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User instructions, Ash removal – Stovax REGENCY 1000 User Manual

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UseR INsTRUCTIoNs

Weather Conditions Problem

effect

Windy days

Buildings/Obstacles

cause turbulent air

around chimney.

Smoky Appliance

Calm days

Oversized Chimney. Smoky Appliance

damp / Rainy days

Flue temperature

not hot enough.

Rain water inside

chimney.

Lighting and

burning problems

To reduce these problems:

• Use good quality kindling wood to start the fire

• Burn initially at a high temperature for a short period

• Fit a rain cowl to the chimney

Your installer should advise you on possible solutions.

If the appliance emits smoke into the room continuously:

• Close the air controls and allow the appliance to go out

• Ventilate the room to clear the fumes

do not re-light the appliance until the problem is solved.

7. AsH ReMoVAl

7.1 All Fuels:

• Open Doors, See Diagram 11

AR2110

• Remove Ashpan, See Diagram 12

AR2109

Smoke and small flames

Dirty firebricks

Short life span for grate, baffles and internal firebricks

6.3 Air inlets puffing smoke

Combustion gases build up in the firebox and ignite as small

explosions, causing smoke to puff out of the air inlets and

other openings. This occurs if the air controls are shut soon

after adding new fuel to a very hot fire. Stop by opening the

air controls to increase combustion air and burning rate.

6.4 Flue draught

The chimney has two main functions:

1) To safely remove the smoke, gases and fumes from the

house.

2) To provide a sufficient amount of draught (suction) in the

appliance ensuring the fire keeps burning.

Draught is caused by the rising hot air in the chimney when

the appliance is lit.

Symptoms of poor performance related to flue draught

include:

Excessive fuel consumption (high flue draught)

Poor burning control, overheating (high flue draught)

Wind noise from air controls (high flue draught)

Difficulty getting a fire going and keeping it burning well

(low flue draught)

Low heat output (low flue draught)

Smoke entering room when doors opened (low flue

draught)

The construction, position, size and height of the chimney

all affect the performance of the flue draught.

Other factors effecting the flue draught include:

Trees or other buildings nearby causing turbulence

High and gusty winds

Outside temperature

Outside weather conditions

Incorrect additional ventilation to building

Blocked flue / chimney

For advice on the correction of persistent flue problems

consult a qualified solid fuel heating engineer before

continuing to use the appliance.

6.5 Weather conditions

The weather conditions outside the building can effect the

burning performance of the appliance. These could include:

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