Brief Information On Fuel Logs; Suitable Fuels And Fuel Amounts; Wood Types; Fuel Amounts With Nominal Heat Output - RIKA TURA Operating Manual

3. BRIEF INFORMATION ON FUEL LOGS

Suitable fuels and fuel amounts

Your stove is generally suitable for burning dry firewood. You can also burn fuels
such as wood briquettes.
Note
A stove is not a waste incinerator. The warranty lapses if waste or non-
approved materials such as plastic, treated wood etc. are burnt! This leads to
damage to the stove and chimney and environmental pollution!
Note
FUEL AMOUNTS
The stove is fitted with a construction-specific flat firebox. This means only
one layer of fuel may be laid on the base embers.
Please observe that adding greater quantities of fuel leads to emission of
more heat and greater heating of the stove than it is designed for. This may
cause damage to your stove.

Wood types

Different types of wood have different fuel values. Deciduous wood is
particularly suitable. It burns with a constant flame and forms long-lasting
embers. Coniferous wood has higher levels of resin and burns off faster as do
all softwoods and tends to spray sparks.
fuel value
wood type
kWh/m
maple 1900
birch 1900
beech 2100
oak 2100
alder 1500
ash 2100
spruce 1700
larch 1700
poplar 1200
robinia 2100
fir 1400
elm 1900
willow 1400
fuel value
kWh/kg
3
4,1
4,3
4,2
4,2
4,1
4,2
4,4
4,4
4,1
4,1
4,5
4,1
4,1

Fuel amounts with nominal heat output

Logs - wood briquettes (broken)
3 logs or pieces approx. 0.8kg each
The output of your stove is regulated via the Rikatronic³, however please
observe that the output of your stove also depends on the chimney draught and
the amount of fuel added.

Clean combustion

1. The firewood must be dry and untreated.
Guideline between 14% and 18% relative wood moisture.
Wood stored dry and ventilated for 2 – 3 years.
2. Correct firewood amount and size
Too much firewood leads to overheating. This stresses the material too
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much and leads to poor flue gas values.
Too little firewood or logs being too large means the stove does not reach
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optimum operating temperature. The flue gas values are also poor in this
case.
For right quantity of firewood (see AMOUNT OF FUEL)
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