Lighting And Loading Intervals - Morso 1410 Squirrel Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

In principle
Your stove has two air supplies:
Primary air is controlled by the upper air controler of the door. The air eventually washes at high
speed down the back face of the door glass. This super-heated air helps with the combustion of
volatile gases produced by the fire.
Secondary air is supplied to the top of the fire through two rows of holes in the steel baffle.
This effectively burns off other residual gases, making for very clean emissions. This air supply
isconstant and cannot be varied. The lower air controler on the door is fixed, and only for decoration
purposes.

2.2 Lighting and loading intervals

When first lighting the stove, a large volume of air is needed. When the stove is cold, you should
leave the door open an inch or two for the first few minutes and open the primary air
supply completely. While the door is open, do not leave the stove unattended.
To form a reasonable bed of ash on the floor of the stove, you should use 5-6 inches thickness
(2-4 pound) of dry kindling at the initial lighting. Always maintain a 1-1,5 inch (2-3 cm) layer of
ash on the floor of the combustion chamber at all other times.
Step-by-step procedure
1. The air supply must be fully open. Maximum 4 turns.
2. Light the fire. An ember bed will quickly be formed by lighting with firelighters, morsø kindling
bags or 7-10 pieces of twisted paper under the dry kindling wood (see above).
3. After lighting, partially close the door, leaving it open an inch or two to allow in plenty of
combustion air.
4. When the chimney is warmed through after 5-10 minutes, the door should be closed. A
suitable ember bed will be formed after a further 15-20 minutes.
5. When ready to reload, use a poker to spread the ember across the firebox floor, bringing
plenty towards the front of the stove.
6. Lay three pieces of wood (see dimensions above) onto the embers. Leave half an inch (1 cm)
or more between each piece. Place the ends of your logs towards the opening, but not too
close to the front.
7. Close the door. Leave the primary air supply fully open.
8. After a few minutes, and adjust the primary air supply to suit your heating requirements.
9. Anticipate each refueling, remembering to add a modest layer of wood while there are still
plenty of live embers, Repeat steps 5-8.
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