2.0 Firing/using the stove
Your stove is constructed with air inlets in three places.
Pre-heated, fast-moving combustion air is added to the fire beneath the grate. and is regulated using
the handle beneath the door. The combustion air is let in when the handle is pushed to the left, and
shut off when the handle is pushed to the middle position. This kind of combustion air is only to be used
during start-up and only when conditions are bad. Bad conditions could be insufficient flue draft or wood
with high humidity.
Pre-heated, fast-moving combustion air is added to the fire above the glass window, and is regulated
using the handle beneath the door. The combustion air is let in when the handle is pushed to the right,
and shut off when the handle is pushed to the middle position.
Another air inlet provides a constant, pre-heated air supply which cannot be adjusted, and which comes
into the combustion chamber just above the fire. This helps to burn off the last few gasses emitted by
the wood whilst it is being heated up.
N.B!
Wood is a material that contains a great deal of gas (approximately 75 %). The gases are released
when the wood is lit and heated up. For this reason, it is important that the gases are ignited
quickly after stoking. If the wood just lies smouldering, especially after re-stoking, a lot of smoke
is created, which, in the worst case, may cause an explosive ignition of the gasses, resulting in
damage to the stove.
In order to ignite the gases that are released from the wood, and to keep clear, lasting flames
during the combustion process, it is important to let in the required quantity of oxygen (air
supply) at all times. The setting of the air supply, the method of ignition and the lighting intervals
depend on the draught in the chimney, the wind and weather, the amount of heat required, the
fuel, etc. This means that it may take some time before you get to know the correct functioning
of the stove under any given circumstances.
Although you can fire your Morsø stove with almost all kinds of wood, you should not fire with
wet wood, or unseasoned wood. Wood ought to be stored under a roof for at least 1 year, and
preferably 2 years, with free access to wind. Wood should be chopped as soon as possible after
felling if it is to dry quickly. The wood can be used once the moisture content is less than 20%.
During the EN test, all stoves are tested with wood with a moisture content of (16 ± 4)%.
Never use driftwood, as it usually has a high salt content, which damages both the stove and the
chimney. Impregnated and painted wood and chipboard emit poisonous smoke and fumes, so
they should not be used as fuel either.
Please note that liquid fuel may not be used in the stove.
Pieces of wood with a diameter greater than 10 cm should always be chopped. The pieces of
wood should be short enough to be able to lie flat over the layer of embers, with air at both ends.
The maximum length of fuel in the stove is 30 cm.
The maximum quantity of fuel is 2 kg/hour (max. 2 pieces of wood each time you re-stoke).
The first few times you light the stove, the fire should be moderate, so that the heat-resistant
paint can harden before firing more vigorously. During the hardening phase, the paint may
develop obnoxious smoke and smell the first time it is lit, which is very normal. Make sure that
the room is well ventilated during this period.
When heating up or cooling down, the material is exposed to major temperature differences that
may cause the stove to give off creaking sounds.
The
stove’s rated heat output is 4.3 kW. Your new Morsø stove is EN-tested for firing with wood, and is
suitable for intermittent use.
2.1 Lighting and fuelling intervals
A lot of air is needed when lighting the stove. If you are starting with a cold
stove, the door should be left ajar for the first few minutes, and the
combustion air supply opened to maximum. Always keep a couple of
centimetres of ash in the bottom of the combustion chamber. This will have
an insulating effect, and ensures good combustion.
1. A layer of embers will form rapidly if the stove is lit with 2 fuel tablets or
7 - 10 rolled up sheets of newspaper underneath 2 kg of dry kindling.
2. Open the air supply as much as possible. This is
done using the handle beneath the door. The
handle is pushed fully to the right.
3. After the paper/solid alcohol tablets have caught fire, leave the fire door
ajar, so that the chimney draws well.
4. When you can see that the chimney is hot enough to draw (after 5 - 10
minutes), close the door. If all the necessary conditions are met, a thick
layer of embers will have been formed in the combustion chamber after
another 15 - 20 minutes, and there will be a high temperature in the
combustion chamber, which is necessary in order to be able to continue
the combustion.