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3.
Care, cleaning and maintenance
3.2 Weekly
3.2.1 Removing ash
Recommended cleaning implement: Scratcher
– Attach ash pan at height of lighting door (central door) in the hook-in plate intended – Fig. 60.
Open lighting door and vertical grate and sweep most of the ash remaining into the ash pan.
– Place ash pan under ash door (bottom door). Open ash door and carefully take all of the accumulated ash out
of the combustion chamber and ash chamber – Fig. 61.
Fig. 60 Attaching ash pan, removing ash
Fig. 61 Removing ash from combustion
chamber and ash chamber
Holes in the
hook-in plates
Combustion
chamber
Ash chamber
3.3 Annually
3.3.1 Low temperature carburisation gas duct:
Recommended cleaning implement: Cleaning brush and vacuum cleaner
– Clean duct for carbonisation gas extraction – Fig. 62.
Fig. 62 Cleaning carbonisation gas extraction
Att
ention!
Risk of fire if ash hasn‘t cooled! Store ash in lockable and non-combustible container on non-
combustible base for at least 48 hours.
Note!
The ash may be loaded with heavy metals. Heavy metals may affect soil fertility. Ash is not there-
fore suitable as a fertiliser and should be disposed of with residual waste.
