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Doran
We congratulate you on the purchase of your stove. This manual will inform you about the best way of using the stove and the art of
keeping a perfect fire. Before using the stove, carefully read the text about breaking in the stove.
These heating instructions apply to the Doran. They are merely intended as a guideline as your stove will behave differently according
to the place where it is installed, simply because the conditions are different. The flue, the weather, the quality of the wood used and
the climate conditions in the house determine your stove’s burning behaviour. In time you will develop your own directions for use,
based on these heating instructions.
What you should know about the Doran
• TheDoranisaradiantstovewhichwhenusedproperlyensuresneheatdistributionintheroom.
• Thecombustionchamberislinedontheinsidewithhigh-graderefractoryceramicelements(Prisolith).
• Youopenandclosethedoorbyoperatingthehandleonthesideofthestove.
• Theair-controlslideregulatestheairowacrossthere.Youwillnditbehindthedoorofthestoragecompartment.
• Thestoragecompartmentincludesroomforyourglove.
The three basic rules for proper burning are:
1. Use dry and clean wood.
Thestoveissuitableforburningso-called‘stackablefuels’:woodandbriquettes.Weassumeyouwillbeusingdryfuelsonly.So,thisalsoholdsfor
thekindlingpaperandcardboard.Wetfuelcostsmoreenergy,leavesmoistureontheglassandsoilstheue.
2. Do not temper the burning process excessively.
Allowthestovesufcienttimetowarmup(staywithitatthisstage)anddonottempertheretooquickly.Bearthisruleinmind:youmustnot
temper a stove until it has warmed up properly.
3. Always make sure there is enough fresh air.
Inhousestoday,cracksandchinkshaveoftenbeensealed.Openingasmallgrateorcantileverwindowwillensuresufcientfreshair,providedno
fresh-air-supply system is used.
• Themainthingwhenmakingthereisthatboththeueandthestovereachthepropertemperature.
• Eachtimeyouwanttoopenthestovewhenburning,theair-controlslidemustbeopen(completelypulledout)toensureproperairsupply.
The fine heat from wood
Youhavepurchasedawoodstove.Inmanyrespects,woodusedasfuelisanidealchoice.
Butwhatexactlyiswood?Undertheinuenceofsunlight,atreebuildsupwoodcellsfrom
CO2(carbondioxide),waterandminerals.So,infact,woodisstoredsolarenergy.Inits
growthprocess,thetreetakesCO2fromtheairandgivesoffoxygeninreturn.Alsointerms
oftheenvironment,woodisanidealfuel.Whenitislefttorot,thesameamountofCO2is
releasedaswhenitisburned.Inenvironmentalterms,wethensaythatwoodis‘CO2-
neutral’.
Only dry wood is stove wood
Notallwoodqualiesasstovewood.Goodburningisobtainedbyusingwoodthathasbeen
seasonedforatleasteighteenmonths.Thatistosay:preferablychoppedwoodthat,stored
underashelterandprotectedfromtherain,canslowlyletitsmoistureevaporate.Drywooddoesnotsizzleinthereanddoesnot
soot the glass.
Erik Bendien created the wood store that allows wind access from every side. This is logical - wind dries
wood.Hencethebasicgrid,whichisfreeofthegroundtoavoiddamp,theperforatedside-panelsand
theextraspaceabove.Theuprightsandthegridareinstainless-galvanized-steel.Afterawhilethe
corten-steelsidepanelsstarttooxidise.It’sdesignedthatwaybecausethethinlayerofrustisboth
highlydecorative,andprotectsthepanelsagainstfurthercorrosion.Thebasicmodule,withasingle
compartment,canhandle1.3cubicmetersofwood.Thiscanbewidenedbythesamedimensions.It
looks good as a garden partition or alongside the drive. With the user-friendly instruction you can put
togetherTheWoodStockerinnotimeatall.Thehighlyrobustnisheditemcanbemanoeuvredwhen
empty.AnddisassemblingTheWoodStockerisjustaseasy,whenyoumovehouse.
The Woodstocker. Getting firewood good and dry.