Stoking a wood-burning stove is a skill which you’ll have to master: every stove is different and proper use depends on many different factors.
The best way to light your stove is on an insulating layer, 2-3 cm, of ashes. This will retain the heat so the fire’ll burn better.
There are two ways to regulate the air supply, that influences the combustion: the primary air supply can be controlled with the valve underneath the window en with the knob beneath the stove at the left side (+/-) you can manage the secondary air supply via the spoiler.
A lot of air is needed when starting the fire so de secondary air supply can be fully opened and if necessary the primairy air supply can be used as well, or leave the door of the combustion chamber ajar. If the fire is burning properly you only need to use the secondary air supply: this will provide a constant draught, making the fire burn calmly and with optimum efficiency.
The best fuel for the Tilestove is dried firewood with a moisture content of less then 20%. Ideally the wood would have a humidity of 15%. You can easily order firewood online. You can also fuel the Tilestove with dry waste wood.
Specifications
We advice you to install a single-walled flue pipe in the room, preferably 2 mm thick steel. This way you keep as much rest heat of the flue pipe in the room as possible. If you can choose between a long or a short pipe: a longer pipe is more effcient for the heat transmission in the room.
Installation
We install the Tilestove itself but not the flue pipe or flue pipe bushing. We are not specialized in installing flue pipes, and because of liability we prefer to let professionals take care of this. For the pipe itself we refer to your local specialist as well. We can, if desired, share our experience and provide you with contact information of an installer.
When placing the Tilestove, a flue pipe and flue pipe bushing need to be present. You can have your installer contact us directly to discuss the technical specifications.
Smoke
With a normal draught the Tilestove will not smoke. An insufficient draught caused by a too short or too small flue pipe or during certain weather conditions like a thunder storm can be solved with a chimney fan to generate more draught or regulate the draught.
Chimney
We advice you to get the chimney swept once a year by a professional, before the winter season.
Use a professional chimney sweep to avoid damage.
Combustion chamber
You’ll get a better firing if you build the fire on a insulating layer of ashes, so there’s no need to clean out the combustion chamber after every use. We advice you to empty the combustion chamber once every 3 months when the stove is in use. Incomplete combustion of inferior fuel like wet wood or paper may result in more ashes and means emptying the stove more often.
The Tilestove doesn’t have an ashpan: without the draft from an ashpan the fire burns more calmly and more efficient. The combustion chamber can be emptied with a fireproof shovel.
Watch out for smoldering embers.
Window
When the chimney has a sufficient draught, there will be no built up of soot on the window. If, beacause of an insufficient draught or extreme smoke, there’s a built up of soot on the window, this can be removed by polishing the window with a ball of moist paper and some ashes. There are also special cleaning products available for stove windows.
Don’t use a scourer or any chemicals, this may damage the glass or window-frame.
The inner body of the Tilestove is made of Corten steel, an extreme heat resistant type of steel. This type of steel oxidises, but the rust forms a protective layer. The steel will not rust-through.
The window is made of Robax glass, a type of glass especially used in stoves beause of its heat resistant qualities.
