KEDDY K20 Installation Instructions Manual - page 11
Lighting a fire
1. Open the door by pulling on the fixed handle under
the edge of the door. Then, lay kindling across this
until you have a total quantity of firewood of approx.
2.0 kg. (Approx. 15-20 pieces of kindling) (See pic-
ture below)
2. Push the damper control as far to the right as it will
go, place a couple of firelighters on top of the heap
and light. In the majority of cases, you can close the
hatch immediately after lighting.
(If the chimney is cold or if there are unfavour-
able weather conditions, you may need to keep
the door ajar during the first couple of minutes
in order to establish a satisfactory chimney
draught.)
3. Let the first fire burn down with maximum air sup-
ply. This is to allow the stove to reach its operating
temperature quickly. Light a new fire of the desired
size and close the door. Wait a couple of minutes,
until the fire has started burning properly. Then turn
the damper to the left, until you have achieved a calm
and harmonious fire.
Note! The reason why we want to achieve the op-
timum operating temperature in the stove quickly
is that it works with the best efficiency at this
temperature. This minimises the emissions and
maximises the heat generation.
The K20 is equipped with an innovative self-clos-
ing and self-locking door. When putting firewood
in or removing ash, carefully place the door at
90 to 95 degrees opening angle, so the door will
stay open. Give the door a light push, back past
the 90 degrees position, and the door closes
automatically and locks.
NOTE! For further information on firing in our
stove, see the film "firing tips" on keddy.se.
CARE & FIRING INSTRUCTIONS Cont...
GOOD TO KNOW
Since it can take some time for a cold chimney to
start working properly, i.e. to force the smoke in the
right direction, you can place a firelighter on the baf-
fle and light it. In this way, you eliminate the down-
draught and avoid the nuisance of smoke entering
the room in the initial stage.
If the premises are equipped with mechanical venti-
lation, i.e. if there are one or more fans to evacuate
the air from the building, there may be such a large
negative pressure in the building that it could be dif-
ficult to light the stove. We suggest that you turn off
the ventilation temporarily or open a window until the
negative pressure has dissipated.
Firing with too coarsely chopped wood or with too
little oxygen supply, so-called smoulder combustion,
can be risky. In part, this increases the amount of
soot and tar due to poor combustion, which could
cause a chimney fire. It could also lead to small gas
explosions, which may damage the insert. In addition
to this, the smoke from the chimney will be unhealthy
and cause inconvenience to your neighbours.
REMOVAL OF SOOT AND MAINTENANCE
Soot must be removed at least once per season. The
soot from the chimney and the connections should be
removed by a chimney sweep. The vermiculite baffle
should be removed during soot removal.
If the glass becomes sooty, it is best to use a special
soot remover, which you can buy from your local
stove dealer. Never use detergents containing abra-
sive materials. This will damage the glass.
When emptying the stove, the ash should be placed
in a sheet metal container. Pay attention to the risk
of fire when you throw out the ash, as the ash
may contain live embers for a very long time!
IMPORTANT! If there is a chimney fire, the stove
door and the supply air control must be closed. If
necessary, call the fire brigade. After a chimney fire,
the chimney must be inspected and approved by a
certified chimney sweep before the stove can be put
into use again.
PACKAGING
The stove is delivered on an untreated wooden pal-
let, which can be sorted as combustible material or
burned in the insert. Other packaging is corrugated
paper or paperboard, which should be sorted and
disposed of in the intended container at your nearest
recycling centre.
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