PELLET STOVES Chapter 5
INSTALLATION AND USE MANUAL
page 66
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The silicon paints used on MCZ products possess technical
characteristics that make them resistant to very high
temperatures.
There is however a physical limit (380°-400°) beyond which
the paint begins to fade or (over 450°) to vitrify; it may then
flake and detach from the steel surface.
If this happens, it means that temperatures have been
reached that are far above those at which the unit should
operate properly.
5.2. CLEANING TO BE PERFORMED BY SPECIALIZED
TECHNICIAN
5.2.1. Cleaning the heat exchanger and the pipe unit
Halfway through the winter, but especially in the spring, you will
need to clean the compartment where discharge smoke passes.
This cleaning must be done in order to remove all combustion residues
before time and humidity let them harden and make them difficult to
remove.
5.2.1.1.
CLEANING THE EXCHANGER AND PIPE UNIT
(EGO/STAR)
CLEANING THE UPPER COMPARTMENT
When the stove is cold, remove the top, remove the ceramics/ sides as
described in section.3.3., loosening the relative fastening screws before
removing the drivers “B” and then remove the boiler cover “C”. At this
point, remove the turbulators “D” and using a rigid rod or a bottle
brush, clean the internal pipe unit and the turbulators, removing all of
the accumulated ash.
Check the cover gasket and replace it if necessary.
ATTENTION: It is advisable to carry out the cleaning of the
upper exchanger at the end of the season and possibly by an
authorised MCZ technician in order to replace the gasket that
is below plug “C”. (fig.16).
CLEANING THE LOWER COMPARTMENT
Remove the ash drawer “G” , unscrew the screws and remove the plug
“E” and with the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner to remove the soot and
ash which has accumulated in the exchanger “H”. Also remove the
grate “F” and clean it every 2/3 days as explained in chap. 5.1
ATTENTION: It is advisable to carry out the cleaning of the
lower compartment once a week and in any case according to
the fuel consumption.
F
E
H
D
C
B
G
Figure 16 – Cleaning the pipe unit,
turbolator and lower compartment
(EGO/STAR)
