Cleaning And Maintenance - Wamsler F-Box Mode D'emploi

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 5+6) 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 5+6) 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.
Cleaning of the soapstone and sandstone: 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 complaints! 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.
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