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MAINTENANCE
Maintenance operations must be performed by an authorised technical assistance centre.
Before performing any maintenance operation, take the following precautions:
• Ensure that all appliance parts are cold.
• Make sure that the ashes are completely extinguished.
• Use personal protective equipment provided for by Directive 89/391/EEC.
• Make sure that the general line switch is turned off.
• Make sure that the power supply cannot be accidentally reactivated. Remove the plug from the
wall socket.
• Always use appropriate equipment for maintenance.
• Once maintenance or repair operations have been completed, before putting the appliance back
into service, reinstall all the safety guards and reactivate all the safety devices.
9.1
Maintenance of the smoke system
To be carried out at least once a year, or every 4000 kg of pellets burned.
If there are horizontal sections, it is necessary to check and remove any deposits of ash and soot
before they obstruct the passage of fumes.
In the event of failure to clean or inadequate cleaning the appliance may have operating problems
including:
• bad combustion;
• blackening of the glass;
• blockage of the burn pot with accumulation of ash and pellets;
• deposit of ash and excessive deposits on the exchanger with consequent poor performance.
9.2 Appliance maintenance
To be carried out at least once a year, or every time the appliance signals maintenance request.
During the maintenance operation, the technician must:
• clean the flue gas transit area thoroughly and completely;
• check the condition and tightness of all the seals;
• check the condition of all internal components and make sure they are clean;
• make sure the flue gas outlet connection is sealed and clean;
• remove any deposits of pellet residues in the tank;
• check that there are no pellets or pellet residues in the appliance installation space;
• check the correct operation of the appliance;
• reset any warnings or alarms.
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