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OPERATING TIPS
USE OF TURBO SLIDE
The Turbo slide is the part on the front of your fire with the Pyroclassic® IV name on, it covers a hole that allows start
up air to enter quickly to get your fire going. To open the hole move the Turbo slide to either the left or right; the
open hole works like a pair of old fashioned bellows. When your fire has caught and is going well, cover the hole with
the Turbo slide by putting the Turbo slide into the middle position. To make sure the Turbo slide works well,
remember to keep a very small area around the hole (i.e. the very front part of the fire chamber) free of ash or char.
Simply push back the build-up a little with the rake –it doesn’t have to be much just enough to keep the hole clear
and let it work how it should. If the hole is clogged it will not work as it should and the fire may be hard to start. A
little bit of housekeeping pays off with a quick starting, free breathing hot fire.
IMPORTANT: THE TURBO SLIDE IS FOR THE INITIAL START-UP OF FIRES AND FOR USE TO HELP IGNITE FRESH FUEL IF
REQUIRED ONLY. ONCE A HOT FIRE HAS STARTED, CLOSE THE TURBO SLIDE AIR SUPPLY HOLE BY SLIDING THE
TURBO SLIDE TO THE MIDDLE POSITION. YOU WILL ENJOY LOW EMISSIONS, HIGH THERMAL EFFICIENCY AND
CONSERVE YOUR WOOD SUPPLY. NOT FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE
AIRTUBES INSIDE THE FIRE CHAMBER.
LOADING FIRE WOOD
The door allows you to insert logs in the only correct way for burning wood –lengthwise. For best results do not
insert wood sideways! Wood grows from the ground up, not parallel with the ground. For best results you should
burn it from end to end, along the grain. Across the grain wood is nature’s best insulation, good for building houses
and to resist fire.
LOAD LIMITER
Inside, along the top of the fire chamber is a load limiter, this is designed to restrict the operator from overloading
the fire chamber. A tip for using your Pyroclassic® IV responsibly (low emissions/no smoky fires) is to burn small
hotter fires. Add wood as required, this is how you can control the heat output of your fire.
CONTINUOUS AND OVERNIGHT OPERATION
The Pyroclassic® IV is a heat store and fast, small fires store surplus heat in the refractories, the unit then continues
heating like an electric storage heater. For overnight burns, ensure you have a good ember bed all the way to the
back of the firebox, load the firebox with hardwood logs about 45 minutes before bed time and open the Turbo slide
for a few minutes to boost the air supply to the fresh fuel load, when you have bright flames close the Turbo slide.
In this way you get all the available heat out of your firewood. In the morning, rake hot ember out of the ash, raking
it to the front of the firebox, but remember to keep the Turbo slide hole clear to allow air in to rekindle the fire,
(works like a pair of bellows). Add some kindling and a few larger pieces on top, then with the Turbo slide open, you
should have a roaring fire in less than 10 minutes. You may not be able to maintain an overnight fire with soft wood.
AIR SUPPLY
The room or space containing this appliance needs no additional ventilation unless a draught stabilizer is
fitted, in which case a permanent opening of at least 1500m2should be provided. Any air opening must
be kept clear from blockage and obstruction. Due consideration should be given to air requirements for
any other appliances in the same room or space.