Operating Principle - EdilKamin Idrotech Installation, Use And Maintenance Manual

OPERATING PRINCIPLE

The stove is pellet-fired with electronically controlled com-
bustion. Pellets are small cylinders of pressed wood. The heat
produced by combustion is mainly used to heat water, and
only a small part radiates into the room where the stove is
installed.
The pellet hopper (A) is at the top of the stove. The hopper is
filled through the lid found at the back of the top.
The fuel (pellets) is taken from the hopper (A) and delivered
to the combustion chamber (D) by a screw feeder (B) driven
by a gearmotor (C).
The pellets are ignited by air heated with a heating element
(E) which is drawn into the combustion chamber by a centri-
fugal fan (F).
The combustion air is drawn from the room (where there must
be an air intake) by the centrifugal fan (F) through pipe (G).
The combustion smoke produced is drawn out of the firebox
by the same centrifugal fan (F), and expelled from the nozzle
(H) at the bottom rear of the stove.
The ash falls into the pan (I) where it gathers for emptying.
The water in the stove is heated and sent to the heating system
by the pump built into the stove.
The stove has a built-in closed expansion tank and overpres-
sure relief valve.
The amount of fuel, the smoke extraction/combustion air sup-
ply and pump operation are controlled by an electronic circuit
board in order to achieve highly efficient fuel consumption.
User instructions
(see page 30 for further details)
The water temperature required in the system (recommended
average of 60°C) is set on the panel, and the stove modulates
the power to maintain or reach this temperature.
With small systems, the Eco function may be enabled (the
stove turns off and on according to the water temperature).
The external covering of the stove is available in ceramic
leather, bordeaux and steel grey.
NOTES on fuel.
The Idrotech pellet-fired boiler-stove is designed and programmed to burn pellets. Pellets are small 6 mm diameter (approx.)
fuel cylinders made from sawdust and ground waste wood pressed at high pressure without adhesives or other foreign material.
They are sold in 15 kg bags. In order NOT to jeopardize stove operation, do NOT burn other substances.
The use of other materials (including wood), which can be detected by laboratory analyses, invalidates the guarantee.
EdilKamin has designed, tested and programmed its stoves to perform best with pellets with the following characteristics:
diameter: 6 millimetres;
maximum length: 40 mm;
maximum moisture content: 8 %;
heat output: 4300 kcal/kg (at least) .
Use of unsuitable pellets may lead to: a decrease in efficiency; operating anomalies; stoppages due to clogging, dirty glass,
unburnt fuel, etc.
Refer to the CTI (Italian Thermotechnics Committee), recommendations available on the site: www.cti2000.it.
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