Maintenance; Troubleshooting; Glass Experiencing Heavy, Quick And Irregular Sooting; Fire Is Difficult To Light - Spartherm XS 500 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

• Cleaning the ceramic glass panel: The glass panel can be easily
cleaned using standard fireplace glass cleaner, which you can also
obtain from your specialist dealer. The glass fibre seals should not be
soaked with cleaning fluids! Finally, wipe the glass panel with a dry
cloth.
• If you require access to the firebox or the flue pipe, you can open the
inspection/maintenance openings. This requires the side blocks of the
firebox lining and the deflector plate to be dismantled.
• Regularly remove dust from above and below the fireplace cassette dur-
ing the heating season because dust particles may burn or char. This
can lead to soiling of the installation room and the furniture within or to
odour problems.

6.1 MAINTENANCE

The door seal must be checked on a regular basis. If necessary, this seal
is to be replaced (due to wear, breakage etc.). The firebox lining must by
checked at regular intervals. It consists of natural products that are subject
to expansion and contraction during every heating process. Cracks can
occur as a result. It remains fully functional as long as the firebox lining
retains its position in the fireplace and doesn't break. A yearly service of
the fireplace cassette carried out by a specialist is indispensible to ensure
fault-free functionality (where possible, before the heating season)! The
fireplace may not be modified! Only original replacement parts that have
been approved by the manufacturer may be used! Please contact your spe-
cialist dealer should you require any parts!

7. TROUBLESHOOTING

You can rectify the following problems with your fireplace cassette inde-
pendently, please contact your specialist dealer, stove builder or fitter for
all other problems.
7.1 GLASS EXPERIENCING HEAV Y, QUICK AND
IRREGULAR SOOTING
If this has not been the case from the very beginning, please check the
following points:
• Are the correct fuel and technology being used?)
• Are you experiencing atmospheric inversion? )
• Is the combustion air regulator fully opened?
• Does the sooting occur quickly within half an hour? (gradual soiling
during operation of the system is normal. A car windscreen will also
be-come soiled during a journey!)
• Is the firebox insulation a perfect fit?
• Is the wood dry enough? A moisture level of less than 20% should be
measurable in the wood.
• Has enough wood been added to the fire? (when the volume of wood is
too low it is possible that an insufficiently high temperature has been
achieved in the fireplace))

7.2 FIRE IS DIFFICULT TO LIGHT

If this has not been the case from the very beginning, please check the
following points:
• Are the correct fuel and technology being used?
• Is the wood dry enough?
• Is the wood too thick?
• Has sufficient air intake been guaranteed?
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