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To avoid any risk of burns, do not touch the appliance and use the cold handle to operate the different controls.
The heat radiation through the glass-ceramic requires that any material that may be damaged or affected by the heat should be removed
(furniture, wallpaper, woodwork ...). A distance of 1 m is sufficient to avoid any risk
5.1.
Fuel
Wood
This closed fire is designed to burn firewood, in the form of logs, air dried
(2 to 3 years storage under a ventilated shelter). Choose hard deciduous
woods if possible (hornbeam, beech, ...), avoid coniferous woods (pine,
fir), never use soft deciduous woods (lime, chestnut, willow) or treated used
wood (railway sleepers, joiners' off-cuts ...) and domestic waste (vegetable
materials or plastics). Never make blazes with armfuls of small wood, wooden
boxes, sticks or twigs as this will cause violent overheating.
Lignite
Used in normal operation (daytime) or for slow burning (night use), alone
or with logs, the lignite briquette is an economical fuel.
Place a layer of briquettes on a bed of embers, covering only the surface
of the grille.
Coal and coal derivatives
The use, even occasionally, of coal or any derivatives of coal is strictly
forbidden.
5.2.
The draught
The smoke flue to which the appliance is connected must have a negative
pressure (draught) that corresponds to the values indicated in Table 1. It
should be measured following the recommendations contained in the booklet
provided. The exterior fresh air inlet must be open when the appliance is
in use. This system may affect the draught value and even reverse it. Thus
the extractor must be in use when the measurements are taken.
5.3.
The control mechanisms
Flue valve control (except fire 163)
The flue valve allows the evacuation flue to be closed when the fire is out
in order to avoid loss of heat through the chimney. It also allows the burning
speed to be reduced (see Table 3). To limit the draught, it is better to use
the draught regulator.
148C / 150C / 152C
5.1
TO AVOID ANY RISK OF BURNS WHEN USING THE APPLIANCE, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE COLD HANDLE ALWAYS BE USED WHEN
(0)
A
B
(0)
D
(1)
MANIPULATING THE DIFFERENT CONTROLS.
5.USE
5.USE
WARNING
Air adjustment
During operation, the adjustment must be limited to the zone between
position (0) and the semi-open position (1) by pushing the lever.
Changes in the speed of burning using the controls will be made progres-
sively before the fire is reloaded during the phase when the embers are
burning.
Opening / raising the door
To avoid smoke billowing into the room when reloading the fire, open the
door slightly by raising the handle. The flue valve automatically moves to
the open position. Wait a second or two before opening the door completely.
To avoid any risk of smoke billowing into the room, check that the flue
valve is in fact open before opening the door.
For fires with lift-up doors:
Side opening of the door :
- Close the lifting handles.
- Open the loading door.
Lifting the door:
- Open the lifting handles.
- Lift the loading door.
Ash compartment door
This door must always remain closed whilst the appliance is in
operation. Excess air entering the fire can adversely affect combustion
and cause overheating and deformation of the appliance.
A
Loading door
B
Ash compartment door
C
Flue valve control (except 163)
D
Combustion control adjustment lever
E
Lifting handles
162C / 168C / 163
5.2
C
(1)
D
GB 14/16
E
E
B
C
(0)
(1)
A
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