Lighting The Fire; Running The Appliance; Burning Tips - Masport Bowden Wood Stacker Operating Instructions Manual

4. LIGHTING THE FIRE

• Place firelighters or paper and dry kindling wood in the
base of the firebox.
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Light the paper or firelighters.
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Open the air control located on the top right corner of
the appliance by pulling out from the appliance.
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If necessary, leave the door slightly open as the fire
establishes and the glass warms to avoid the build-up of
condensation.
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Add larger pieces of wood. Too many logs may smother
the fire.
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Close the door.
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Do not leave fire unattended while door is not closed.

5. RUNNING THE APPLIANCE

Maximum Heat Output
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After establishing the fire and loading it with larger
pieces of wood, leave it running with the air slide fully
open (pulled all the way out).
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This setting will generate maximum heat output.
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Running the appliance with the door open will not
produce maximum heating in the room as it will draw a
lot of already warmed air out of the room.
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Do not overload firebox with fuel.
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Note that this setting is not the most energy efficient as
some heat is lost up the flue instead of being
transferred into the room. However, once fire has
established, particulate emissions will be very low, i.e.
no smoke, which is good.
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To further maximise heat output, once the firebox is hot
turn the fan on to the high speed setting to spread the
heat around the room.
Low Heat Output
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The heat output of the appliance can be reduced by
closing the air slide which will restrict the oxygen
supplied to the fire and slow down the rate at which the
wood burns.
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This setting will provide the best energy efficiency as
the wood burns for longer. However, if not operated
correctly may result in higher particulate emissions.
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Prior to closing the air slide ensure that the fire is
burning briskly. This may require opening the air slide
fully for 5-10mins before shutting down.
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For the optimum between clean burning, and getting
the best in efficiency, from the fully closed position,
open the air slide 4-5mm.
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The air slide can be adjusted to any position so desired
depending on wanted heat output versus burn time.
• Fan may be turned to low speed setting or off if the
heater is putting out sufficient heat without the fan on.
Reload with more wood
1) Open air slide before opening door.
2) Rake / break up any existing coals.
3) Load the wood with the length orientated front to back.
4) Better results will be achieved by loading several
smaller pieces of wood than one large piece.
5) Close door with air slide fully open, and leave for
minimum of 10 minutes to allow the fresh wood to
catch.
6) After 10 or more minutes, the air slide can be adjusted
to the desired heat output setting.

6. BURNING TIPS

Fuel Quality
Use wood with a moisture content of less than 20%. Logs
should not feel moist or damp, or have moss and fungal
growths.
Symptoms related to wet wood:
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Difficulty starting and keeping a fire burning well.
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Smoke and only small flames.
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Dirty glass and/or fire bricks.
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Rapid creosote build-up in the flue/chimney.
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Low heat output.
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Short burn times, and blue/grey smoke from the
flue/chimney outlet.
Run appliance at high heat output for a short period each day
to avoid large build-up of tars and creosote within the
appliance and flue.
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