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3. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Read these Installation and Operating Instructions through carefully before
installing or operating your stove. Make sure all objects are removed from
the fire chamber and the ash pan (except for the fire chamber lining).
Ask your specialist dealer to explain to you how to operate the ambiente
a1/a2/a3/a4/a4 H
2
O/a5/a7/a8 stove and how it functions. National and
European standards and local regulations must be observed when operating
this fireplace.
3.1 GENERAL OPERATING INFORMATION
• Young children, the elderly or the frail: as with all heating appliances,
a guard should be fitted to protect the above persons because both
the glass door and the stove cover panels can become very hot in use.
Caution:
Risk of burns! Never leave such individuals unsupervised near
a stove when it is lit or when the fire has just gone out. Please make
them aware of this hazard.
• The protective glove supplied is designed only for protection from heat when
operating the control handle and the cold hand. The glove is not fireproof.
• Never place any combustible objects on the exposed surfaces or cover
panels of the ambiente a1/a2/a3/a4/a4 H
2
O/a5/a7/a8 stove. Never dry
washing on the stove. Racks for drying washing should always be placed
outside the radiant area of the stove.
• Burning fuel releases thermal energy which heats up the various parts
of the stove, such as the surfaces, the door, the door handle and control
handle, the viewing pane, the flue ducts, etc. These parts can get very
hot. Always take appropriate precautions when touching or operating hot
stove parts (e.g. use the protective glove).
• The ambiente a1/a2/a3/a4/a4 H
2
O/a5/a7/a8 stove must always be
operated with the firebox door closed. The door should always be kept
closed, even when the stove is cold. The only times the door should be
opened are when lighting the stove, when putting on more wood or when
cleaning the stove.
• Do not modify the stove in any way. In particular, no parts that have
not been expressly approved by Spartherm shall be placed in the fire
chamber or in the flue gas or combustion air paths. Any modification to
the fireplace without such express approval will void the warranty and
operating permit.
• Extractor hoods, ventilators, etc. used at the same time as fireplaces in
the same room or in an adjoining room may interfere with the correct
functioning of the open flue stove (smoke may even escape into the
living room). Such ventilation systems should never be operated at the
same time as the stove unless appropriate precautions are taken.
• This stove has been designed for non-continuous use. It is not possible
to achieve continuous operation, even by shutting off the air supply,
and attempting this is not permissible. A longer heating period can be
achieved by the appropriate addition of more fuel.
ambiente a4 H
2
O only:
• Do not place any combustible materials in the lower compartment of
the stove cover.
• Due to the low flue gas temperatures, a suitable flue gas system is
necessary (such as the Alkon made by Raab).
