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14-MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
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ASH REMOVAL
We recommend cleaning the hearth suitably for correct combustion. Use a metal pan and a brush to remove the ash from the hearth and
place the ash non-flammable containers for transport.
Hot ashes must not be stored outside unsupervised or thrown into the rubbish bin. Allow them to cool down in the open
air in a metal container.
CLEANING THE REFRACTORY WALLS (ALUTEC®)
These do not need to be cleaned because the feature of this material (ALUTEC®) is that it does not absorb soot, rather, it repels it when the
firebox is hot. After ignition, when the firebox would normally tend to blacken, the refractory walls will tend to turn white again, starting
from the base of the flam, when the combustion chamber reaches the operating temperature (~ 400° C).
If this does not happen, it may be due to:
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Moist or resin-rich wood that does not release enough heat or that soils the combustion chamber
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Chimney with poor performance and therefore the smoke stays too long in the combustion chamber, soiling the firebox
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Chimney with poor performance that does not make it possible to reach high output with the closed fireplace and therefore adequate
temperature of the refractory walls.
Never clean the refractory wall with a damp cloth, or other, as this could stain it.
At most use a dry paintbrush to remove large soot deposits.
The failure of Alutec to “whiten” is not considered a defect in light of the warnings and instructions provided above.
CLEANING PERFORMED BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN
CLEANING THE CHIMNEY
We recommend the mechanical cleaning of the flue
at least once a year
; excess build-up of unburned waste could cause problems with
the smoke outlet and start a fire in the flue pipe itself. To access flue cleaning from the appliance, remove the smoke deflector: to slide it
out correctly, lift the front of it and at the same time push it forwards to detach it from the rear supports.
