The chimney connection:
If the existing chimney is not provided with a suitable connecting fitting for the stove, it is necessary to make an additional connection. The
chimney connection height is arrived at the properly situated stove and an attached smoke flue elbow and a connecting fitting – measured from
the top edge of the support plate to the centre of the connecting fitting in the entrance of the connecting area. Gaps for the surround, insulation,
expansion joint, etc. must be taken into account.
Stove connection:
After the initial prepares the stove can be connected by the connecting pieces to the chimney. The stove is connected with the help of the smoke
flue made of sheet metal with the max. length of 1.5 m. The smoke flue must be provided with the safety pin to protect it against sliding. When
the connecting piece goes through parts with combustion materials (e.g. protective walls), it is necessary to keep instructions in compliance with
national technical standards and regulations.
It is not allowed to put any other attachment which is not approved by the manufacturer into the chimney connection.
There must be a safety pin on the smoke flue bellmouth to prevent slippage or turning out!
External combustion air income
Hot air stoves are adjusted for direct connection for external combustion air inflow. Bellmouth of diameter of 120mm for external combustion
air connection is ending on the back side (or bottom side) of the stove. Inflow for outdoor air connection for combustion in a stove must be as
short as possible and must have few bends. For air inflow within the distance of 1.5 m with one bend (max. 90°) it is possible to use a pipe of
diameter 100-125 mm. For air inflow within the distance of 3 m with one or two bends (total disjunction of angles 135°) it is possible to use a
pipe of diameter 125-150 mm. When longer distance and more bends, it is necessary to take into account air resistance caused by friction of tube
walls.
Fuel
Stoves can be operated only with the following fuel:
dry wooden logs
ONLY DRY WOOD LIBERATES LITTLE HARMFUL POLLUTANTS DURING BURNING!!!
A stove is not suitable for waste burning!!!
Combustion air input
It is necessary to supply a sufficient amount of external air into the room when using the fire. The steps for combustion air input cannot be
changed and combustion air inputs must be open during the working operation of the firebox.
Fire protection in a heat radiation area
A minimum distance of 80 cm forwards and sideways must be retained in front of the firebox hole - (furniture, carpets, plants etc.)
Protection against injuries:
Do not forget that heaters have hot surfaces, for example handles. Use the enclosed protective glove when working with the fire. You could be in
a heat radiation area (80 cm) only during mending, and if there is further contact, the skin can be burnt. Keep the stove out of the reach of
children.
Application and activation:
Acceptable fuel, economical and ecological operation:
The stove is designed to use wood as fuel. The water content is max. 20% of dry weight. Logs should be stored in a dry and well ventilated place
for two years. Using excessively wet logs leads to smoke with a tar condensation which could damage the chimney. In any case there is
excessive environmental pollution. Logs should be around 30 cm long.
Wood is a very gaseous fuel and needs a lot of secondary air. Regulation with the help of slow or permanent burning is not possible with this
kind of fuel. Heating output during wood burning is determined by the amount of the fuel used.
The most ecological and economical is dry wood burning because the heating quality of fresh wood is lower than that of dry wood.
As for burning waste, it must be stressed that burning material such as plastic material, cardboard, painted wood, etc. are harmful for your stove
and furthermore is prohibited by the Emission Act. It is allowed to use firelighters, paper and small wood for lighting a fire only.
Do not use combustible liquid, e.g. petrol, alcohol for lighting a fire and do not store similar kinds of liquid near your
stove!
The first lighting:
The stove should start with a small fire at first, so as not to harm it by very fast temperature rise. Smoke and the smell of burning which may
appear during the first lighting of a fire is a result of coating thermal curing. The room should be well aired during first heating.
Before the first use, check if all removable parts of the stove (Carcon, deflector, grate and ash tray) are in the right position – in accordance
with the Equipment Certificate.
Lighting a fire:
Stoking a stove is operated through a firebox door. At first bank up the fire with 2 medium large logs on the bottom of the firebox, then put
wooden splinters on top of them across (1,5 kg of wood). Then add some paper, paperboard or firelighter, then wood chips and finally small
pieces of wood. Set on fire and open all air inflows at maximum (open fully air input or keep the front door little bit open). When the fire is
burning well, close the door and regulate required output. When wood is white-hot, burning down, stoke fuel again when there is high heat
inside.
The optimum amount of fuel is recommended in the Equipment Certificate.
Due to overloading of the stove, nonreturnable changes will occur!
We can provide a guaranty for our products only when the stove is not overloaded and service instructions are kept!
carcon:
Carcon parts need to be heated up very slowly. Big temperature changes can cause cracking of the carcon parts. The broken
carcon however do not affect the function of the stove
It is important to keep the recommended fuel flow and use dry wood only (max 20% of humidity). In other case fire-bricks are
overloaded, the amount of ash is bigger and the wood is not fully burnt.
Most common defects:
Grate deflection or any other part – indication of the stove overloading
Deflection of exchangeable parts – indication of stove overloading
Crack in the carcon – isn’t a fault of material, indication of bad use
Bubbles in the glass – up to 5 mm it is not an aesthetic or a functional defekt
The stove is overloaded when the big amount of fuel is added.
The recommended one-hour fuel flow is written in the Equipment certificate.
Setting of air inlet during hands-off operation:
kamna mají regulaci přívodu vzduchu v boční části kamen. Touto regulací regulujete přívod spalovacího vzduchu do primární komory, přívod
spalovacího vzduchu do sekundárního kanálu i čistící vzduch předního skla. Poměry množství vzduchu v jednotlivých kanálech se regulují
automaticky. Pro dlouhodobý provoz je možné téměř uzavřít regulaci.
Hot air stoves are provided with the air control on the side of their jacket. With the help of this regulation you can regulate combustion air input (primary
air) and also the glass flushing.
The proportion of the air amount in each intake is regulated automatically. There is a possibility of nearly closing
the regulation for long term operation.
Adding the fuel:
Apart from using the suitable fuel and having an adequate chimney draught, the clearness of the glass front is influenced by the way the stove is
used. It is recommended to add only one layer of fuel on the hot basis. About 5 - 10 seconds before you open the firebox door you should close
the controller o combustional air (engaged position – closed, disengaged position – open), to prevent smoke leakage from the firebox to the
room. After adding fuel close the firebox door again. Then open all the the controller o combustional air to reduce the rate of fuel burning. When
fuel burns, change the regulating again as above.
WARNING: DO NOT CLOSE INTENSELY AND AFTER THAT DO NOT OPEN INTENSELY EXTERNAL
AIR INPUT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF EXPLOSION OF ACCUMULATED UNBURNT GASES!
Add only one fuel layer into the firebox so it doesn’t overhang its front part. Add only the recommended amount of fuel. The stove must not run
with any other kind of fuel than stated by producer.
Ash removal:
At least once a day it is necessary to remove ash, with the help of a clinkering bar, from the bottom part of the stove. The best time is in the
morning because of the relatively cold state of the stove. It is possible to put wooden ash on compost or to use it as manure. Stoves without
grate: the layer of ash mustn´t reach the edge of the door. If the stove is covered with a layer of ash, there is a risk of falling embers from the
furnace.
