JAYLINE SPITFIRE FS CA 2006 Installation & Operation Instructions - page 8
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SOME OTHER USEFUL TIPS
Fuel load geometry: Small pieces of firewood arranged loosely in a crisscross pattern
burn quickly because the combustion air can reach all the pieces at once. Larger pieces
placed a little more compactly burn slower. Never add just one or two pieces of wood to a
fire; three or more pieces are needed to form a sheltered pocket of glowing embers that
reflect heat toward each other and sustain the fire.
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Small and Large Fuel Load Geometry
Fire in cycles: Don't expect perfectly steady
heat output from your Jayline heater. Solid
fuel heaters burn best in cycles. A cycle is
the time between the ignition of a load from
charcoal and the consumption of the load
back to a coal bed. Each cycle should
provide between four and eight hours of
heating, depending on how much wood was
used and how much heat is needed. Plan the
firing cycles around your household routine.
If someone is home to operate the heater,
build a small hot fire. If you must be away
from the house during the day, build a long-
burning fire.
The small, hot fire: A small, hot fire is a small amount of wood burned quickly. Use it
when you just want to take the chill off the house. The small hot fire technique
eliminates the smouldering fires that are common when people don’t need their heater
running hot all the time, like in spring and autumn. To build a small hot fire, rake the
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