V.- Handling Instructions; Lighting For The First Time - hergom SAJA 7 Instruction Book

V.- HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS

Before using your cooker, please be aware of maintenance for the hob you have
purchased. The necessary advice is given in Chapter VI.
Each cooker is supplied with a set of stove utensils, comprising a hook to remove
the stove plate and a scrape to clean the cinder tray and the flue through the soot
register located underneath the oven.
Before lighting the cooker, check that the flue is perfectly clean to obtain good
draught.
When lighting the cooker, close the firewood door, open the primary air valve by
turning its knob and the direct draught vent by pulling the brass knob on the oven
door outwards.
When normal operating is achieved, close the direct draught vent by placing the
brass knob in its normal position.
Adjust the draught of your cooker using the primary air valve, bearing in mind that
when the draught is too open, as well as causing an inappropriate consumption of
coal or wood, the hob will heat up too much.
Never fill the stove completely with fuel or leave the cinder door open.
The recommended chimney draught is 1.5 mmca. For the best output of your
cooker and to avoid extremely strong combustion, a 12-hole grille is
supplied.
Once the cooker is installed, if it does not reach the appropriate operating
temperature, open more holes on the grate until a suitable draught is
achieved.
Always control the oven temperature of your cooker using the thermometer
located on the door. Should the temperature reach 250ºC (Yellow area of the
thermometer), do not add any more fuel, close the air entry valve of the
cinder tray and, where necessary, open the firewood-loading door to slow
down combustion.
Excessive heating of the cooker, detected by an oven temperature above
300ºC (Red area of the thermometer), may cause damage to the hob.
During annual cleaning, or whenever necessary, check the correct condition of the
cast iron protective plates located underneath the hob. Where necessary, change
it. This protective plate is simply fitted underneath the frame and its replacement
is a very simple operation.
Food preparation is quicker if any pans, frying pans and other utensils used have
perfectly flat bases.

1.- Lighting for the first time

The first time the fireplace is lit, it should be with a slow fire for 3 or 4 hours to
ensure the different parts are stabilised, thus avoiding any possible breakage.
13