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How To Light Your Stove! Traditional and easy methods to get your appliance going!
The Traditional Method -
Step 1 - Bye Bye Ash!
If you are using smokeless fuel, the first thing that you will need to do is to open up the firebox and make sure that there is no ash left in there. You can get rid of the ash by empting your ash pan into an ash carrier to take it away. (Some people use ash in their gardens or for baths for their chickens). However if you are using wood as fuel you will want to keep the ash in there.
Step 2 - Open The Air Vents
All stoves have different venting systems. The majority of stoves have primary air (bringing air beneath the fire), air-wash secondary air (bringing air over the fire) and tertiary air (usually factory set bringing air to the rear of the fire). Charnwood stoves have a Quattroflow air management system witch offers a bypass air vent reducing condensation when burning overnight.
On initial firing open up the primary and secondary air vents.
Step 3 - Paper Time!
Grab up to 10 sheets of old newspaper. fold each sheet a few times lengthways so that they are in long and thin strips. Once you have the strips ready tie a knot in each one then place them across the bottom to the firebox in a "criss cross" pattern.
Step 4 - Kindling
Lay a few pieces of kindling on top of the newspaper, make sure that you have some air pockets in between them. The kindling needs to be dry, small and thin for the best fire.
Step 5 - Adding your fuel
Initially place one a small amount of fuel onto the kindling. This is one of the simplest parts, When using Logs, do not completely fill the firebox. When the logs catch you can turn down the air supply so that the fire maintains but doesn't smoulder. Keep adding logs as the others start to catch. Use seasoned and dry wood because it is easier to burn than wet and unseasoned wood. if you are using coal of other smokeless fuels add more as soon as the first pieces catch.
Step 6 - Start it up!
When you are have finished loading the first pieces of fuel, light the newspaper strips in several different places (try using a long match so that you don't burn your fingers). After a few seconds the kindling will catch and start to set fire to the main fuel.
What not to do -
Do not use fuels such as gasoline, ethanol or petrol because it will burn uncontrollably. It will most likely cause an explosion and house fire.
Do not leave the fire unattended when it is being lit especially if you have your door open to increase airflow.
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