Use and maintenance manual model “UNICA 10 V/C” - WOOD
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reasons.
To make loading operations easier, especially
during the first period of use, users can place a
few logs first and then close the door to resume
the burning of pellets and keep the flame active,
completing the loading operation after about
twenty seconds.
Always open the with the special lever supplied
with the product. To prevent backfire, open the
door with due caution. Do not open the door
abruptly.
When loading wood, do not hurry, always use due
protective equipment, being careful not to hit the
logs violently against the vermiculite that covers
the combustion chamber
to avoid damage
.
To make operations easier and faster, prepare a
protective glove and wood logs next to the stove
in a log rack.
It is very important to use good quality wood.
Do not use whole logs: split them at least in half
and never exceed 25 cm. The logs must be well
positioned inside the hearth to facilitate ignition,
as
shown
in the following figure:
Turn the logs to be placed directly on the grate
(over the pellet brazier “crown”) with the bark
side face down, and place the upper log with the
bark facing up, to better stoke the flame.
Thanks to its technology, Unica will ensure
intelligent combustion. When the temperatures
inside the fireplace (predefined by our laboratory)
are reached, Unica will switch to "HOLD" mode.
If you wish to insert a log of wood larger than usual,
(under no circumstances should it weigh more
than 2/2.5Kg and measure no more than 30cm
in length) do it when there is an intense layer of
embers and NEVER place it on the vermiculite,
so as not to prevent any ignition or combustion
problems.
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“HOLD”: with each subsequent load of wood,
the HOLD mode will be activated automatically.
This will maximize efficiency while minimizing
emissions to the environment.
9.7 COLD START
Un Thanks to its flexibility, Unica allows you to
cold start the product by placing wood logs in
the hearth when the stove is off (as shown in the
diagram presented in point 9.6), and then turning
it on via remote control (by answering
YES
to the
question "Is wood loaded?"
.
In case of cold start, if you intend to use the
programmable thermostat
for automatic start-up
in wood mode the next morning, ALWAYS make
sure that there are hot embers beneath the ash of
the previous wood ignition.
The ash will keep the embers alight for several
hours and, if no due care is given, there is a risk
that the wood placed for delayed ignition will
burn from the embers.
After having memorized the wood load (answer
YES on the remote control) when detecting an
increase in the hearth temperature, Unica will start
the smoke engine automatically, thus activating
the intelligent combustion to properly use up the
loaded wood.
The user will then find Unica in different STATUSES,
depending on the choice selected in the menu
SWITCH TO PELLET MODE:
• CRONO
> if in the ignition range: pellet operation;
if in shutdown phase: stove off.
• NEVER
> stove switched off without wood
because it is already burnt or at most
extinguished (this depends on the time taken to
ignite the burning embers beneath the ash).
• ALWAYS
> pellet operation, regardless of the
activation of the chronothermostat, provided
that the pellets are not exhausted. In this case,
the stove will also trigger the alarm "no more
pellets".
9.8 MANUAL IGNITION
Unica can be switched on like a normal wood
stove, without using pellets. As always, it is
important to answer
YES
to the question "Is wood
loaded?" after loading and when the fire door is
closed. Load wood logs as shown in the following
