Ash Removal - Dovre 1900GL Installation Et Mode D'emploi

like to fan the fire, you can partially open the lower air slide for a while.
Add extra fuel when necessary. Never add too much fuel. It is best to fill the stove
for one third and to top it up on a regular basis.
Always open the filling door slowly. Before filling up, the charcoal bed should be
carefully spread open. Check whether the coals are glowing enough just behind the
log retainer, so that the added fuel will immediately catch fire. If necessary you can
open the lower air slide for a while.
Open stacking will make the logs burn very intensely, as the oxygen can easily reach
every part of the fire. This method of stacking is applied when burning wood for a
short while. Compact stacking will make the fire burn slower, as the air can only
reach the outer parts of the fire.
This stacking method is best
used when burning for a longer
while.
Low intensity fires cause tar and
creosote to deposit in the chim-
ney after a long period of time.
Tar and creosote are highly com-
bustible substances. Thicker lay-
ers of these substances might
open stacking compact stacking
catch fire when the temperature
in the chimney increases sud-
denly and steeply. Therefore it is
necessary for the fire to regularly burn very intensely, so that thin layers of tar and
creosote immediately disappear.
Low intensity fires also cause tar to deposit on the stove panels and doors.
When it is not too cold outside it is better to let the stove burn intensely for just a
few hours a day.
The fireplace can burn with either open or closed doors. When the doors are left
open, it is recommended to use a spark screen.
4.5.

Ash removal

If your fireplace is equipped with an ashtray (optional), it must be emptied before
the ashes reach the lower edge of the combustion grid. With the cold handle sup-
plied, you can tilt the grid upwards and re-
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