User manual WANDERS KANDA 50 GAS SCHEMATICS

[. . . ] Only the best materials are used for the construction and comply with current international standards. This will guarantee that your woodstove has a long life. The first part of this user's guide gives you tips and directions about how to use your wood-burning stove correctly and safely. We advise you to read this manual thoroughly before using your new stove and to keep the manual in a handy place. [. . . ] Dry wood gives nice flames and little or no smoke, and the fire will crackle when burning. Wet wood makes a hissing sound, gives much smoke and only small flames which Will considerably dampen the pleasure of burning your stove and the heat output. Do not put any paraffin-containing logs in your stove. When the door is closed, the high heat will melt the paraffin from the logs too quickly. The polluted flue gasses which consequently develop will deposit on and burn in the glass of your stove and cannot be removed later. You can use all kinds of woods as fuel as long as it is clean, split and dry. Hardwood like oak, beech and birch burn slowly, give off much heat and form charcoal easily. Softer woods like spruce, fir and poplar give more flames but less heat and less charcoal. The best place to store timber is in a windy spot but sheltered from the rain. This is how the logs can dry in a natural way. Pile the logs on an old pallet or a frame to let the wood dry from underneath and to prevent the lower logs from being in contact with water. 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. A constant oversupply of air will make the logs burn more rapidly while your hearth will not have enough time to give off its heat to the room; if you overheat the stove, it may get damaged. It is advisable to leave an ash layer of two to three centimetres. Remove the cooled-down ash from the ash bucked two or three times a week. Clean the exterior of the stove with a damp cloth that does not give off fluff. Do not use any aggressive cleansing agents or abrasives. Do not touch the clean glass with your fingers. Do not use any aggressive cleaning agents or abrasives 21 When the stove is not used · Haveyourchimneyproperlycleanedbyaqualified chimney sweep every year; this is for safety reasons and any fire insurance. Havethefluegasoutletandthecombustionairsupply of the double-walled flue tube system checked for airtightness every year. [. . . ] To avoid draft, make if necessary an extra air supply opening as close to the stove as possible. An extra air supply opening is definitely required if: · The air supply opening must be sealable if it goes through a fire-resistant wall. If there are several heating devices in the same room there must be enough air openings to guarantee proper combustion. First follow the instructions given in the previous chapter "preparations". [. . . ]