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Installation, use and maintenance guide
8.2 CLEANING AND MAINTAINING THE APPLIANCE
The cleaning and maintenance operations can be carried out by the user.
EVERY DAY remove the brazier B from its lodging
and clean out the combustion residues. Remount the
brazier B and blade (Figure 2A) correctly making
sure that the hole of the brazier matches up with the
spark plug (Figures 2 and 4). To open and close the
door use the tool provided (see para. 4.6). Figures 2
and 4 show a clean brazier.
CAUTION: make sure, before every start up, that the
brazier is clean and if necessary also thoroughly
clean it with a suction unit. To guarantee correct
operation of the appliance, carefully clean the area
around the spark plug: This is to ensure correct
operation of the appliance and to prevent lighting
failures.
CAUTION: in the event of a failed lighting cycle,
before relighting the appliance make sure that the
brazier is empty and clean.
EVERY 3 DAYS lift and drop the tube scraper rods
several times (Figure 1); to access the tube scraper
rods you need to firstly remove the cover which is
situated in the top part of the appliance.
EVERY 5 DAYS clean the room air filter located at
the bottom of the appliance (Paragraph 8.3).
EVERY WEEK clean out all the ash from the ash
pans V, V1 and V2 (Figure 2 – 3 – 4 - 5 – 8): to
access pan V simply remove the brazier B from its
lodging.
EVERY 2 WEEKS clean the smoke exhaust "T" at
the appliance inlet, if installed. Inspect and clean the
smoke exhaust "T", inside the appliance, by
removing the inspection cap located on the left side
of the appliance (Figures 9 – 10 – 11).
EVERY MONTH inspect and clean the vent identified
as V1. To access the vent open the door, remove the
ash pan and lift the flap L (Figure 8).
EVERY MONTH check that the smoke exhaust is
free from fly ash deposits, particularly in the initial
sections.
EVERY MONTH vacuum the ash deposited on the
bottom of the tank (when the tank is empty).
EVERY 3 MONTHS clean the smoke channels and
check that they are airtight.
TWICE A YEAR clean the flue outlet and inspect the
smoke exhaust pipe for airtightness.
TWICE A YEAR remove the back of the combustion
chamber. To remove it, lift it while rotating it outwards
from the appliance. Thoroughly clean the tube
bundle as well. (Figure 6 , 7 ).
