Initial Operation; Lighting The Fire - HASE Akaba Mode D'emploi

10. Initial Operation

The fi rst time you operate a stove, smoke and odours can develop as organic components
in the coating, sealing strips and lubricants used in the production process burn off.
At a higher combustion temperature, this one-time process can take between 4 to 5 hours.
To achieve this higher combustion temperature, please increase the fuel quantity recom-
mended in Section 12, Adding Wood or Fuel, by approximately 25%.
To prevent adverse effects on health, nobody should stay in the room(s) where the stove
is being operated unless absolutely necessary. Make sure the room is well-ventilated and
open the windows and outside doors. If needed, use a fan for faster air circulation.
If the maximum temperature isn't reached during the fi rst heating operation, you may
notice an odour for a short period of time during subsequent operations as well.
During shipment to you, condensation moisture can accumulate in the stove's interior,
which may possibly lead to the appearance of condensation or water on the stove or fl ue
pipes.
Please dry off these damp areas immediately.
The surface of your stove was degreased in a sandblasting machine before being lacquered.
Despite careful and thorough inspection, there may still be some blasting material (small
steel pellets) in the stove body, which can fall out when your stove is being installed.
To prevent any damage, please immediately vacuum up these little steel pellets
with a vacuum cleaner.
The Akaba may only be operated when the fi re box door is closed; the fi re box door may
only be opened to add fuel.
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11. Lighting the Fire

The fi ring up phase should be as
short as possible, since higher
emission value rates can occur
Completely open primary
and secondary air.
during this phase.
The slider settings described in
Table 1 are recommendations that
were determined under testing
Pile up any remaining ash
conditions, in compliance with the
and unburned Charcoal
into the centre of the
relevant standard.
combustion chamber.
Depending on the weather con-
Place ignition material into
ditions and the draught capability
the middle of the fi re box;
of your chimney, accordingly ad-
stack approx. 0.5 kg of
dry wood chips on top.
just the slider positions for your
Akaba to the local conditions.
Light the ignition material
at several places.
As soon as the wood
chips begin to completely
burn, place two wood
logs (approx. 0.5 kg total
weight) with the small
side facing forward.
Tab. 1
Lighting the Fire
Procedure Position of Control
Elements
Pull primary and
secondary air sliders
all the way out.
II
I
Open fi re box door.
Close fi re box door.