1. Check the flue pipe is free of blockage.
2. Open firebox door.
3. Open ashpit door.
4. Remove ashpan.
5. De-ash (Fig. 3) also see page 3 De-ashing and
remove any dead fuel from bottomgrate as described
under ‘Removal of Clinker and Bottomgrate’.
6. Replace ashpan.
7. Open flue chamber to maximum (Fig. 4).
8. Lay a liberal supply of wood and paper on top of the
bottomgrate together with a small quantity of fuel and
light.
9. Close and lock the ashpit door with the spinwheel
control open.
10.Close and lock the firedoor.
11.With fire established, open firebox door and fill firebox
with fuel up to the bottom of the firedoor opening.
Close and lock the firebox door. Push flue chamber
damper back to position which has been found to give
desired burning rate.
1. Check flue pipe is free of blockage.
2. Open firebox door.
3. Open ashpit door.
4. De-ash (Fig. 3) and insert flay bayonet type gas poker
on top of bottomgrate.
5. Remove ashpan and empty (Fig. 5).
6. Open flue chamber damper to maximum (Fig. 4).
7. Lay a 75-100mm (3”-4”) shallow depth of fuel onto
the bottomgrate and light gas poker.
8. Close the ashpit and firebox door as far as possible -
spinwheel control open.
9. When the fuel is well alight, extinguish and remove
the gas poker, replace the ashpan, then close and
lock the ashpit door with the spinwheel control
open, close the firedoor.
10.With the fire established, open the firebox door and fill
firebox with fuel up to the bottom of the firedoor
opening. Close and lock the firebox door. Push the
flue chamber damper back to position which has been
found to give best results. Set spinwheel control to
give desired burning rate.
1. The fire controlled by using the spinwheel on the
ashpit door to govern air supply.
2. The adjustable flue chamber damper is for reducing
the chimney draught, and the more it can be closed,
the easier the cooker is to control. The line markings
on the flue chamber damper enable you to repeat the
best settings to suit your chimney, from No.1 in a
closed position to No.6 when fully open.
CONTROL
3
LIGHTING THE FIRE -
USING A POKER
LIGHTING THE FIRE -
USING WOOD AND PAPER
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
