How The Air Valve Works; The Best Way To Burn Your Stove - WANDERS Pecan Eco Serie Bedienungsanleitung Und Montagevorschriften

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and fi relighter blocks on top (top down burning method, see page 61).
Light the fi relighter blocks and leave the door ajar for a few minutes (5-
10) minutes to ensure a primary air supply and to allow the chimney to
draw more quickly.
When the larger blocks have created a bed of glowing embers, you can
add additional wood. (Try to lay the pieces of wood loosely so the fl ames
can develop around them). To refi ll the wood-burning stove, unlock
the door. Use gloves when doing this. Wait a few seconds before fully
opening the door. This reduces the risk of fl ue gases entering the room.
When the fl ames in the wood-burning stove are high, place the air valve
into the middle position for the highest effi ciency. The wood-burning
stove will then burn cleaner and you will not need to refi ll it so often.
When the fi replace is at a good temperature, close the fl ue gas valve (B).
The fl ue gases are now guided along the ducting along the soapstone.

How the air valve works

The air slider has three settings, i.e.
1. when slid completely to the right; the secondary and tertiary air
supply will be open.
2. when in the middle; only the secondary and tertiary air supply will
be open, the furnace will now have the highest effi ciency and the
window pane rinser will work best.
3. when slid all the way to the left; all air supply will be closed off and
the furnace will slowly shut down.
It is prohibited to light the stove with liquids like petrol or spirits.
Do not have the cooker hood on in the room where you operate your stove.
Never touch the varnished parts when you heat your stove.
Avoid fi nger marks
Do not touch the glass of the stove with your fi ngers. Finger marks will burn into the glass and cannot be
removed later.

The best way to burn your stove

All WANDERS' stoves are designed so that they give a maximum output. A well-lit wood-burning stove can produce a yield of
about 82%. This means that you need less wood for the same amount of heat. Moreover, a well-lit stove produces less smoke
pollution. Below are a few tips to give you optimum pleasure:
• The door on your wood-burning stove must remain closed. When the door is open, the chimney draws more air than
is necessary for a good burn. The relatively cold air will also cool the fi re. You will also prevent fi re damage from embers
spitting out of the heater, especially when burning coniferous wood.
• Do not place more than 3 logs on the fi re at any one time. Suddenly adding excess fuel works against effi cient combustion
and burdens the environment unnecessarily.
• Ventilate the space well when you have the stove on. A crackling fi re has a minimum air consumption of 25 cubic metres
an hour. Never put on your cooking hood when you have a stove burning in the same space.
• Be careful with lighting the stove when it is foggy or when there is no wind outside. There is hardly any draught in the
cold chimney when the weather is calm. Since smoke is heavier than air there is the chance of smoke streaming into the
room. In foggy weather, the smoke from the chimney (outside) cools quickly and may descend and become a nuisance
in your neighbourhood.
• Don't smother the fi re suddenly with water, but let it burn out. The materials inside the stove may deform or crack as a
result of sudden or great diff erences in temperature.
• To extinguish the fi re, close the air valve and then the fl ue gas valve.
• Avoid the undue adding of fuel. This will result in excessive heat. You will place excessive strain on the stove and it may
become permanently damaged.
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