Your Contribution To Environmental Protection; Cleaning And Care - Spartherm XS 500 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

3.10 Your contribution to environmental protection

Whether your fireplace cassette burns in an environmentally friendly way is
dependent to a large degree on how it is operated and which fuel is used.
The following advice should help you to operate your fireplace cassette in an
environmentally friendly way:
 Do not use wood that has been stored for a long time because this wood
can lose its flammability and its calorific value reduces after extremely
long storage or insufficient ventilation.
 Adjust the volume of wood used to the relevant heating requirements.
You can check whether a clean and low-emission burning process is taking
place in your fireplace cassette as follows:
 The ash should be white. A darker colour indicates residual charcoal and
an incomplete burning process.
 The exhaust gas coming out of the chimney should be as clear as
possible (the less visible the exhaust gas appears, the better the burning
process).
 The firebox lining in your fireplace is light and not sooted after burning.
Please note: The fireplace may not be used as a waste incinerator!
Furthermore, the fireplace is only intended for temporary burning. Continuous
operation can also not be achieved due to the extraction of combustion air
and is not permitted.
The fireplace cassette may only be cleaned in a cold state. Please note that
cleaning can lead to soiling of the installation room and your clothing.
We recommend that you protect the area around the opening to the
fireplace from soiling with a plastic sheet or a blanket and that you wear
work clothes. All dismantled components must be installed again after
cleaning.
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The fireplace cassette, the firebox, the smoke collection chamber with the
heating gas control system, the combustion air system and the exhaust
flue pipes to the chimney must be inspected for deposits and, if neces-
sary, cleaned at regular intervals on a yearly basis and also maybe dur-
ing and after the heating season and after the chimney has been
cleaned. The deposits should be removed using a hand brush and/or an
ash vacuum cleaner (specialist dealer).The chimney should be cleaned at

3.11 Cleaning and care

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