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Do not clean the stove until the structure and the ashes have cooled down completely.
Carry out all operations with maximum safety.
Sofia
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be installed in a centrally located position within the home. This will assist
the appliance to perform to the level required.
the top of the unit, the heater should face the majority of the area to be heated.
Sofia
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a power source to function. This is standard mains feed 240v plug - if this
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Please check all clearances to combustibles as listed on page 35 of this Owner's/Technical
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In accordance with the requirements of AS/NZS 2918:2018,
seismic restraint.
2.2
Deciding where to locate your wood pellet burning stove
1.
Do not install the pellet stove in a bedroom or room where people sleep.
2.
Locate the pellet stove in a large and open room that is centrally located in the house.
This will optimise heat circulation.
3.
Check clearances to combustibles (refer page 35).
2.3
Ash
The ash content of the fuel and operation of your stove will directly determine the frequency of cleaning.
The use of high ash fuels may result in the stove needing to be cleaned daily. A low ash fuel may allow
longer intervals between cleaning.
2.4
Clinkering
Clinkers are silica (sand) or other impurities in the fuel that will form a hard mass during the burning
This hard mass will block the air flow through the burn pot liner, and affect the
process.
performance of the stove. Any fuel, even approved types, may clinker. Check the burn pot liner
daily to ensure that the holes are not blocked with clinkers. Refer to the Routine Cleaning and
Maintenance section.
2.5
Filling Fuel Hopper
Check hopper for foreign objects, then empty the bag of pellets into the hopper. DO NOT OVER FILL ,
as miscellaneous pellets could smoke if left to rest on an operating stove.
Store pellets at least one metre (1m) away from the pellet stove.
Warning: parts of the appliance, especially the external surfaces, will be hot to touch when in operation
so use due care.
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