2-5 cm
Quantity required each time: 6 - 8 pieces
Wood (split wood):
Recommended length: 20 - 30 cm
Diameter: Approx. 8 cm
Fire size: 1.8 kg
Quantity required each time: 2 pieces
1. Place two logs across the bottom of the burn chamber.
2. Stack split wood on top of the logs in crossed layers.
3. Place briquettes between the split wood and light them.
Fig. 13
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4. Open the ignition (Fig. 13 - 2) and air vent (Fig. 13 -1) fully
until the wood has caught fi re properly and is burning well.
5. Check that afterburning (secondary combustion) starts. This
is best indicated by yellow, fl ickering fl ames in front of the
holes under the baffl e.
6. Close the ignition vent and regulate the air vent as required.
7. The ash pan must always be closed when the fi re is lit.
8. The ash grate (Fig. 13-3) should be half-open when the fi re
is lit.
Adding fi rewood
• Stoke the stove frequently but only add small amounts of
fuel at a time. If the stove is fi lled too full, the heat created
may cause extreme stress in the chimney.
• Add fuel to the fi re in moderation.
• Avoid smouldering fi res as this produces the most pollution.
The fi re is best when it is burning well and the smoke from
the chimney is almost invisible.
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