WARNING
It is prohibited to use gasoline, oil or other flammable liquids to light a fire
Never use your wood stove with oil waste, naphtha, and gasoline or engine oil. The fire might get
out of control and may cause a chimney fire.
During combustion, the walls of the stove become very hot; do not touch them
.
Keep the closed door when the stove is in use, with the door open smoke can be released (carbon
monoxide) from your stove and you can lose control of the flame.
If the stove is installed in the basement on a cement floor, with unfinished walls and ceiling joists,
the efficiency will be affected (up to 75%) du to an ambient coolness too high.
CREOSOTE
When wood burns slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapours when, associated with
moisture, forms creosote. The creosote vapour condenses in a chimney flue relatively cooled .by a
slow fire. Its results in an accumulation from creosote inside the pipe.
When burning, the creosote forms an extremely blazing hot fire.
It is preferable to make small brisk fires rather than large smouldering fires. This will enable you to
keep the chimney and panes clean.
It is important to inspect the chimney or clean it periodically.
WOOD
Avoid using green wood to slow down combustion. This causes the formation of excessive soot and
creosote deposit in the chimney. It may cause a chimney fire. An accumulation of more than 3mm
of creosote is sufficient to proceed to the cleaning of the chimney in order to reduce the risks of a
chimney fire.
It is important to burn seasoned wood to obtain a better quantity of heat per cordwood.
Burn reasonable loads, do not overload the stove and ensure that the logs are placed in order not
to fall against the glass, or to burn too close to the glass.
Use seasoned wood only. Note that 6-12 months are needed for drying to have seasoned wood of
15 to 20 % of moisture.
→ Important: Do not store the wood near the stove.
LIGHTING A FIRE
Lighting, a good sharp fire is necessary. Introduce into the outer firebox a small quantity of old
ruffled papers and cover them with seasoned kindling. Open the damper keys (located at the
center, behind the higher shutter) and light fire. As soon as fire is well taken, add pieces of wood a
little larger and close the door. When the stove is hot, do not touch the handle with bare hands.
At the beginning of lighting open the air register input (Lever located at the bottom of the ash
drawer) so that the air is not driven back in the stove, it is very important to foresee a good airflow
in the area.
The combustion controls were especially designed to allow an air intake of 10% when they are
completely closed.
