Normal Operation - Hergom MANCHESTER Instrucciones Para Instalación, Uso Y Mantenimiento

9 - LIGHTING THE FIRE
Once you are familiar with the stove's main controls
and you have the appropriate firewood, you are
ready to light the fire.
WARNING! NEVER USE GASOLINE, CHARCOAL
LIGHTER FLUID OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS USED TO
LIGHT OR STOKE UP FIRES IN THIS STOVE. KEEP
ALL SUCH LIQUIDS AWAY FROM THE STOVE WHILE
IN USE.
The first time you light a fire, the log stove will
emit smoke and fumes. These are gases emitted
by the paint and oil used in the manufacture of
the stove and are normal. If you find it necessary,
open a window to ventilate the room. Normally, the
smoke and fumes will disappear after 10-20
minutes of operation. The smell and fumes will
disappear once the thermal resistant paint used on
the stove has "cured".
The first times you light fires at the beginning of the
season, there may be a smell due to the impurities
that have accumulated around the stove. Some
potential impurities are cleaners, paint solvents,
cigarette smoke and wax scented candles, pet hair,
dust, adhesives, a new carpet and new textiles.
These odours will dissipate over time. They can also
be limited by opening a window or generated
additional ventilation around the stove. If the odour
persists, contact your dealer or an authorized
service technician.
If you follow the procedures outlined in this manual,
the steel, cast iron and refractory parts of the stove
will provide many years of trouble free use. With
use, the colour of the refractory panels will change
and small fractures may appear on the surface.
These changes do not affect the operation of the
stove. If a panel breaks completely, it must be
replaced.
Avoid the following conditions, which can cause the
glass, refractory bricks and steel or cast iron parts to
break:
• Do not throw wood into the stove.
• Do not use the door or the glass pane to force
the wood inside the stove.
• Do not load ice-encrusted firewood in the stove
during combustion as the thermal shock may
damage the device.
• Do not use a pre-fabricated grate to elevate the
firewood. Light the fire directly at the cast iron
base of the combustion chamber.

NORMAL OPERATION

Before loading the stove, make sure the ash grate
and ash pan are in place.
Lighting the stove.
1. Place a newspaper page inside the stove
between the front and the deflector. Push it
inside the deflector to prevent it from falling out.
Light the paper. Repeat this operation 2 or 3
times until you hear the sheet of burning paper
fly up the chimney flue. Now the chimney will be
able to draw.
2. Open the front door and place five or six double
pages of tightly crumpled newspaper in the
centre of the combustion chamber. Stack some
chips of wood. Use about 10 pieces of firewood
with an approximate diameter of 15 mm and
between 250 to 400 mm long.
3. Fully open the primary air control by pushing it
towards the left of the combustion chamber.
4. Light the paper under the firewood chips. Leave
the front door slightly ajar for now, until the chips
begin to burn and the draw stabilizes.
5. Close the door and let the chips burn.
6. When the chips are burning, open the front
door and add logs: small ones first, to build the
fire. The logs must be placed as far from the glass
pane as possible to enable the glass pane
cleaning system to work properly. Keep the main
door and the ash pan door closed while using the
stove.
7. After 20/30 minutes, when all logs are burning,
use the primary air control to regulate
combustion speed and obtain the desired level of
combustion. Pull the handle to the left to open
the primary air control and obtain a high burn
rate, or push it to the right for a lower burn rate.
Never close the passage of air completely.
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