Cleaning And Maintenance; Basic Information; Cleaning The Fire Tray; Cleaning The Grate Door Glass - RIKA Rio Instruction Manual

10. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

BASIC INFORMATION

Your stove must be switched off and have cooled
down before carrying out any maintenance activities.
CAUTION: Only carry out maintenance when the mains
plug of the stove has been removed from the socket.
The frequency with which your stove must be
cleaned as well as the maintenance intervals
depends on the fuel you use.
High moisture contents, ash, dust and chips can
more than double the necessary maintenance
intervals. We would like to point out once again that
you should only use tested and recommended
wooden pellets as a fuel.
Operating handle
Your new pellet stove comes with an operating
handle that is used for opening or closing the grate
door. Please use this operating handle for:
● Cleaning the fire pan; Loosening the pellets in
the pellet container should they stick to the side
walls;
Wood as a fertiliser
Wood mineral residue (approx. 1 -2%) remains in
the combustion chamber as ash. This ash is natural
product and is an excellent fertiliser for all plants in
the garden. However the ash should be aged first
and "quenched" with water
CAUTION: Embers may be hidden in the ash – empty
only into metal containers.
CLEANING THE FIRE PAN
(Fig 3)
CAUTION: Clean fire pan daily.
Make absolutely certain that ash or clinker does not
block the air feed openings. The fire pan can easily
be cleaned inside the stove.
the area underneath can be vacuumed clean.
After removing the pan
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If the stove is heated in continuous operation,
then it must be switched off twice within 24
hours in order to clean the pan. (danger of flash
back)
Caution: only in a cold state, when the embers are
extinguished! Check the pan for correct seating.
Check that the pan is correctly seated.
Fig 3
CLEANING THE
GLASS
The best way to clean the grate door glass is using
a damp cloth. Stubborn dirt can be removed using a
special cleaner that can be purchased from your
specialist stove dealer.
CLEANING THE FLUES
The flue channels are situated in the side of the
combustion chamber (Figs 4 and 6)
● Remove the cover insert (Fig 6,part 63) from
the stove. Open the grate door.
● Remove the wing nut (Fig. 5, 30) and lift off the
RG cleaning cover (Fig. 5, 31). Do this on the
left and right of the stove.
● Clean the heating flues on the combustion
chamber side using a soot brush. (Fig. 6).
● Remove the upper grate cover (Fig. 5, 33) by
unscrewing the four wing nuts
● Vacuum impurities away from the uncovered
inner area and the side openings.
GRATE DOOR