Troubleshooting - Drolet DB04800 Operation Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM
Oven window and
/ or combustion
chamber's window
blackening.
Irregular draw.
Black smoke leak
outside the cooking
stove.
Smoke coming out of
the cooking stove.
Operation manual - Outback Chef Wood Burning Cookstove
POSSIBLE CAUSES
• Draft too low < 10 Pa
• Bad air regulations
• Too much combustible in
the cooking stove.
• Wood with a high rate of
relative humidity > 20-25%
• Unregulated combustion.
• Inadequate or dirty chimney.
• Dirt in the combustion
chamber or in the cooking
stove.
• Ignition with green wood.
• Smoke pipe obstructed.
• Combustion chamber's door
open while the cooking
stove is heating.
• Insufficient draw < 10 Pa
• Bad adjustments of the air
inlets during startup.
• The cooking stove must be
cleaned.
SOLUTION
• Check that all the pipes are clean.
• Modify the chimney: increase the height
or check surrondings.
• See section (combustion regime)
• Reduce the quantity of combustible in
the combustion chamber.
• Dry the wood longer.
• Sweep the chimney or have it clean by a
professional.
• Clean the cooking stove.
maintenance and cleaning)
• Ignite the cooking stove with
suitable combustible
combustible).
• Ask for professional qualified assistance.
• Check the door closing and the
tightness of the gaskets.
• Check the isolation of the ducts.
• Eliminate or reduce to minimum the
deviations and the useless horizontal
lengths.
• Check all the chimney sections as well
as its height on the outside.
• Ask for a chimney inspection by a
certified technician.
• Read the instructions in the following
section (combustion regime)
(Combustible).
• Regularly clean the cooking stove as
indicated.
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