Franco Belge stove settings

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Post by N2wly » Wed. Nov. 18, 2020 8:36 am

Hello I noticed in quite a few comments everyone says for pea coal to put the hopper on the top setting. That’s not true it clearly states to use low or the bottom noch for pea coal

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Post by franco b » Wed. Nov. 18, 2020 9:40 am

It clearly illustrates the hopper in the highest position. It must be there to get sufficient depth to the coal bed.

 
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Nov. 18, 2020 9:58 am

Misunderstanding?
Does bottom notch = top setting?


 
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Post by N2wly » Wed. Nov. 18, 2020 10:52 pm

On the illustration it shows the lowest noch for the smallest size pieces of coal. As the coal gets bigger you move up on the notches to allow larger pieces to fall through the bottom of the hopper.

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Post by franco b » Wed. Nov. 18, 2020 11:26 pm

Pea coal is the large size for this stove. Using the highest notch, that will give a sloping bed depth of four to six inches, which is correct for pea coal, six inches being ideal. A lower bed depth will have difficulty staying lit and tending times will be less than 8 hours even if lit.

The last manual you posted shows the hopper in the highest notch.

The picture you just posted indicates the high notch for pea coal and on top of the supports for nut coal.

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