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Art. No. 950 281
5.3.1 Special notes on the initial operation of Waterplus appliances
Waterplus appliances must never be put into operation without water or without being
connected to the heating system! Even a short test run without water can cause
considerable damage to the appliance, and in any case voids all warranty claims. Never
bridge or remove any of the safety devices.
Prior to initial operation the boiler of the Water appliance must be connected to the heating
system (storage heater, radiator, wall heating or the like) via a wodtke stove connecting station*.
The entire system must be properly deaerated. The heating system must be capable of
delivering heat (radiators turned on, storage cold).
*If you are not using a wodtke stove connecting station, the return temperature must instead be
raised to >50 °C (ideally 55 °C) and a pump control facility must be installed.
5.3.2 Filling the fuel hopper
Open the hopper lid wearing heat protection gloves. Open the pellet bag at the seam and place
it in the fuel hopper with the opening face down touching the protective grating and
slowly draw the bag out. This prevents the pellets from falling into the hopper from a height
and unnecessarily throwing up dust. With appliances of the Smart series (protective grating
located higher up) refill pellets slowly from a low height. After refilling, close the hopper lid and
keep it closed during operation.
Tip:
Pour the pellets slowly from a low height to cause as little dust as possible (see above).
You can also use a bucket or the like for filling pellets into the fuel hopper.
When starting up for the first time the feed screw will still be empty. The first pellets will fall into
the burner pot when the appliance has been running for about 10 minutes and the ignition
system has switched off again. The same applies when the fuel hopper has been refilled too
late and the last pellets have passed the feed screw.
In either case, do the following to ensure reliable ignition:
•
Switch appliance on using the I/O key and wait until the preheating programme has finished
or pellets start dropping into the burner pot.
•
At this moment switch the appliance off and then immediately on again using the I/O key.
The preheating programme will then start anew and the appliance will light as soon as
pellets start dropping into the burner pot. Repeat this procedure as necessary.
Tip:
If the fuel hopper and the feed screw have run completely empty you can shorten the time
needed until pellets start dropping into the burner pot and the appliance lights again by dropping
a handful of pellets into the burner pot or filling it up to the first row of holes. Note: Do not fill the
burner pot completely; this would cause malfunctioning.
5.3.3 External feed systems
wodtke has special accessories available for connecting the appliance to pellet feed systems or
storage spaces provided as part of the domestic equipment. Our appliances are approved for
external feeding. For this purpose we recommend automatic gravity feed systems with a pellet
storage space located directly above the place where the fuel hopper is normally mounted on
our appliances. Then the pellets can simply slide down from the storage space into the hopper
through gravity, with no need for maintenance or auxiliary energy. Alternatively one can also
use electrical or pneumatic feed systems. In this regard please observe our additional technical
instructions and in particular your local building regulations.
