Hot water heating
The stove heats the water in the boiler using a heat exchanger. This needs a substantial fire. Allow enough time to heat the water (3 to 5 hours on average).
You can check the temperature of the water on the temperature gauge in the kitchen to see when the water is hot enough to wash dishes (30°C), shower (40°C) or run a bath (60°C).
Cooking
The wood-burning stove is equipped with a hob and oven. The oven and hob are heated by the fire. Only use the green cast-iron pan and roasting pan for cooking on the stove. The temperature of the hob increases from inside to outside. Close the lid when you are not cooking to keep the hob at cooking temperature.
The temperature gauge on the oven door shows the oven temperature.
Baseboard kitchen heating
When the stove is heated correctly, the water in the boiler will reach the maximum temperature. The heat from the stove is then blown into the kitchen through the baseboard heater. When you need extra heat in the cabin, you can choose to use the heat from the stove for the baseboard in the kitchen instead of heating the water in the boiler. To do this, simply push the bottom white button in the kitchen. The button automatically switches off, and the heater will start to heat the water in the boiler again.
Extra firewood
There is a basket of firewood next to the wood-burning stove. You’ll find more wood in the storeroom between the cabin and the jetty on the south side of the small hill. The access code for the storeroom is the same as the code for the Maltha barrier.
Water supply
We pump water from the ground and filter it especially for your stay. So you can cook, shower and bathe with fresh water from De Biesbosch! Although the water is filtered, it might be a different colour than you are used to. And it may smell a bit of sulphur. This is normal but don’t forget the tap water is not drinking water. You will find 10 litres of fresh drinking water in the water barrel in the kitchen for your stay.