Stove

The wood-burning stove is the home’s primary heating source, which is normally only needed during the cold winter months. It is essential that it be operated correctly—both to prevent damage to the stove and to ensure that the rooms are heated optimally. Please also refer to the printed version of the instructions with the illustrations. A maximum of two fires may be lit per day, with a minimum interval of 10 hours (ideally 12 hours) between them. Never load more than 25 kilograms or less than 12.5 kilograms of wood into the stove during a single firing.

Caution: The stove doors must always be closed. Also, please never leave the house while the fire is still burning in the stove.

Follow these steps to heat up the

stove:

1) Make sure all the levers on the stove on both floors (on the upper floor in the dressing room) are set vertically (=stove dampers open).

2) Get some firewood. The wood shed is outside next to the main entrance. In a basket inside the apartment, you’ll find gloves and a cloth with a rope that will help you load, carry, and weigh the wood.

3) Once you’re at the wood shed, load the cloth with wood and hang it on the scale above the doorframe so you can see how many kilograms you’ve loaded. When lighting the fire for the first time or if the stove is cold, make sure not to load more than 15 kilograms. Also take 4–8 small fire starters, which you’ll find on the

shelf on the wall in the wood shed.

4) Carry the wood into the apartment and load it into the stove through the large opening by the sofa, as shown in the illustration. Place a wax fire starter (also available in the basket in the apartment) on top of the

pile of wood and light it. It’s important that the wood burns from top to bottom and not the other way around. This ensures that the fire reaches its optimal heat.

5) Now let the wood catch fire properly. Once you’re confident that the

fire won’t go out, turn levers A 90 degrees to a horizontal position. Now the hot smoke is no longer directed straight into the chimney but is channeled through the heater’s labyrinth. Let the fire burn down to red embers.

6) Once the last flame has gone out, turn lever B (oxygen supply) all the way to the stop and turn both levers C 45 degrees (diagonally). This ensures that the low-smoke heat escapes from

the stove gradually, allowing the stove walls to heat up optimally.

7) Once the embers have completely disappeared (leaving only white ash), close all the levers on the stove (horizontal position). The fire is now out.

Congratulations! You have successfully built a fire, providing sustainable, soothing

warmth for you, your friends, and your family.