Special fire lighting guide for stoves with soapstone or sandstone cladding
Soapstone and sandstone are natural products which need to adjust to temperature changes. We
recommend following the procedure below:
1. The First Stoking
Open the door. Place split kindling with a diameter of 2-5 cm the equivalent of approx. two pieces of
wood (a maximum of two kilos) in the stove. Place two fire-lighters in between the top layers of kindling.
Light up the fire-lighters and close the stove door. Set the temperature level to level 1. Let the fire burn
out and do not restoke even if there is a restoking alarm. When the fire has died out completely, the door
must be opened and stay open while the stove cools down to room temperature.
2. The Second Stoking
Open the door. Place split kindling with a diameter of 2-5 cm the equivalent of approx. two pieces of wood
(a maximum of two kilos) in the stove. Place two fire-lighters in between the top layers of kindling. Light
up the fire-lighters and close the stove door. Set the temperature level to level 2. When there is a restok-
ing alarm, you should restoke. Fill the combustion chamber half way up with dry wood of a diameter of
approx. 7-9 cm. Let the fire burn and let the stove cool down to room temperature before the next lighting.
3. The Third Stoking
Repeat the second stoking, but use more wood this time. Set the temperature level to level 3. Let the
fire burn and allow the stove to cool down after the fire has died out.
Lighting Up
A successful combustion process requires that the wood is lit in the right way. A cold stove and a cold
chimney challenge the combustion process. Be careful to make a good lighting with suitably dry wood,
using kindling and lighting the fire in the top layers of kindling.
When the door of the stove is opened the IHS system is activated. If lighting up does not occur within
15 minutes, the system will automatically go back to standby and the dampers will be closed.
If the flue gases do not reach a high enough temperature for kindling or firing, IHS Smart Control
the wireless room temperature sensor emit a stoking alarm, even if there is still unburned wood and
flames in the combustion chamber. The stoking alarm is emitted to make you aware that the fire needs
more energy. Restoking with small pieces of kindling wood can often provide a more rapid and sufficient
temperature rise.
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hot air from the room to enter the chimney (heat loss). This might on the other hand result in a very
cold chimney when the stove is lit. In certain cases it is necessary to assist the draught in the chimney
by burning a couple of newspaper pages on top of the wood ready to be lit. Read more on www.hwam.
com about the function of the chimney.
Important!
The ashpan must not be opened when lighting up. It must always be closed when the stove is in use.
Otherwise the stove's intelligent control system does not function. The door should only be opened when
lighting up, when restoking, and when cleaning the stove. Never leave a stove before there are lasting
flames in the wood after firing!
Open the door. Place two pieces of wood (5-8 cm in diameter) horizontally in the
bottom of the combustion compartment. Place 5-8 pieces of kindling randomly
on top. Place two fire-lighters in between the top layers of kindling. Light up the
fire-lighters and close the stove door. Select the desired room temperature level.
closes all three air dampers when the stove is in standby mode. This prevents
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