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Your Woodsman Multi-fuel will operate perfectly well burning coal, wood, briquettes or a
mixture of any of these. Often the hottest temperatures are achieved by burning a mix-
ture of wood with coal laid over the top.
The appliance has two heat controls. The High - Low control to the left of the ash pan
door is for use when burning coal, briquettes, or a mixture of wood and coal. The High -
Low control above the fire door is for use when burning wood only.
Set the fire using kindling wood and paper (or a solid fuel lighter), light and close the
door; set the lower High - Low control on High and the upper High - Low control on Low.
Once the fire is burning brightly, decide if wood or coal is to be used. If coal is to be
burned, lay the coal over the burning fire and adjust to suit. If wood is to be burned,
place dry logs on the fire and set the lower control to Low and the upper control to suit
the required burning rate.
Important: Ensure the ash pan door is closed firmly before lighting, and remains so
during use. Do not have both controls fully open at the same time, ensure that one of
the two air controls is always closed during operation. If burning wood, the lower control
should be fully closed; if burning coal, the upper control should be set to Low.
If the ash pan door knob is removable, it should be removed while the stove is in use.
This is a safety feature designed to avoid the ash pan door being opened by children in
particular, and risking any overheating of nearby combustibles by the increased com-
bustion rate.
Creosote Formation
A small intense fire is preferable to a large smouldering one, to reduce the amount of
creosote. When wood is burned slowly it produces tar and other organic vapours, which
combine with expelled vapour to form creosote. These creosote vapours condense in the
relatively cool flue of a slow burning fire. As a result, creosote residue accumulates on
the flue. When ignited, this creosote makes an extremely hot fire.
The flue should be checked at least every 2 months, during the burning season, to
determine if a creosote build up has occurred. If this is the case, it should be removed
by a chimney sweep to reduce the risk of an unexpected flue fire.
Your appliance has been designed to produce low levels of creosote at high and low
settings.
In the event of a chimney fire, close the firebox door, fully close the heat
control, vacate the premises and call the fire service.
Operating Instructions
Multi-fuels
Storage of Fuel
Do not store fuel within installation clearances or within the space required for refuelling
or ash removal.
Wood should always be stored in a dry place out of the rain. We recommend your wood
be seasoned for at least 3 months before use. Dry wood also burns hotter and more ef-
ficient than wet wood.