Charnwood C4 Operations Instructions download pdf (Page 7)

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

LIGHTING

On initial lighting, the stove may smoke and give off an odour as the

silicon paint with which the firebox is painted reacts to the heat. This

is normal and will cease after a short time, but meanwhile the room

should be kept well ventilated. At first only light a small fire and burn

it slowly for two hours to allow any residual moisture in the chimney

to evaporate. The lighting process is shown in Figs. 4-7.

When burning wood only, light the stove using dry kindling wood

and paper or fire lighters. It is recommended that you use

approximately 1kg to 1.2kg of kindling. Put the paper, or fire

lighters, and kindling in the firebox and cover with a few small dry

logs. Open the air control fully (see Fig. 2). Light the paper or fire

lighters. The door may be left cracked open for a few minutes to

assist the combustion and heat up the firebox more quickly.

When the kindling wood is well alight add a few more small logs and

close the door, but leave the air control fully open.

When the flames are established around the smaller logs, load the

stove with larger logs to the required fuel load. Logs should be no

more than 75mm in diameter and 300mm long. Close the door.

Maintain the air control at maximum at this stage.

Once long flames appear over the fire, reduce the air control to the

‘nominal output’ setting. Once the fire is well established - with each

log alight at the top - the air setting can be reduced again, depending

on the type of fire required. If at any stage the flames start to go out

or the glass begins to discolour, a higher setting is required. To

achieve this, pull the air control back out to re-establish a consistent

burn.

Once the fire is up to temperature the airwash system will begin to

work, so allow the fire to become hot before adjusting the air

control to the required setting. During the lighting period, do not

leave the stove unattended. Do not leave the door open except as

directed above to avoid excessive smoke.

When relighting the stove, leave the ash on the base unless it is

becoming too deep, in which case some of it may be removed. If

burning smokeless fuel, clear the grate and empty the ashpan before

relighting.

Fig. 5 Building up the fire

Fig. 4 Initial firing

Fig. 6 Adding larger logs

Fig. 7 Fire well underway

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Charnwood C4 Operations Instructions Page 7