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ing operations. ROBAX S for slightly contaminated surfaces – a commercially avail-
able glass surface cleaning agent – may as well be used for the cleaning of the me-
dium or strongly contaminated glass surfaces of the fireplace. Towards this end, spray
small quantities of the agent to the cold surfaces, spread it, and wash it down with a
wet cloth, followed by drying with a clean, soft cloth. In case there are sticky fuel de-
posits on these surfaces, first scale simply them with a ceramic-plate scraper held in
flat angle, and then clean the surfaces as described above.
Cleaning of the ceramic surfaces
dirt and grease are to be removed with soap and
water.
Cleaning of the soapstone
: the soapstone is a natural stone, therefore minor colour
differences may occur; as it is normal, they may not serve as a basis for quality com-
plaints! To clean the soapstone from dirt and fat with water and soap, as well as small
scratches, use sand paper (grain size 240).
Warning
:
Under no circumstances you may use sponge, scouring, aggressive
or scratching cleaning agents!
If the grate is blocked so that the equipment cannot
serve the intended function, the grate is to be removed for cleaning.
1.6 Potential problems and how to tackle them
Kind of operating
problem
Possible reasons
Solution
Odour formation
Curing of the applied pre-
ventive lacquer.
Steaming oil remains.
Operate the fire-place on a
low heating level according
to the instructions manual
for a few hours. Then heat
up for maximal performance
for a few hours.
Too little heating per-
formance
•
We chose too little
performance
•
Chimney draught is
slight
•
Have the heating re-
quirement of the room
examined by an expert
•
Chimney draught shall
be at least 12 Pa, max.
for a short time 15 Pa.
•
Check the tightness of
your chimney and also
that the doors of other
fire-places leading to
the same chimney are
closed and sealed
properly. Make sure
that the chimney-
cleaning joints are
sealed properly.
•
Too long and leaky
smoke tube
•
All the smoke tube
joints must be well
sealed and fireproof-
isolated
