Lighting The Stove; Primary Damper - Asgard Baseline 3 Mode D'emploi

Important safety information
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The wood burning stove will become warm during use and therefore it should be treated with all
necessary caution.
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Never keep easily combustible fluids such as petrol in the vicinity of the wood burning stove.
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Never use easily combustible fluids to light the fire in the wood burning stove.
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Never empty the ashpan when the wood burning stove is warm. Embers may still be found in the
ashpan for up to 24 hours after the fire has gone out. Please wait to empty the ashpan until you
are sure that there are no embers in the ash.
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The door should be kept closed while the wood burning stove is in use. While lighting the fire, the
door can stand ajar for the first few minutes.
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In the event of a chimney fire: Close all the dampers on the wood burning stove and call the fire-
fighting service.
3.1 Damper
The stove is equipped with different dampers, which regulates the combustion air: primary, secondary, and
tertiary air supply. The primary air is used at the beginning to get the fire going, the secondary air keeps the
fire burning evenly, and the tertiary air ensures that flue gasses are burned. You must always add secondary
and tertiary air, while firing the stove.
3.1.1 Secondary damper
The secondary damper should always be open while the wood burning stove is in use. This damper allows
you to adjust the wood burning stove to the chimney draft and the heat output you require. In normal
circumstances, the wood burning stove should be working with this damper open between 60% and 100%.
You should never close the air intake so far that the flames are extinguished. There should always be visible
flames in order to achieve clean and efficient combustion. The air-wash system, that minimizes soot
collecting on the glass panes, is also adjusted by this damper.
If you wish to fire the stove with the lowest effect possible – around 3 kW – you must close the secondary
damper almost completely 45 minutes after the wood has been put in. At this point there are only few flames
and the stove can burn clean by using the tertiary air from behind in the stove.

3.1.2 Primary damper

When you add a new log, the primary air intake/damper should be opened until the fire is burning properly. In
order to utilize the fuel to the fullest extent, the embers should have burnt for so long that it is necessary to
open the primary air intake for approx. 2 minutes to get the new log to burn. In order to reduce the risk of ash
falling from the stove when the door is opened to add more fuel, it is a good idea to open the primary air
intake/damper for approx. 1 minute before the door is opened. This increases the draught through the stove
and reduces the risk that ash will drop on the floor.
If you overload the wood burning stove and burn more than approx. 2.5 kg
wood/hour, there is a risk that the lacquered surface of the stove will become
discoloured and eventually fall off. The stove can be resurfaced, but this is not
covered by the manufacturer's guarantee. In the same way, any other damage to
the stove caused by overloading will not be covered by the guarantee.

3. Lighting the stove

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