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WESTFIRE · WF15 · WF16 · WF20
Overnight burning
Westfire stoves are wood stoves, wood burns more efficiently and cleanly if is burnt hotter. Westfire do not recom-
mend that their stoves are burnt overnight for this reason.
As a night time regime we recommend that the fire is loaded when hot and burnt for five minutes with the
secondary air valve fully open until the new wood has taken and is burning, then close the secondary air valve to
its operational position.
On returning to the stove in the morning the fire will have burn out, reload with some paper or firelighter and
some kindling and open all the values fully open and the stove will relight quickly. Beware as the ash bed will
have hot embers.
use of operating tools
Always use the operating tools provided when handling parts likely to be hot when the stove is in use.
Maintenance
UNIQ 15,16, & 20 wood stove needs to have the ash removed from the stove at regular intervals. Make sure the
stove is completely cold before cleaning out ash (embers can remain hot for over 24 hours).
To clean the outside of the stove use a dry cloth.
annual service
The inside of the stove should be serviced /cleaned once a year. To clean the inside, remove all ash, soot and tar
residue from the combustion chamber. Remove insulated chamber panels and baffle, dirt and soot will collect be-
hind it and this must be cleaned out. Insulated panels may crack if hit too hard by a piece of firewood. This has no
effect on the function of the stove (this is not the case with the smoke plate). The Insulated panels will only need
to be replaced once they become very worn and are no longer whole, or if they crack in several places, replace
stove door rope cord in the door. Check glass is correctly positioned.
The stove, the flue pipe connection and the chimney should be checked regularly by a qualified engineer. The
chimney should also be checked for blockages before relighting the stove if it has not been used for an extended
period of time.
The paint/ lacquer can wear thin in exposed places due to overheating. This, and other lacquer damage, may be
repaired using a Westfire Senotherm paint/lacquer spray available from your Westfire dealer.
Ash must be stored in a non-combustible container and must not be mixed with other combustible waste.
trOuBLe sHOOting, cHeck tHe FOLLOWing:
1. Fire Will not Burn
a) the air inlet is not obstructed in any way,
b) that chimneys and flueways are clear,
c) that a suitable fuel is being used,
d) that there is an adequate air supply into the room,
e) that an extractor fan is not fitted in the same room as the fire.
2. Fire Blazing Out Of control
a) the doors are tightly closed,
b) the air control is turned down to the minimum setting,
c) the air inlet damper is closed and that it is not prevented from closing completely by a piece of ash,
d) a suitable fuel is being used,
e) the door seals are in good condition.
f) the chimney draft may be too strong
g) check ash pan seal and
h) check for ash below ash pan causing pan to not seat correctly and clean out.
3. soot forms on the window
a) The firewood may be too wet
b) the intake of secondary air may be insufficient
c) fire not hot enough
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