SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
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7.
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
7.1.
Cleaning
7.1.1.
Cleaning the boiler
Solid fuel boiler require regular cleaning in order to function properly and efficient.
Cleaning
must be effected at least once a week.
The boiler is equipped with three cleaning tools
appropriate for the cleaning procedure of the boiler, as shown in Fig 11.
Fig 11.
Boiler cleaning tools
The boiler function must be stopped before cleaning! Make sure all the devices
are stopped, and the boiler has cooled down. It is strictly prohibited to clean the
boiler while in function!
Open the upper door to have access to the heat exchanger. Remove the turbinators from the
tubes, and clean the tubes with the appropriate tool. Afterwards clean the exterior surface of
the cylindrical heat exchanger with the exchanger cleaning tool, as shown in Fig 12. With the
same tool, scrape the ash and any other remains from the side walls of the boiler.
Fig 12.
Cleaning of the heat exchanger
Open the lower door of the boiler and remove
the ash box. Empty all the containing ash.
With the ash cleaning tool you can scrape the
lower surface of the boiler for any residues of
ash.
The ash must be disposed in an
appropriate container! Do not throw the
ash together with the domestic garbage.
Be careful since ash might contain hot
particles, even long time after stop.
Fig 13.
Removing the ash
Legend:
1.
Tubes cleaning tool
2.
Heat exchanger cleaning tool
3.
Ash cleaning tool
