Maintenance; Safety Warnings For Maintenance; Cleaning - Jøtul PF 500 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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13 MAINTENANCE

13�1 SAFETY WARNINGS FOR
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance of the stove must be performed at least
once a year and should be planned in advance with the
Technical Assistance Service�
In some conditions, such as turning the stove on and off or
inappropriate use, the combustion products can contain
small soot particles that build up in the smoke evacuation
system� This can reduce the cross-section of the smoke
duct and pose a fire risk� The smoke evacuation system
must be inspected and cleaned at least once a year�
The maintenance operations must be carried out when
the stove is cold and with the electrical power supply
disconnected�
Before completing any maintenance operation, adopt the
following precautions:
• Make sure that the power supply plug is disconnected.
• Make sure that all stove parts are cold.
• Make sure that the ashes are completely cold.
• Always operate with equipment that is appropriate for
maintenance.
• When maintenance is finished, re-install all of the dis-
assembled parts before restarting operation.
The quality of the pellet, the stove operating mode and
combustion control can affect maintenance activity
frequency�
13�2 CLEANING
Perform the cleaning operations so as to guarantee correct
stove operation�
The table below lists the necessary cleaning operations
required for correct stove operation.
PARTS / 1
FREQUENCY DAY
Fire pot X
Ash
compartment
Glass
Combustion
chamber
Pellet tank
Extraction duct
It is recommended in the early periods of use of the stove,
or of a new type of pellet, to carry out cleaning operations
frequently, so as to be able to assess the exact frequency
of intervention�
13�2�1 Fire pot cleaning
It is necessary to check that the fire pot where combustion
takes place is well cleaned and that slag or residues do not
obstruct the holes.
This precaution will ensure excellent combustion, avoiding
the failed ignition of the stove.
Cleaning must be carried out daily, before each ignition.
For a small cleaning, you can leave the fire pot in the
stove, but if the residues are difficult to remove, you have
to take it out of its housing (Fig. 13.1) and scrape the slag.
28
2 - 3 30 60/90
DAYS DAYS DAYS
X
X
X
X
X
The quantity and consistency of the ash residue depends
on the quality of the pellets used.
After each maintenance operation, make sure that the
fire pot is positioned correctly in its seat�
13�2�2 Cleaning the ash compartment
The ash compartment must be cleaned in accordance
with the time the stove has been in use and the type of
pellets used.
Proceed as follows to clean the ash compartment.
Vacuum the residues present in the ash compartment
(Fig. 13.3) with a suitable ash vacuum cleaner, making
sure that the ashes are completely extinguished.
Fig. 13.1
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.3