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General warnings
Important: Read carefully these instructions to familiarize yourself with the equipment before you assembling it
to his gas recipient. Keep these instructions to read them again later.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSEMBLING, USE AND MAINTENANCE
This unit is reserved exclusively for brazing, for soldering tin, aluminum and silver, for forging, for bending bars, sheets and tubes, for
paint stripping and for thawing.
This appliance should be used in sufficiently aerated places in accordance with regulations in force. The volume of air needed for proper
combustion and to prevent formation of dangerous unburned gas mixtures is 2 m
3
/h per kW.
Warning
: Accessible parts may become very hot. Keep out of reach of children and away from other appliances.
The appliance should be operated away from flammable materials and at a distance of 70 cm from furniture, walls and ceilings.
Possible exhalation produced by combustion or by materials being worked on, can be dangerous, always require information about the
possible toxicity. Use, if necessary, protective glasses.
In case of leakage of your appliance (gas smell) immediately bring it outside, in a very ventilated local, without sources of flames, where
the leakage can be found and stopped. If you want to check the leakage of your device, do it outside. Do not seek the leakage with a
match, but use water and soap. Apply solution of soap and water or gas detector in the interspaces of the unit. If bubbles appear, it
means that there is a leak and it must be repaired before use. If you detect a leak and you cannot repair it, don’t try to fix it another way,
but contact the customer service.
Do not use a device that leakage, deteriorated or malfunctioning.
Do not modify the appliance. It 's dangerous to bring modification on device, remove or disassemble its components or use components
which are not approved by the manufacturer, all of this causes the cancellation of warranty and manufacturer's responsibility. Never throw
an empty cartridge into fire.
USE
Carefully read the information stamped on the cartridge for use before introducing it in the housing.
The cartridge CASTOLIN Butane 190 g must be mounted or replaced in a ventilated area, preferentially outside, away from open
flames, pilot flames, hot plates, heat sources and away from other people.
Smoking is prohibited during assembling operation and all operations of the unit.
The appliance does not require preheating.
The appliance must operate in horizontal position or with a maximum inclination of
10-
20 ° in order to avoid a dangerous lengthening of flame caused by burning of cartridge’s fuel in liquid phase.
Gas cartridge assembly
This device works only with piercing gas cartridge at direct pressure butane mod. Castolin 730240 MIN2.
It can be dangerous to try to use other gas cartridges.
1. Make sure the gas supply tap knob
D
is in the closed position that is clockwise rotated toward the sign «-» (Fig. 5).
2. Separate completely the base
B
from the top
A
by unscrewing it on clockwise direction (fig. 1).
3. Remove the top.
4. Remove the cartridge holder spring (fig.2).
5. Insert the cartridge in the base (fig. 3) and lock it with the cartridge holder spring (fig. 4).
6. Make sure the rubber seal of the tap
C
is in regular position (Fig. 5) and that it is not damaged.
Do not use the appliance if the
gasket
C
is damaged or ruined.
7. Screw the base to the top side by turning it counterclockwise until it stops, holding it in stable and horizontal position (Fig. 6).
8. When replacing the cartridge repeat from step 1 after making sure that the gas cartridge is completely empty.
The cartridge is currently perforated; when opening the valve, if there is no gas release, the cartridge should absolutely not be removed
as the cartridge is anyway punctured. In this case, contact your retailer.
POWER AND REGULATION OF POWER
Slightly open the valve counterclockwise «+» and bring a lighted match near the burner
(Castolin 501) or with the piezo (Castolin 601)..
Repeat in case of power failure.
Increase the power of the appliance by turning the knob towards the «+» sign (counterclockwise).
To decrease the power, turn the knob towards the «-» sign (clockwise) until the shutdown.
CARTRIDGE CHANGE
The cartridge must be replaced in a ventilated area, preferentially outside, away from open flames, pilot flames, hot plates, heat
sources and away from other people
.
Replace the cartridge until you are sure it is completely empty, shaking the appliance, you should not hear the liquid splash in the
cartridge. Make sure that the valve is closed and the burner is off and cold before removing the gas cartridge.
Unscrew the unit from the housings and remove the empty gas cartridge.
Check the good condition of the seals before using a new cartridge.
Insert the new gas cartridge into the housings and proceed as described in paragraph «USE».
The cartridge must not be abandoned in the environment but in a safe place. Do not pierce the cartridge. Do not throw the empty cartridge
into fire. All the gas cartridges are disposable. Refilling is not permitted.
MAINTENANCE
a) To clean the body of your appliance, use a cotton wad soaked in warm water and soap. Never use abrasive products.
b) To clean the burner, use a soft brush.
STORAGE
When not using the equipment must be stored upright, in suitable places, protecting it from degradation risks, the place must be well
ventilated and kept away from children.
CONTACT
Messer Eutectic Castolin S.A.R.L - 22, avenue du Québec - 91958 COURTABOEUF CEDEX - France
Téléphone + 33 (0) 169 82 69 82 Téléfax + 33 (0) 169 82 96 01 - Courriel : [email protected]
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