rames etc, especially in older buildings. It is commonly accepted
that this alone may su ice or appliances below about 5kW
output. It must be a matter or the judgement o the installer as to
whether an extra permanent air vent is required. Where extra air
is needed an Outside Fresh Air Kit is available - to provide correct
combustion air to the stove and a trickle o resh, pre-heated, air
to the room. An extractor an, or another uel-using appliance in
the same building, can remove this air.
CH CK TH INSTALLATION !
Whichever method o installation is used, It is imperative that: (1)
The route or gases rom the ire to the chimney terminal is
completely air-tight; even the tiniest gap or crack can spoil the
updraught. Seal all joins with ireproo cement and/or heatproo
rope. (2) It is possible to sweep the entire length- access doors
may be required. (3) The entire construction is o durable ireproo
materials. (4) Fit a CO alarm. Once installed, light the ire,
demonstrate it to the householder, draw their attention to the
warnings and maintanance requirements. Check that:
1) It burns controllably and does not emit umes to the room
2) The route or gases rom the stove to the chimney terminal is
completely airtight, unobstructed and able to be swept.
3) The entire construction is o durable ireproo materials.
4) Test the lue draught (hot), it should be at least 10Pa
LIVING WITH YOUR STOV
Every uel, chimney and condition o use is di erent. Only
experience will show which are the best settings or you.
LIGHTING I lighting a ter a period o non-use, do check that the
lueways and chimney are completely clear. (1) Empty the
ashpan and move the air slide beneath the door to the right. (2)
Place two or three irelighters close together, or screwed-up
paper covered with very thin, very dry
sticks in the centre o the grate, and light
them. (3) When they are burning well, as
the lames die down, gently add dry uel.
(4) Don't over- ill (see diagram). To
minimise smoke emission, don't fully
close the door until the fuel is well
alight and flaming with a bright flame.
With wood logs, this normally takes
about 45 seconds. When the ire is
burning well, irmly close the door and
adjust the control.
CH CK FOR SMOK : Apart rom a
little, mostly harmless steam, when cold
and irst lit, there should barely be any visible smoke rom the
chimney. How to achieve this will depend on the uel, air control
and the way you use the stove. Check the enclosed Smoke
Lea let, or download an extra copy
rom www.tiny.cc/TigerCub2
CONTROL How ast the ire burns
depends on how much air reaches
the uel. The stove has just one air
control, below the window Move the
slide to the right or highest output, to
the le t or 'low'. The control gets very
hot, so move it only with the handle
supplied. With wood logs, best
combustion, once the ire is hot, is
o ten with the door control ully 'low'
(le t) and heat output adjusted by how o ten and how much uel is
added. The best settings or you will be ound rom experience.
MPTYING ASH S Stir the ire with a poker. Use the angled
ashpan tool to li t out the ashpan. Remember to let ash cool
be ore disposing in plastic sacks or dustbins. There is no need to
empty every last speck, but ash rom mineral uels should never
be allowed to build up so that it comes into contact with the
underside o the grate.
XT ND D BURNING Allow the ire to burn down to a low, hot
irebed. Empty the ash and ully ill with hard uel such as
anthracite (c30mm size is best). Set the air control to 'low' and
your stove can burn or up to ten hours without attention.
K PING TH WINDOW CL AN Simply operating the stove or
a ew minutes at high output will o ten burn-o any deposits le t
by tarry or wet uels. Severe stains can be removed when cold
with a domestic bleach cleaner. The window is not glass but a
transparent ceramic, it may develop tiny hairline cracks, these are
harmless, and a characteristic o the toughest and most heat-
resistant material known. Reduce the risk o staining by using
only very dry uel.
OP NING TH DOOR This stove is designed to be operated
only with the door closed. Open the door very slowly to minimise
ume emission and prevent hot uel alling out. Remember that
the whole stove becomes extremely hot.
SUMM R SHUT DOWN: Be ore a long period o non-use, empty
uel and ash, remove the throat plate and leave all the air control
open to allow ventilation to reduce condensation.
FU LS
Avoid dusty materials like sawdust, they burn ar too violently!
SMOK CONTROL: In certain areas special rules apply to
reduce smoke nuisance. Check with your local authority.
WOOD only emits as much carbon to the atmosphere as the tree
took in when growing, so wood is considered the 'carbon neutral'
uel. When wood is cut down its cells are ull o water. Burning
such wet or 'green' wood wastes heat in making steam and
produces lammable, acidic tars which will cling to, and rapidly
damage, your stove and chimney. Split logs will typically take two
years to become reasonably dry, round logs very much longer.
Cracks in the ends, a hollow sound when tapped and bark alling
away are all signs that a log may be ready or use. The ine, white
residue produced when wood burns is not ash, but the remains o
cell walls which can burn i kept hot enough, so don't de-ash the
ire until absolutely necessary when using wood.
For best per ormance, and always or low smoke emission:
Split logs lengthways or drying
• Use logs no bigger than about 100mm x 200mm
• Ensure logs are absolutely dry (less than 20% moisture)
• Fill the stove criss-cross, so air can circulate between logs.
• Fill 'little and o ten'
• When irst lighting, or reviving a ire rom embers, use only very
small, thin, dry, sticks.
JOIN RY WAST Dry wood o cuts will burn well, but don't
expect so twood waste to burn as cleanly or or as long as
hardwood logs.
Other uels:
P AT: Sod tur must be thoroughly dry. BNM peat briquettes are
approved or use in Smokeless Zones in the RoI.
LIGNIT (not smokeless) is a natural mineral, between peat and
coal. It lights easily and burns well, but produces much ash
HOUS COAL or BITUMINOUS COAL (not smokeless) makes
lots o tarry smoke and large volumes o lammable gas which
make it di icult to control and risk explosions. Despite its low
cost, it rarely represents value or money. Don't use housecoal.
ANTHRACIT (Smokeless) is a natural hard, shiny orm o coal.
Slow to light, it can burn or very long periods with great heat.
Despite its high price-per-bag it generally works out to be one o
the cheapest o all uels. Use the 'small nuts' size.
BRIQU TT S Are compressed blocks o uel, generally able to
burn or long periods and remarkable or their consistency.
Beware! Some 'smokeless' 'ovoids' contain excess sulphur and
will damage your stove. Use only approved products.
P TROL UM COK 'Petcoke', 'Longbeach' is made rom oil, it
should never be used, it will rapidly degrade interior parts.
HOUS HOLD WAST S Some plastics give o toxic umes when
burned and remember that batteries and aerosols explode! The
stove is not an incinerator, so only ever use the recommended
uels and NEVER use liquid uels in any orm.
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