Introduction - Atmos CP85KS Operation And Maintenance Manual

1. Introduction

The pneumatic burner cleaner is an accessory suitable for optimal cleaning of the ATMOS A85
combustion chambers when burning poorer quality wooden pellets which form cakes (ash clumps),
i.e. wooden pellets with greater amounts of bark and dirt.
WARNING – This equipment does not deal with the burning of plant pellets, grains,
other biological waste pressed into pellets or wooden pellets with greater content of the above
mentioned substances.
The equipment ensures the automatic removal of clumps and ash from the burner combustion chamber
at regular intervals, or always after the burner burns out. The pneumatic burner cleaner is very fast,
effective and reliable.
INFO – Pneumatic cleaning is not a replacement for regular servicing or where
necessary the cleaning of the burner and boiler which has to be undertaken at regular
intervals according to pellet quality. The interval between checks and cleaning of the
combustion chamber should be looked at taking account of the amount of foreign matter and
dirt in the pellets, which can result in growth of apertures (holes) in the combustion chamber
for intake of combustion air.
Combustion chamber cleaning is undertaken according to a preset program in the ATMOS A85
burner electronics. Its frequency must always correspond to the quality of pellets burnt. The poorer
the pellet quality, the more frequent clumps must be removed from the combustion chamber.
INFO - Clumps of ash prevent combustion air from reaching the pellets, meaning they
cannot burn properly in the required time in the combustion chamber. This subsequently
results in the overfilling of the combustion chamber and blockage of the pellet inlet pipe
between the burner and conveyor.
These ash clumps are not formed with high quality wooden pellets made of soft bark-free wood or
other mixes of so-called white pellets, meaning pneumatic cleaning is unnecessary. However, if it is
built into the burner it saves us time, facilitates work, ensures consistent combustion quality, and thus
reliability.
The equipment works by day and night to ensure everything runs reliably. The customer may,
however, wish to ensure cleaning does not take place at night where the boiler is located, e.g. near to
a bedroom. In this case, a special 8 A timer can be used to control the compressor directly by time
(Note – this cannot normally be bought in shops)
WARNING – You should, however, be aware that if the pellet quality is so poor as to require
burner cleaning at intervals shorter than can be set by the timer, the burner will not work
reliably and the pellet inlet pipe will block.
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