4. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
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GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Your ALPHA II appliance has been designed
by our development team with the
concepts of minimum maintenance and
long operating life very much in mind.
Certain cleaning operations and the checkin
of seals are necessary from time to time.
The time between inspections depends to
a large extent on the quality of the wood
you burn and frequency of use.
All maintenance and cleaning work must be
undertaken exclusively when the appliance
has completely cooled down.
A REMINDER
Only use wood that has been properly
stored, is dry and untreated.
Use the correct quantity of fuel.
Poor fuel material can more than double the
number of maintenance activities that become
necessary.
SURFACE CONDITION AND
CLEANLINESS
The glass in the doors can be cleaned with
a specially prepared cleaning medium. This
is obtainable from your specialist dealer. If
the glass becomes very severely sooted,
this could be caused through burning damp
wood.
The black surface of the appliance is highly
heat-resistant and need only be cleaned
using a cloth (dampened if necessary). If
the surface needs to be restored, then use
only the original type of lacquer as stocked
by your specialist dealer.
CONVECTION AIR OPENINGS
Clean off dust deposits from the convec-
tion air openings regularly, using a source of
suction.
Before the start of a new heating season,
the appliance should be thoroughly clean-
ed in order to avoid strong odours during
operation.
CLEANING THE FLUE GAS PATHS
(Once per year)
Remove the fire tubes.
Brush off/suck out any deposits of soot
and dust in the firing components and the
fire tubes.
At the start and finish of a heating period,
check the seals on the combustion cham-
ber door and on the ash drawer.
If the seals are damaged or very worn, then
please order the appropriate replacement
items.
Only intact seals will guarantee the proper
functioning of your firing appliance. Loose
seals should be reattached using Thermohit
seal adhesive.
