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open for more than a year end up rotten. The
drying time for the fire wood must be at Ieast 18
months to 2 years. This period can be shortened
(12 to 15 months) if the wood is cut to the right
length and immediately stored under a ventilated
shelter.
4. SAFETY
Notify the elderly, as well as children of the high
surface temperature of the stove in order to avoid
burns. Supervise children when they are in the
room where the stove is placed and use a suitable
fire guard for it.
It is essential that the controls of the stove, as well
as the chimney pipes are always clean and in
good condition. The stove must be checked
before use, as well as the chimney cleaned at
least once a year. You should do this operation
more often if the stove does not turn on regularly,
the installation is poor or low quality fuel is used.
ATENTION: The stove is very hot during
operation. Do not touch the surface. Keep
children, clothes and furniture away. Contact
can cause skin burns.
Furniture and other combustible materials must
keep the necessary safety distance (Fig. 8).
Fig. 8. Safety distance
Do not overload the stove. If any part of the stove
or chimney begins to glow or change color, it
means that you are overheating the stove. If you
detect overheating of the stove, turn it off to avoid
damaging the cast iron parts.
Please, follow these recommendations:
• Do not load more fuel.
• Open the door of your stove slightly so that more
air enters. This will initially cause the flames to
grow and consume the fuel more quickly, but it will
also cool the chimney and reduce the draft,
cooling the stove.
Unattended fires
Many fires have happened by having a stove on
and unattended for a long period of time. These
fires usually occur because there are combustible
materials near the stove, they heat up more than
normal when the stove fire is oversized. The
intensity of the fire depends on several factors.
One of these factors is air. Usually increasing the
air increases the fire. In the same way that if we
increase the intensity of the fire, the air will also
increase.
The air can also be affected by external factors
such as wind, outside temperature, air currents ...
if one of these factors changes, the air in the stove
will increase. This will cause temperatures to rise
dangerously,
which
combustible materials to ignite.
Closing the air control button will not ensure that
this cannot happen. You must exercise extreme
caution if the fire is left unattended.
Procedure to follow in case of a chimney fire
A. Prepare to evacuate to ensure everyone's
safety. Have a well-understood plan of action
for evacuation. Have a place outside where
everyone is to meet
B. Close all the air controls on the stove.
C. Call
the
fire
department.
extinguisher handy.
D. After the chimney fire is out, the chimney must
be cleaned and checked for stress and cracks
before re-use. Also check combustibles around
the chimney and the roof.
Contact your local municipal or provincial fire
authority for more information on how to handle a
chimney fire. It is extremely important to have a
clear plan on how to handle a chimney fire.
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