Daily Use - Jøtul F 360 Series Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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• Gradually increase the size of the fire, but the wood should
not be stacked higher than the horizontal holes on the back
burn plate. See fig. 29 H.
• Finally, place a medium-sized log on the top of the pile.
• Place 2 or 3 briquettes or kindling sticks under the top layer
of kindling and light the fire.
• NB: The maximum height of the pile of the wood should
be just below the horizontal holes. The holes must not be
covered.
Close the ignition vent (fig. 29 B) when the firewood has
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ignited and the fire is burning well.
• Check that the afterburning (secondary combustion) starts. This
is best indicated by yellow, flickering flames under the baffle.
• Then regulate the rate of combustion to the desired level of
heating by adjusting the air vent (fig. 29 A).
Adding firewood
Stoke the stove frequently but only add small amounts of fuel at
a time. If the stove is filled too full, the heat created may cause
extreme stress in the chimney. Add fuel to the fire in moderation.
Avoid smouldering fires as this produces the most pollution.
The fire is best when it is burning well and the smoke from the
chimney is almost invisible.
4.7 Danger of overheating
The fireplace must never be used in a manner that
causes overheating
Overheating occurs when there is too much fuel and/or too much
air so that too much heat develops. A sure sign of overheating is
when parts of the fireplace glow red. If this happens, reduce the
air vent opening immediately.
Seek professional advice if you suspect that the chimney is not
drawing properly (too much/too little draught). For further
information, see «4.0 Installation» (Chimney and flue pipe).
4.8 Ash removal
Jøtul F 360 Series have 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.
4. Make sure the door to the ash pan is securely shut when the
stove is in use.
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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.
Wood consumption
Jøtul F 360 Series have 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 (finely split wood):
Length:
Diameter:
Quantity required each time: 6 - 8 pieces
Wood (split wood):
Recommended length:
Diameter:
Interval for adding wood:
Fire size:
Quantity required each time: 2
Nominal heat output is achieved when the air vent is open
approx. 100% (Fig. 29 A) and the handle for the ignition vent
(Fig. 29 B) pulled out approx. 1-2 cm.
approx. 30 cm
2-5 cm
20 - 30 cm
Approx. 8 cm
Approx. every 45 minutes
1,4 kg (nominal output)