PELLET STOVE ARITERM LILLA FRÖ
ARITERM SWEDEN AB
Installation Instructions -
2013.10.10 - 13/20
ARITERM-SP-PX26868-A.1
3 Operation and maintenance
The K6 stove is designed for a long service life, motors and other moving parts are of a very
high quality. All bearings are lifetime lubricated and the only preventative maintenance that is
normally required is sweeping and cleaning.
3.1 Fuel
The K6 stove functions best with Ø6 or 8 mm wood pellets, max length 40 mm. The pellets
are supplied in plastic sacks that can be stacked on pallets or other suitable surfaces. Avoid
exposing the sacks to moisture or mechanical stresses (vibrations or blows). Careless handling
of pellets can easily reduce the fuel to sawdust. The sawdust is fed into the burner with the
pellets but can cause poor combustion. Fill the hopper with pellets slowly and without too
great a drop. The feeder completely empties the hopper and therefore does not normally
require cleaning.
The hopper is filled by opening the hatch above the pellet magazine.
Unlock by turning the locking knob a 1/4 turn clockwise.
The hopper can be filled while the
stove is running, but because the feeder switches off when the hatches are opened, you only
have a few minutes before the hatch must be locked again. If the hatch is open for longer,
the flame is likely to get so low that the stove will switch itself off, after which it must be
restarted again after the switch is set to the “OFF” position.
The stove is started by moving the switch to the “ON” or “THERMOSTAT” positions.
Take care not to start the stove with flammable objects on top of, or in the immediate vicinity
of, the stove! Shut off is carried out by moving the switch to the “OFF” position.
The stove must not be covered.
3.2 Ash removal
The amount of ash that build up in the burner varies depending partially on how the stove
is fired (number of starts and stops, division between full and half speed), and partially on
the quality of the pellets. The ash content varies between different pellets, but can also differ
between different batches from the same factory. This can only be established through trial
and error, but generally the ash layer in the bottom should be a maximum of a centimetre
deep. We recommend removing the ash daily during the firing season, or each time pellets
are filled.
Remove ash through the door using the handle supplied. Lift out the burner from the burner
housing and remove any ash from the ash box (unburned pellets must not be emptied into
the ash box, there is a risk of them starting to smoulder). Certain pellets generate a hard cake
of cinders, this may need to be broken up using a screwdriver or removed using one’s hands.
Ash from the stove must be stored in a container made of non-flammable material, for
example a metal bucket, until it has cooled sufficiently that it can be held in one’s hand.
It can then be thrown away, bear in mind that wood ash contains nutrients that can be
beneficial to gardens.
3.3 The glass
During firing the stove door can get so hot that it can cause burn injuries if touched.
After a period of operation the glass in the door becomes coated with ash dust and
eventually becomes opaque. It should, therefore, be wiped off from the inside using
kitchen roll moistened with normal tap water, we recommend that this is done each
time the pellets store is filled. No cleaning agent is usually necessary.
When cleaning the black and stainless steel outer panels, only use water and, where neces-
sary, washing-up liquid.
