Chester
8
english
5. Problems
problem
possible reason
solution
door glass gets sooty too fast
bad chimney draught
generally: door glasses must be cleaned with
Austroflamm glass cleaner from time to time (depending
on the frequency of use)
contact your chimney sweep (elongate chimney/draught
metering)
incorrect use of the combustion air
supply lever
please operate air lever according to user's instructions
(if secondary air is closed, the door glass soots rather
fast)
wood logs are too large
keep to the max. fuel quantity according to user's
instruction
operating temperature was not
reached
more fuel, use dry wood (< 15 % residual moisture),
attend air regulation
stove does not get enough
combustion air
chimney draught not sufficient
contact your chimney sweep (elongate chimney/draught
metering)
stove is sooted inside
more fuel, use dry wood (< 15 % residual moisture),
attend air regulation
stove smells strongly and there is
smoke on the outside surface
baking phase of the varnish
there may be some odour development during the first
operations
stove is dusty/dirty
cleaning before the heating season starts!
exhaust gas emission while
putting more wood on the fire and
during operation
chimney draught no sufficient, flue
pipe connection leaky
inspect joints and seal up again if necessary
check chimney draught, examine operating - for info
video follow:
http://www.austroflamm.com/de/Video/index.html
the stove door was opened before
the wood has burnt down to
embers
put more fuel wood into the combustion chamber only if
there are only embers left (no more visible flame)
