STOVE GUIDE - The Stove Yard

DAN SKAN-AUTOMATIC
INTELLIGENT COMBUSTION CONTROL
CONTINUOUS CHALLENGE
inefficient and improperly burning stoves contribute to atmospheric
pollution, including the air that we breathe. good
combustion – meaning clean combustion, occurs at the
highest burn temperatures and when there is also effective
control of the combustion air.
Dan SKan designers have worked constantly to improve
combustion techniques and reduce CO, including fine dust
particulates so that all Dan SKan stoves are tested to, and
surpass, the strictest environmental standards making them
some of the ‘greenest’ stoves in the world. The unique design
of the fire chamber and the automatically controlled flow of the
primary, secondary and tertiary combustion air delivers very
clean and consistent burning ensuring that Dan SKan stoves
are as environmentally friendly as possible so that they can be
used and relied upon in the future. Our low hydrocarbons and
low fine particulates combined with the highest efficiencies
are the result of nearly four decades of continuous Dan SKan
research and development work.
INTELLIGENT STOVES
Dan SKan stoves feature pre-heated post-combustion
tertiary air, a particularly clean and environmentally friendly
improvement to the combustion process. The effects of the
tertiary air can be easily seen high on the flames at the top
of the fire chamber, through the cleaner windows and by the
exceptionally clean fire chamber linings. it is important to
remember that the prerequisite of clean burning remains of
course the use of dry fully seasoned wood with a moisture
content of less than 18%. The elimination of operator errors
through the intelligent and automatic control of the combustion
air also determines a higher level of efficiency.
HIGH EFFICIENCY
Dan SKan‘s automatic supply of combustion air, as well the
additional pre-combustion air delivers the correct amount of
combustion air at exactly the time that the fire needs it – for
example, the bigger a fire is then the more air that is required
to burn efficiently and burn off virtually all of the flue gases.
The intelligent Dan SKan stove simply regulates itself and
therefore offers three distinct advantages for the user and for
the environment:
1. Extremely low-emission combustion
2. Highest possible efficiency – less fuel used
3. Simplicity of operation that maximises the benefits of
points 1 and 2 above
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AUTOMATIC TERTIARY AIR
The Dan SKan automatic combustion air flow opens when the
fire in the stove is large and closes when the fire burns down
according to the needs of the fire. all of the subtle adjustments
in between are carried out seamlessly – and automatically. Since
the pre-heated tertiary air is fed into the top of fire chamber it is
also used to ‘air wash’ the window to help keep it clean during
combustion.
Should you ever need to, the automatic system can be easily
reset from the original factory setting (about 11 o‘clock – see
diagram) to allow for individual installations and the strength of the
available up-draught. For example, if the stove burns too strongly
because of a strong up-draught then by using the correctly
sized spanner the automatic lever can be moved forward to the
12 or even 1 o‘clock position. This will ensure that the control of
the air flow will automatically open later in the cycle to contribute
to a slower burning process.
Turn clockwise to loosen the lock screw
Turn anti-clockwise to tighten the lock screw
AUTOMATIC COMBUSTION CONTROL OF CLASSIC LINE STOVES
Fire: Large Small Large Small Large etc
Auto: Open Closed Open Closed Open etc