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Evenly fill in the heater lamellae, avoid blocking and formation of considerable voids.
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For filling in the outer stone heater, please also use the stones included into the con-
tents of delivery.
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Fill in the inner compartment of the stone heater with stones up to no more than 70%
of the volume.
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Do not cover or shut off the nozzle located on the lid of the inner compartment of the
stone heater, while laying stones into it.
IMPORTANT! It is prohibited to use halite to fill stone heaters.
2.6. Heater operation
IMPORTANT! Before each heating up of the heater, make sure that there are no foreign
objects in the firebox, ash drawer or in the chimney, and that there is chimney draft.
1.
Remove all unnecessary and foreign objects
from the firebox and chimney, remove ash
from the ash box.
2.
Put 3-4 logs on the grate
in such a way as to ensure free access of air to the combustion
area, namely: lay the firewood loosely, adjust the ash drawer gap to be within 50 mm
3.
Ignite the firewood
loaded into the firebox. The preferred ignition method is using
birch bark, wood chips and other natural materials, or using paper or throwaway news-
papers.
4.
Close the door.
5.
Partly close the ash drawer
after heating up of the chimney and development of stable
draft (usually after burning of the first load of firewood), leaving a gap within 10 mm.
It is necessary to constantly ensure sufficient draft, while avoiding the development of
excessive one, that leads to heating of the firebox red hot, which significantly reduces
the heater service life. Control the draft by adjusting the ash drawer gap.
6.
When additional firewood is required
, open the door smoothly, without jerks. Load the
firewood and close the door. Adjust the draft. A couple of logs are enough to maintain
the optimum temperature for steam bathing.
Bear in mind
, that excessive heating (for
example, several full loads in a row) leads to overheating and shortens the heater and
chimney service life, and can also cause a fire.
7.
The heater operation may be terminated
after the entire load of firewood burns up.
IMPORTANT! The following is prohibited:
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allowing firewood to burn inside the heating flue;
‒
using explosive, toxic, highly flammable substances, paints, solvents, gasoline, etc., to
ignite the firewood;
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operating the heater at a constant excessive draft in the firebox.
IMPORTANT!
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Partial burning out of heat-resistant enamel is possible on the most thermally loaded
elements of the heater during operation, which is not a manufacturing defect.
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The firebox metal may become slightly deformed during operation, which is not a
manufacturing defect provided the integrity of weld joints is preserved.
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In case there is a hot water tank, water shall be drained from the tank every time
after termination of the heater operation, if the room temperature drops below + 5 °С
during interruptions of the heater operation.
