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CLEANING OF EXCHANGER
The heat exchanger should be cleaned, internally and externally, by authorized personnel and in compliance
with specific rules. In general, we suggest cleaning the exchanger at least once a year, at the beginning of
every winter.
For such operation, perform the following operations:
•
remove the inspection panel
1
.
•
remove the inspection shutter
2.
•
dismantle the burner.
•
only in the
type 1
–
2
models, disconnect the chimney pipe from the connector
5.
•
in models
3 - 8 type
only, remove the side panels
7
and the inspection doors
6.
•
Remove the reticular turbulators
10
using the extraction hook
12
supplied
•
clean the pipe bundle elements
3
with a swab and remove soot and residual elements deposited in
the combustion chamber
8
, by using an extractor, though the burner opening
9.
•
remove the soot and residues deposited in the rear exhaust manifold
4
by using a vacuum cleaner,
through the chimney connection
5
for the model
type 1
2
or through the side inspection openings
for the models
type 3
8.
•
reassemble all the pieces, considering especially the tightness and replacing the gaskets, if needed.
