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3.2
Smoke path
Figure 3: Smoke path by the oven
The smoke path is in fact the circuit taken by the hot gases emitted by the combustion of wood.
This circuit heats the stainless steel oven and steel cooking surface for cooking. Using a handle
located on the top of the cooker to the left of the chimney, it is possible to have two paths for
the gases, one through the oven and one through the by-pass. The by-pass is useful when the
oven is not in use or when switching on the cooker.
1.
The primary air supply provided by the pilot feeds the combustion of the wood.
2.
Wood burning in the combustion chamber releases hot particles and gases which rise upwards.
3.
The secondary air supply provided by the tubes at the top of the combustion chamber burns
the gases and particles a second time. This process makes the combustion cleaner and helps
regulate the efficiency of the fire.
4.
The twice burned gases are then guided through the fire baffle to the front of the chamber
combustion.
5.
The gases then pass between the fire barrier and the cooking surface, which heats the latter for
cooking.
6.
The gases then go to the furnace. If the handle is turned to the right (on the circle), then the
by-pass is open and the gases will only pass above the oven and exit through the chimney. If the
handle is turned to the left (on the square), then the by-pass is closed and the gases will no longer
be able to pass above the oven to go directly to the chimney. The gases will instead bypass the
oven by passing between the combustion chamber and the oven, which will allow the gases to
transmit their heat to the oven for cooking. The gases finally escape through the chimney going
up to the right of the oven.
Installation and operation manual – Chic-Choc woodburning cookstove
Figure 4: Smoke path by the by-pass
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