In a WIKING wood-burning stove, the regulation of air during lighting and re-stoking is managed automatically through the WIKING® Automatic™ device.
A heat-sensitive bimetallic spring expands or contracts depending on the temperature in the wood-burning stove. When lighting the fire, the damper will be open to ensure that the flames are supplied with the correct amount of air to get the fire started. The following quick rise in temperature will automatically cause the damper to close, thus ensuring clean and efficient combustion. When the fire starts to die out, the damper opens automatically again to allow for new firewood to be added or to let the fire die out.
WIKING® Automatic™ offers many advantages:
- Better comfort
- Easier lighting
- Clean and efficient combustion
- Minor impact on the environment
WAM has been working with sheet iron for more than 45 years, and they know what advantages it provides for customers.
Most wood-burning stoves today are made of sheet iron. Sheet iron gives the opportunity to make designs that are not possible with cast iron.
Its smooth surface gives the wood-burning stove the same finish as other pieces of furniture in the house. Furthermore, sheet iron begins to radiate heat upon lighting the stove. The melting point of sheet iron is 1,600 degrees, while that of cast iron is only 1,200 degrees. Cast iron can also crack if heated too quickly, which is impossible with sheet iron.
All HWAM and WIKING wood-burning stoves are convection stoves. This means that the wood-burning stove quickly emits heat after lighting.
The heat is transferred by a natural air current, and not by heat radiation. This results in a pleasant indoor climate and a uniform temperature throughout the entire room.
Another advantage is that the outer cap of the wood-burning stove does not become especially hot. This is to say that furniture can be placed quite close to the wood-burning stove.
Dancing flames are both fascinating and relaxing. Furthermore, flames are beautiful in all phases from the initial lighting to the burning of coals.
For this reason, it is important that the glass pane on a HWAM or WIKING wood-burning stove does not become sooty during combustion.
HWAM has developed a technique that ensures that the glass pane always receives heated air from three sides in order to prevent it from becoming sooty.
A HWAM and WIKING wood-burning stove is designed for user-friendliness throughout the duration of its service lifetime.
The user-friendliness of a HWAM or WIKING wood-burning stove means:
- The automatics system ensures that the wood- burning stove is easy to light
- The user does not have to spend time adjusting the air supply
- Automatic adjustment to the optimal, environmentally friendly combustion
- Consistent heating level throughout the entire combustion period
- An execellent fuel efficiency
- Minimal maintenance
- No unpleasant odours
- Very easy to clean
