Initial paint curing:
Note: NEVER wipe the stove in the early stages (prior to paint fully curing), as
the paint will be very soft and will damage easily. NEVER attempt to clean or
wipe the paint surface when warm or hot. Please read the following and
follow thoroughly. The stove is finished in specialist high temperature coating
which is air-dry but not yet cured. The stove should be brought up to
temperature gradually over the course several fires to complete this process.
If the stove gets too hot or not hot enough during this process, then the
curing process can fail causing issues with the paint surface.
1) For the first three fires (all on the same night), use KINDLING ONLY, with
each burn lasting for 15-20 minutes and each fire using approx. 1000 grams of
kindling. The door must be closed, but not latched during the burning of
kindling only.Start the second and third kindling fires whilst the fireplace is
still warm from previous fires, but with around 30 minutes cooling time in
between. Once the three kindling fires have burnt through, and whilst the
stove is still warm, but slightly cooled, light a normal fire with three dry logs
weighing around 2 kgs in total. The door must now be fully latched. This fire
should burn for between 45 and 60 minutes. Now allow to FULLY COOL
naturally. The paint should now be cured. Please note that a chemical smoke
will be emitted during this process.
Once the paint curing process has been completed satisfactorily, normal fires
can be lit for the second stage–
Next Stage - stove tempering:
For the first 3 hours burning, use just small wood fires, then for the next 15-
20 hours, total burn time, fires must be very gently increased in temperature
and log size and load and NO SOLID FUELS (products other than wood) must
be used during this period. A stove thermometer will be a valuable tool in
