Operating manual, p. 8-9 Betriebsanleitung, S. 10-11 ... - Tulikivi
Operating manual, p. 8-9 Betriebsanleitung, S. 10-11 ... - Tulikivi
Operating manual, p. 8-9 Betriebsanleitung, S. 10-11 ... - Tulikivi
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8 OPERATING MANUAL<br />
1. Curing a <strong>Tulikivi</strong> fireplace<br />
(break-in period)<br />
After the completed installation, a <strong>Tulikivi</strong> should be<br />
left to dry out for 3 days at a room temperature of +20<br />
°C (the air-inlets of the fireplace and ash chamber doors<br />
and dampers should be kept open).<br />
The curing process takes 3-4 days. Start by filling the<br />
firebox to a quarter (ca. 1 kg) with dry, finely split firewood,<br />
light it and let the fireplace cool down to room<br />
temperature after the fire is out. After this fill the firebox<br />
no more than half full (ca. 2 kg) and let the fireplace<br />
cool down again after the fire. Third time you can<br />
fully load the fireplace (ca. 4 kg) and the curing process<br />
is over.<br />
2. Daily heating<br />
Ash box<br />
Prior to lighting a <strong>Tulikivi</strong>, check whether the ash box<br />
is already full. Handle all ashes with caution and empty<br />
the ash box only when the ashes have cooled down.<br />
Wood ash can be recycled in an environmentally friendly<br />
way as valuable fertilizer for gardens and plants.<br />
Adequate draft<br />
A<br />
a. Open the damper (if available).<br />
b. Open the air control lever of the fireplace door and<br />
adjust the air control lever of the ash chamber door<br />
to the middle (•• indicator), see chart + pictures.<br />
c. Turn off any ceiling fan and/or other mechanical<br />
ventilation systems.<br />
d. Keep the grate clean at all times.<br />
e. If your <strong>Tulikivi</strong> has been idle for a long period of<br />
time, test the proper draft by lighting a piece of<br />
kindling in the firebox. Close the door. If the the<br />
flame is clear and vertical, the draft is adequate. A<br />
warm chimney will prevent smoking and it is easily<br />
achieved by blowing hot air in the flue through<br />
chimney clean-out opening with a hair dryer.<br />
Fuel<br />
Use only dry seasoned wood. All types of wood and<br />
wood briquettes are suitable. The recommended humi-<br />
dity level of dry wood is 15-20 %. Bring wood inside at<br />
least one day ahead to allow additional drying.<br />
The wood should be split into pieces of 5-<strong>10</strong> cm in diameter<br />
and max. 25 cm in length. In bake ovens the firewood<br />
can be as long as the firechamber is deep. Split<br />
round logs!<br />
A<br />
Igniting<br />
Firewood is recommended to be burned criss-cross fashion.<br />
Put the kindling (eg. bark or paper) on the bottom<br />
and both sides of the grate. Put the first piece of<br />
firewood on the grate so that you can still see the kindling.<br />
Add some small firewood pieces (0,5 – 1 kg)<br />
alongside the grate, light them and close the door.<br />
When the fire is properly burning add the first wood<br />
load (max. 2,5 – 3 kg) against the grate. Never use fluid<br />
fuels.<br />
If the room has been cold for a long time, condensation<br />
may form on the cold surfaces of the stone. This residual<br />
moisture evaporates during the heating process.<br />
Adding more wood<br />
B<br />
Wood is best added when half of the original wood has<br />
already burnt down. Close the the air control lever of<br />
the ash chamber door (|-indicator) and open the fireplace<br />
door slowly. This will prevent fly ash and smoke to<br />
spill into the room, if there is underpressure in the<br />
room.<br />
When the second wood load is burning, adjust the air<br />
control lever of the ash chamber door to the right (•••<br />
indicator). In normal heating wood should be added 1-<br />
3 times 3-4 kg at a time (see chart page 5) depending<br />
on the size of the fireplace. Max. woodload/heating is<br />
0,8 kg wood per <strong>10</strong>0 kg of soapstone, ie. fireplace that<br />
weighs <strong>10</strong>00 kg requires 8 kg wood per heating .<br />
Closing the damper (if available) C<br />
When the last of the red coals disappear, it is time to<br />
close the damper completely. Close the air control lever<br />
of the ash chamber door first (|-indicator), then the air<br />
control lever of the fireplace door and the damper after<br />
that. Remember! Carbon monoxide is odorless, tasteles<br />
and colorless gas. Be careful!