Harrie Leenders TRIAS Instructions D'installation page 25

How to use the Trias
1. Open the aeration slide by pulling it
completely out.
3. When the fire gets smaller, add solid wood
varying in thickness from 5 to 7cm.
The amount depends on the heat required.
Stack lightly. Do not add more than 3 to 4 logs
at a time. Watch out; don't use the kindling
position of the aeration slide anymore.
5. A quietly burning fire is obtained by
closing the aeration slide even more by push-
ing it inwards. This will reduce the draught in
the Trias. For a glowing mass of charcoal, you
may close the aeration slide even further.
The heat will then last longer.
When you want to let the fire die down, you
must open the aeration slide more.
Preferred order of wood thicknesses to be used when you start burning the stove.
1. kindling wood (± 2x2x30cm)
The power of fire
As a matter of fact just a few things withstand e real hot fire. Your fireplace can also be damaged by overheating.
Just to prevent this take account of not burning more than 3,5 kilograms of wood at the same time. 3,5 Kilograms is approximately equal to 3,5
massif logs; oak with 15% moisture. The construction and the used materials from the fireplace are suchlike chosen to control and resist a fire in
a considered way. So heat with consideration.
A few tips
• Make the fire always on a bed of ash. This is an insulating layer for the fire and an excellent bed for the fuel.
• If the Trias is overloaded with too much wood and the maximum amount of oxygen is supplied (which happens when the aeration slide is
fully open), the fire may 'run wild'. If this should occur, close aeration slide by pushing it inwards. Never in such case leave the fireplace
unattended.
• You also control the temperature by the amount and kind of fuel used for each load.
• Remove excess ashes using a scoop or the Ash Cleaner. Never remove ashes using a vacuum cleaner because fire may still continue to
smoulder for days. Make sure you leave a layer of ashes (± 3 cm) for the next fire to be made.
• When the weather is foggy, it is preferable not to use the fireplace since the draught in the flue will be too low.
2. thicker wood (± 4x4x30cm)
2. Light the Trias with paper, cardboard or
firelighters and small wood. Stack lightly.
Allow some time for the Trias to heat up. This
will ensure a proper draught, keep the flue
cleaner, and results in a good fire under the
more solid logs to be added. Close the aera-
tion slide a bit by pushing it inwards.
4. After each loading, give the fire some extra
oxygen by opening the aeration slide a little
bit until it is burning properly.
3. solid log (± 7x7x30cm)
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