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INSTRUCTIONS FOR HEATING
ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY FIRING
Avoid turning down your stove to the point where no flames are visible from
the wood, as this leads to poor combustion and low efficiency. The gases
released from the wood will not be burnt off due to the low temperature in the
combustion chamber. Some of the gases will condense in the stove and flue
system as soot, and this could lead to your chimney catching fire at a later
point. The residual smoke which exits the chimney will pollute the surrounding
area and cause an unpleasant smell.
LIGHTING
We recommend the use of fire lighters, or similar products, which are available from your Scan dealer.
Using fire lighters helps light the wood more quickly and keeps the combustion process clean.
See our video about correct firing on www.scan-stoves.com or scan the QR-code. Please note
that this video is only intended as a guide. You should also follow the instructions in the specific
manual for your stove model!
NOTE: Never use liquid lighting fuels!
Due to the large size of this stove's combustion chamber, it is important that the wood used to light the fire is dry so as to
generate enough heat to ensure clean combustion.
The combustion chamber lining will turn black when the fire is lit. It will burn clear again the next time wood is added.
"TOP DOWN" LIGHTING
"Top down" lighting is a more environmentally friendly way of lighting the fire and helps to keep the glass area as clean as possible.
Do as follows for a correct "top down" lighting:
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4 pieces of wood approx. 20-23 cm long with a weight of approx. 0.5-0.6 kg per piece
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12-20 thin pieces of firewood of about 20 cm in length, with a total weight of approx. 0.8-1,0 kg.
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3 fire lighters in bag or block form
Place the pieces of wood, firewood and fire lighters in the combustion chamber as shown below
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Set the primary and secondary air controls to maximum in the lighting phase. If the fire is too strong,
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you may throttle down the primary air damper
NOTE: The wood must never be placed higher than the tertiary holes at the rear of the burn chamber
(This does not apply at a cold start).
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NOTE!
No matter how good your chimney is,
it will not perform well if you do not
use it correctly. Equally, a poor chim-
ney may well give you acceptable
results if you use it correctly.
Scan the QR-code
and see our video
about correct firing.
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Tertiary holes
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