Ko e ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuli, fakahaaʻi e ʻokisikena ʻi he ngaahi kasa ko ʻeni, ʻe lava ke iku ki he afi fekeʻikeʻi mo e toʻu tangata vela lahi ʻi he ignition, fakatuʻutamaki ʻo fakatupu ha fakaʻauha.
Ka neongo ia, Naʻa mo e ngaahi kasa hange ko e fakapaaki ʻo e mo e methane ʻoku ʻikai malava ke ʻita kapau ʻoku ʻuli. ʻOku makatuʻunga ʻa e fakatuʻutamaki ʻo e fakaʻauha ʻi he ʻosikena pau ki fakapaaki ʻo e ratio, ʻa ia kuo pau ke ne taaʻi ha matapa mahuʻinga ke fakatupu ha fakatuʻutamaki.
ʻOku mahuʻinga ke fakatokangaʻi ʻoku ʻikai ko e ngaahi kasa kotoa pe fakafepakiʻi. Kuo pau ke combustible ha kasa pea lava ke ne ngaohi ha vela lahi ke fakatupu ha fakaʻauha.