Ventilation Of The Area In Which The Appliance Is To Be Installed; Lighting The Stove For The First Time; Fuel; Recommended Fuel - deville C07832 Mode D'emploi

4.1 – Ventilation of the area in which the appliance is
to be installed
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The appliance needs air in addition to the air
required by the statutory air change rate. This is
obligatory when the dwelling includes mechanical
ventilation.
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The air intake should give directly to the outside or
should be located in an area ventilated to the outside
; it should also be protected by a grille
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The air intake outlet should be located directly in the
fireplace and come out as near as possible to the
appliance.The user should be able to close it off
when it comes out directly into the room.
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The air intake section should be at least equal to
one-quarter of the section of the smoke flue with a
minimum of :
2
- 50 cm for use with the door closed only
2
- 200 cm for use with the door open or closed
(For certain appliances only : see user's manual).
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It may be necessary to stop the extractor of the
mechanical ventilation so as to avoid smoke coming
back into the room when the door is opened.

4.2 - Lighting the stove for the first time

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When fireplace is completed and the appliance in
place, give the various building materials time to dry
(2 to 3 weeks).
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After lighting the stove for the first time (see § 4.5.1),
build a moderate fire for the first few hours using just
one log with a diameter of about 15 cm, with the
damper halfway open (Fig. 4). This will ensure that
the temperature of all the parts of the fireplace
increases gradually and that the appliance will
expand normally.
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You may find that initially the stove gives off a smell
of paint, in which case simply air the room.

4.3 - Fuel

4.3.1 - Recommended Fuel

Hardwood : oak, honbeam, beech, chesnut, etc.
Maximum loading height : 20 cm.
It is advisable to use only well-seasoned wood with a
maximum moisture content of 20 % ; that is wood that as
been stored under cover for 2 years after being cut, in
order to prevent sooting up of the flue and the glass.
Do not use resinous woods (pine, fir, spruce, etc.), which
involve more frequent maintenance of the stove and the
flue.

4.3.2 - Prohibited fuels

Any other combustible than wood is forbidden, in
particular coal and its by-products.
Flare-ups from small pieces of wood, vine shoots or
similar, bits of plank, straw and cardboard are dangerous
and these must not be used.
The appliance should not be used as a waste incinerator.

4.4 - Use of controls and accessories

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Damper :
To move the damper, use the poker.
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Door handle :
Use the poker to open and close the door (Fig. 5).

4.5 - Using the appliance

4.5.1 - Lighting the Stove

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Open the damper.
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Screw up some paper and place it on the grate along
with some very dry kindling with some bigger split
wood on top (diameter about 3 to 5 centimetres).
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Light the paper and close the door (or leave it slightly
ajar so that the fire catches more quickly, but
avoiding any
appliance).
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When the kindling is alight, open the door and put in
the wood recommended above.

4.5.2 - Working Requirements

4.5.2.1 Periodic and continuous use

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The intermittent use of the appliance requires a
reload every 45 minutes.
This type of use is particularly recommended as it
environmentally friendly.
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The apparatus may also be used in continuous
mode when periodic use is not possible or when
reduced burning is required. In this case, full burning
power may be obtained for 2 or 3 hours and reduced
burning with low power is possible for 10 hours.
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The nominal power in intermittent use :
Obtained on a 12 Pa draft, with a 2 kg-
wood load, in the shape of a plit log of
strong wood.
Reload every 45 minutes on a 0,25 kg bed
of ashes (i.e. 3 cm thick) with the air
setting in the maximum opening position.
The announced power is the average
power obtained with each 45 minute-load.
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The nominal power in continuous use :
Obtained with a draft of 12 Pa, and a
wood load of 5,4 kg. Loads are comprised
of 2 unsplit hardwood logs.
Reload every 2 hours on a bed of live
embers of approximately 0,25 kg (ie. 3cm
thick) with the air control in maximum
open position.
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discharge of smoke from the