The stove has been designed for ease of use by the
operation of only one air control knob. This
adjustment knob is found on the left side of the
stove and to increase the air turn clockwise and to
close turn anti-clockwise. After installation and the
stove is operational, adjustment of the secondary
air/air wash can be made if needed. A slider plate
on the damper box is shown Fig3. shows the two
screws are slackened and the plate is adjusted to
achieve the required results. Some experimentation
may be required to achieve the required cleaning
of the glass with the airwash. To help with keeping
the stove glass clean, load the fuel toward the back
of the stove and fire the stove at a high rate and
avoid prolonged periods at a very low setting.
The Inis Mor stove is fitted with a multi-grate
which facilitates the combustion of various fuels.
The multi-grate can also be riddled with the doors
closed for cleanliness and safety. To achieve this
use the riddling/ash pan removal tool as shown in
Fig 4
To riddle the grate, use the riddling hand tool and
operate the riddler as shown above. To put the
grate in the closed position turn fully anti-
clockwise as shown, to put in the open position
turn clockwise fully.
Normally it is advisable to have the doors closed at
all times except when re-fuelling, de-ashing and
when igniting the stove. If excess fuming to the
room results at any time when the doors are
opened, they should be closed immediately.
Fuel
We recommend that wood be used to fuel the
stove. Other fuels however can be burned in the
stove.
Using wood to fuel the stove, the grate should be
in the closed position. Excessive riddling should be
avoided and a good ash layer on the grate is
recommended. When using wood fuel, please
ensure that the wood has moisture content below
20%. Well seasoned and kiln dried wood will
achieve this. Burning wood with a higher moisture
content will result in much reduced heat output and
a build up of heavy tar deposits in the stove and
chimney.
Hardwoods are denser and burn longer than
softwoods. Beech, oak and ash are excellent hard
wood fuels.
To refuel the stove the firebox should be well
filled without fuel falling out over the firebar
against the doors. By operating the stove this way
refuelling should only be needed every 90 minutes
at full output and the stove will operate most
efficiently and cleanly this way. As a general rule
the stove will produce more energy to the room
when burning wood than when burning other fuels.
When using other recommended solid fuels, the
grate should be in the open position. Fill the
firebox up but do not have fuel over flowing over
the firebar. Using smokeless nuggets like
‘Ecobrite’ a refuelling period of over 4 hours is
achieved.
With all fuels, if it is desired to operate the stove
with less fuel than recommended, the damper
should be closed in an amount to avoid too much
air drawing through the stove when less fuel is
present. If less heat is required than the stove is
supplying, we recommend filling the stove as
normal and adjusting the damper down to limit the
combustion rate.