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Environmentally-Friendly Heating
Avoid restricting your wood-burning stove to an extent where no
flames are visible during the degasifying period, as this leads to
particularly inefficient heating. The gases released by the wood do
not burn due to the low temperature in the combustion chamber. Part
of the gas condenses in the wood-burning stove and flue system as
soot, and this could lead to your chimney catching fire. The smoke
that exits the chimney is bad for the environment and has an unple-
asant smell.
Lighting
We recommend the use of fire starters, or similar products, which are
available from your Scan dealer. Using fire starters helps to light the
wood quicker, and keeps the burning process clean.
Never use liquid lighting fuels!e!
"Top down"
4 pieces of wood approx. 25 cm long with a weight of approx. 0.6 –
0.8 kg per piece (images 1 - 2)
20 - 30 thin sticks of about 20 cm with a total weight of approx. 1,0
- 1,2 kg (image 3 - 4)
4 fire starters
Place logs, sticks and fire starters in the combustion chamber.
The primary and secondary air valves must be completely open
during the entire lighting phase.
"Top down" lighting gives a more environmentally friendly start to
your fire and helps to keep the glass area as clean as possible.
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Place the fire starter between the upper sticks.
Continuous firing
It is important to reach as high a temperature as possible in the
combustion chamber. This makes the most efficient use of the wood
stove and fuel, and ensures a clean burning process. At the same
time, this avoids soot build-up on the combustion chamber walls and
glass. While the stove is lit, you should not see any smoke, but just air
movement that indicates the burning process.
After completing the lighting phase, you should have a good layer of
embers in the wood stove; you can then start stoking up the stove.
Lay 2 pieces of wood, of about 1,2 kg weight with a length of about
25 - 50 cm onto the fire.
To achieve an optimal combustion, you should only fill in wood up to
the upper holes in the rear plates.
Note! The wood must catch fire quickly; this is why we recommend
setting the primary airflow to full power. Running the stove at too low
a temperature and with too little primary air can lead to deflagration
of the gases, and thus cause damage to the stove.
When stoking up with wood, always open the glass door carefully to
avoid smoke escaping. Never stoke up with wood while the fire is still
burning nicely.
Using your stove in the spring or autumn
In the transition period (spring/autumn), where there is less need for
heating, we recommend to make a single „top down" lighting, perhaps
with one stoke up to ensure that the combustion chamber lining
burns clean again.
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