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6. OPERATION - RIKATRONIC³
Heating instructions
Preparation
Plug in the mains plug and activate the main switch at the rear of the stove. The
main switch now
lights up green
. The display at the front of the stove also
lights up green for approx. 10 secs. and then flashes intermittently red
until the air flap motor reference run has been completed.
Correct heating up
One the reference run has been completed and the display
is constantly red
,
open the combustion chamber door, place left and right 2 small pieces of
chipboard lengthways in the bottom of the combustion chamber and open the
riddle grate completely.
Place 2 – 3 smaller (highly flammable) logs crossways on top of this chipboard.
Now place further pieces of chipboard in crossways layers on top of the logs
and ideally you should place a firelighter on top of the chipboard (some uncoated
paper can be placed underneath the chipboard instead of using a firelighter).
Now light the firelighter (or the uncoated paper) and close the combustion
chamber door. “Correct heating up” primarily counteracts excessive smoke
during heating up.
Heating up
Fill amount for heating up: 2 - 3 logs of max. total 2.5kg
As soon as the combustion chamber temperature exceeds 80°C, the display
changes to green (if the display does not change to green within 10 min of
closing the combustion chamber door, then the heating up procedure has failed,
i.e. the required combustion chamber temperature of 80°C was not exceeded).
Once the display has changed to
green
, the burn-off control of the heating-
up starts. The heating-up phase takes approx. 60 min depending on the
temperature and fill amount. This time is required to obtain a suitable bed of
embers.
The display changing from
green
to
red flashing
indicates the right time to
add wood.
Adding wood
Fill amount for heating up: 2 logs of max. total 2.5kg, depending on requirements.
The red flashing phase varies depending on the ambient influences between 5
and 10 min. If the combustion chamber door is opened, the display changes
to green flashing.
If the temperature increase is sufficient (wood added and lit), the display
changes to constantly green (the Rikatronic³ starts the burn-off control).
If an increase in temperature in not detected, the display changes, depending
on combustion chamber temperature, to the status prior to adding wood,
either to red flashing or to constantly red .
Burn out
If no more wood is added during the red flashing phase, the display changes
to constantly red . No more logs may be added from this point since ignition of
any logs added cannot be ensured. The stove must be heated up again.
ECO operation
If the room to be heated and the stove are already at temperature, continued
operation with lower heat output and log addition is possible.
Fill amount in ECO operation: 2 logs in total approx. 1.5kg
If the Eco key is pressed when adding wood (after closing the combustion
chamber door), the display changes to yellow flashing and Eco operation is
activated.
This operating mode also regulates the burn off with lower heat output to the
optimum.
If the Eco key is pressed again or the combustion chamber door is opened, the
display changes from yellow back to green and normal operation is activated
again.