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a burning match in the slightly opened feeding door. If the flame is not drawn
significantly by the draught, then a so-called starting fire is to be set first. Towards
this end, burn wood chips/wool in the fireplace or the cleaning hole of the
chimney. The fire grate is to be cleaned before every kindling to ensure the proper
inflow of air for burning. The ashtray is to be emptied regularly (Figure 4). Should
the equipment be extremely hot, use the gloves provided. Please, be careful not
to dispose glowing materials into the waste bin.
Ensure that the ashtray should be fully pushed into the equipment.
Warning! In order to keep the air clean and safeguard the fireplace, do not
exceed the specified maximum fuel quantity, otherwise overheating may
occur, which potentially damage the equipment. Such damage is not
covered with any guarantee. Only a single layer of fuel is allowable to be
prepared in the fireplace. Try to reach lower heating performance only by
decreasing the quantity of fuel, and not by cutting the primary air supply.
1.5 Cleaning and maintenance
After the heating season, it is recommended to clean the fireplace and the flue
gas pipes carefully. Any dropping heating performance is almost always the
consequence of the strong contamination of the flues. For cleaning, the baffle
plate (Picture 7) is to be pulled forward. This way, the flues can be cleaned from
the inside or – after removing the flue gas pipe – from above. After cleaning, the
baffle plate (Picture 7) is be pushed back fully again.
Warning!
Following every heating season you are advised to examine the fireplace
thoroughly. If any repair or reconditioning is needed, please, contact your local
dealer in a timely manner, and specify the model number and serial number of
your equipment (as seen on the model plate). External surfaces may be
maintained only after the fireplace cooled down, and following the first
commissioning. Use cold water for cleaning, or soap, washing ingredient in
extraordinary cases, then wipe it dry. Before its first use, clean the ROBAX
inspection glass with a wet and clean cloth, and then put a few drops of glass–
ceramics cleaner onto both sides of the glass, and spread them with the use of
kitchen paper tissues. It provides an invisible film on the valuable surface of the
Robax glass. This film helps to keep the glass clean, and facilitates regular
cleaning operations. ROBAX S for slightly contaminated surfaces – a
commercially available glass surface cleaning agent – may as well be used for the
cleaning of the medium 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 deposits 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.
