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moisture content of 20% provides 4.2 kWh per kg
wood. Wood with a moisture content of 15%
provides 4.4 kWh per kg wood. Freshly felled
wood has a moisture content of 60% and only
provides 1.6 kWh per kg wood.
Saw the wood to size and split it while it is still
fresh. Fresh wood is easier to split, and split wood
dries more easily. Store the wood under a roof
where the wind has free access.
Do not use damp wood. Damp logs do not pro-
duce heat as all the energy is used in the evap-
oration of moisture. This will result in a lot of
smoke and soot deposits on the appliance door
and in the flue. The water vapour will condense in
the appliance and can leak away through chinks
in the stove, causing black stains on the floor. It
may also condense in the chimney and form creo-
sote. Creosote is a highly flammable compound
and may cause a chimney fire.
Lighting
You can check whether the flue has sufficient
draught by lighting a ball of paper above the baffle
plate. A cold flue often has insufficient draught and
consequently, some smoke may escape into the
room instead of up the chimney. You can avoid this
problem by lighting the fire as described below.
1. Stack two layers of medium-sized logs cross-
wise.
2. Stack two to three layers of kindling crosswise on
top of the logs.
3. Place a firelighter between the bottom layer of
kindling and light the firelighter according to the
instructions on the packaging.
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4. Close the door of the appliance and fully open its
air inlet.
5. Allow the fire to develop into a good blaze until
there is a glowing bed of charcoal. You can then
add fuel and adjust the appliance; see the
chapter 'Stoking with wood'.
Burning wood
After you have followed the instructions for lighting:
1. Slowly open the door of the appliance.
2. Spread the charcoal evenly across the bottom of
the stove base.
3. Stack a few logs on the charcoal.
Open stacking
If the logs are stacked openly, the wood will burn
quickly as the oxygen can reach each log easily. If
you want to use the stove for a short while, make an
open stack.
Compact stacking
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