User manual WANDERS KANDA

[. . . ] Dear Client, Congratulations on your new wood-burning stove, which will be a comfortable source of heat to enjoy for many years on end. With its unique design you can view the Kanda from all corners of the room. When designing this fireplace we took particular care regarding the ease of use, the operational safety and the design. The Kanda is developed and produced at our own factory in Netterden (the Netherlands) and is for the greater part handmade. [. . . ] Don't smother the fire suddenly with water, but let it burn out. The materials inside the stove may deform or crack as a result of sudden or great differences in temperature. Chimney with a proper draught warm air wants to ascend. It helps when the wind near the chimney mouth draws the air from the chimney. Fall wind may give the opposite effect and blow the air back into the chimney. Relatively cold foggy air may thwart proper draught in your chimney as does a long flue pipe with a rough inside and many bends. If the natural draught in your chimney is poor your installer can give you information about using a ventilator for your flue tube. the chimney is the most important part of your woodburning hearth. When the chimney is right it will not distribute any smoke into your room, leave any deposit on the glass pane or create bad combustion. Before starting the installation of the stove, your installer or a qualified chimney sweep must check whether the chimney flue has a diameter of at least 150 millimetres over the entire length, and whether the channel is clean, smooth and leak-proof. Do not use any wood that is painted, impregnated, glued together or processed in any other way. The flue gases are very harmful to the environment and may affect your stove. It is also prohibited to burn plastics and other waste matter due to poisonous smoke development. The best way to burn your stove All WANDERS' stoves are designed so that they give a maximum output. A well-lit wood-burning stove can produce a yield of about 75%. This means that you need less wood for the same amount of heat. moreover , a well-lit stove produces less smoke pollution. Below are a few tips to give you optimum pleasure: · Always burn your stove with its door closed; this will improve the output within 8 to 10 times. When the door of the stove is open, the chimney will draw more air than is needed for proper combustion. the relatively cold air will cool the fire. It will also preclude fire damage by any sputtering sparks, especially from softwood. Do not put more than 3 logs on the fire at one time. [. . . ] Remove any block-off plate from the existing fireplace. Insulate the stove between the wall and the outside cover with non-combustible materials. You may also position a 200 mm diameter duct to line an existing chimney. Place the hearth on a level concrete floor as the hearth is very heavy. [. . . ]