ABC PROIZVOD Concept 2 mini air Owner's manual

TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR
CONCEPT 2 AND CONCEPT 2 MINI
CENTRAL HEATING COOKERS

Dear Customers,
We would like to thank you for your trust and to congratulate you since by this
purchase you have become a member of voluminous family of satisfied buyers of
company ABC PROIZVOD.
We anticipate that soon you will be sure that you selected a quality and economic
product, being a result of longstanding tradition of our company in the manufacture
of central heating boilers and cookers.
If you have any doubts, concerns or inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us,
no matter where and from whom you purchased our product, we will provide you
with our assistance bymeans of expert advice and technical support.
Yours Faithfully
Founded in 1990.
Prior to use of these central heating cookers, please read this manual carefully,
since it provides you with information regarding safe installation, operation and
maintenance of these devices.
ABC PRODUCT d. o. o. Serbia, 31 000 Uzice, Milosa Obrenovica 2
+ 381 (0) 31 514 502, e-mail: [email protected]
www.abcproizvod.rs
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1.Cooker intended use and specific features.........................................................
2. Safety......................................................................................................................
3. Description and technical characteristics..........................................................
4. Transportation and storage..................................................................................
5. lnstallation.............................................................................................................
6. Operation-fuel feeding..........................................................................................
7. Troubleshooting...................................................................................................
8. Cleaning and maintenance.................................................................................
9. Disassembly and disposal..................................................................................
10. Addition..............................................................................................................
11. Warranty..............................................................................................................
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1. INTEDED USE AND SPECIFIC FEATURES OF CENTRAL HEATING COOKER
These cookers are intended for heating of premises via central heating utility as well as food
boiling and roasting, by solid fuel feeding (coal or dry wood). Besides that, it looks like a fireplace
owing to fire-resistant glass on the firebox door.The cooker may be connected to a utility with
either open or close pressure maintenance system, with water temperature up to 90°C and max.
working pressure of 2.5 Bars.
The cooker design allows easy fuel feeding and ahs cleaning. Reliable operation is enabled, high
degree of usability, as well as long life when following recommendations for accurate installation
and exploitation, which we prove by a 5-year warranty.
All connections on the cooker (inlet-outlet lines, smoke tube, heat exchanger connector, etc) are
standard, therefore not requiring any special adaptation during the connection.
IMPORTANT WARNING: During the operation, the cooker door has to be closed, otherwise
an uncontrolled temperature rise may occur exceeding an allowed limit, which may cause
damages on the cooker and utilities. Besides that, an unjustified increased fuel
consumption may happen, as well.
2. SAFETY
2.1. SAFETY AND RELIABILITY IN COOKER OPERATION
These central heating cookers are designed and fabricated to provide the highest operation
safety provided that the users comply with this MANUAL in all aspects.
No responsibility is taken for injuries to humans, animals, or property damages as a
consequence of non-compliance with this manual.
Any other use of the cooker is considered incorrect and thus either hazardous, too, such
as:
Change of the cooker's intended use by solid fuel feeding but with no connection of hot water
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line;
Drying of coal, wood, fire starters, other objects and animals in the oven;
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Drying above the hob of laundry, fuel and other flammable objects or objects which may fall
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onto the hob.
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2.2 IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS
1. The cooker has to be mounted and connected to central heating supply by authorized/qualified
installer-technician in conformity with this manufacturer's manual. He provides the user/operator
of the cooker with basic explanations out of this manual's contents.
2. This cooker may only be operated by a trained and skilled person. Children must not operate
this cooker.
3. Stay away from hot surfaces and do not touch them. Keep children and the disabled people
away from them.
4. Do not put anything that may cause an accident or damage (empty glass or enamel dishes,
inflammable objects, deformed and unstable dishes which may fall over, etc) onto the hob.
Ensure that handles of the dishes do not project from the hob, so that you may not move them
accidentally.
5. Do not use or keep inflammable objects and volatile liquids in the vicinity of the cooker.
6. When using small household appliances in the vicinity of the cooker, ensure that their power
cable do not touch the hot hob of the cooker.
7. Never put any objects or inflammable matters in the drawer blow the oven (except wood for
burning).
3. DESCRIPTION AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The cooker to which this MANUAL refers is designed for solid fuel (coal and dry wood) feeding.
Besides that, it looks like a fireplace due to fire-resistant glass on the firebox door.
It is made of certified boilerplate with proved chemical composition and mechanical features at
higher temperatures. It is welded by means of most up-to-date welding procedures.
Testing of the cooker is performed with water under 3-Bar pressure.
The cooker has water-cooled grid, made of seamless tubes as well as ash ejector allowing
efficient ash ejection from firebox into the ashtray. This enables a better fresh air supply to
combustion area.
These types of cooker enable lifting the firebox together with the grid. Placement of this grid
reduces heating capacity, therefore the cooker may be used to heat confined area, either. By
firebox lifting, the effect of heating on the hob is improved without any losses of the desired
temperature within the oven.
By the point of chimney connection, the cooker may be either left- or right-sided (lateral
connection) or with hob connection. Concept 2 mini cookers are universal, left- or right-sided with
the connection to the hob allowed. Before connecting the cooker to the chimney, one needs to
remove sheet metal from lateral panel, detach protective sheet metal from the smoke tube (either
on the left or on the right side, depending on the side you selected for connection to chimney), F.2,
pos. no.18.
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TECHNICAL DETAILS
Required draught (Pa)
Water volume (I)
Power transferred to water(kW)*
Mass (total weight) (kg)
Max working pressure (Bars)
Max working temperature (°C)
Smoke tube diameter (mm)
Width L (mm)
Height H (mm)
Depth D (mm)
Coal Wood Coal Wood
Standard connector on all our cookers is 145 mm. In case that this connector is not
suitable for you, our factory in its product range may offer reductors converting the
existing status into the following dimensions: 120, 130 or 150.
Picture number 1: STOVE FOR CENTRAL HEATING – Concept 2
Technical details for all cooker types
1. Firebox door
2. Thermometer for water in the cooker
3. Oven door
4. Oven thermometer
5. Flap handle
6. Ashtray door
7. Ash ejector
8. Drought controller
9. Smoke tube
10. Opening for panel removal
10. Opening for cleaning below the oven
11. Wood drawer
12-12'. Connector R1/2" for heat exchanger
(thermal protection)
13. Connector R1/2" for thermal valve
14. Supply line R1"
15. Connector R1/2" for safety valve
16. Returning line R1 "
17. Load and unload connector R1/2"
Concept 2 Concept 2 Mini
* NOTE: Power emitted by the cooker by radiation in the room was cot considered.
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1. Firebox door
2. Thermometer for water within the cooker
б. Ashtray door
7. Ash ejector
8. Drought controller
12-12: Connector R1/2" for heat exchanger (thermal protection)
13. Connector R1/2"for thermal valve
14. Supply line R1 "
15. Connector R1/2" for safety valve
16. Returning line R1 "
17. Load and unload connector R1/2"
18. Protective smoke tube sheet metal
Picture number 2: CENTRAL HEATING COOKER - Concept 2 mini
4. TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE
The cooker is protected with packaging which is not precipitation-resistant. It should be kept
under covered area. Transportation to the user's destination is performed as agreed. When
you remove the unit from the cooker, check for any accidental damages during transportation
and manipulation. If you have any doubts regarding its functionality, contact your retails or
factory ABC PROIZVOD directly.
Keep packaging components out of reach of the children, since they may be hazardous.
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5. PLACEMENT / INSTALLATION
Design, placement and central heating installation is mandatory to be done by a qualified person.
In case of poorly designed system and possible defects in installation by mentioned person,
which in turn may cause incorrect cooker functionality, solely the installer of heating system, not
the manufacturer, representative or retailer of the cooker, bears both complete material
responsibility and unexpected expenses.
The cooker may be placed in the kitchen or some other suitable area, under the condition that a
non-flammable base, sufficient manipulation area, room ventilation and suitable chimney are
provided.
When installing the cooker, take care about the following:
а) Furniture and objects next to the cooker must not be made of flammable materials, otherwise
their distance from the cooker has to be min. 20 cm.
b) Under no circumstances can the shelves or similar wooden furniture be placed under the
cooker hob
c) The wall which is in contact with the back of the cooker has to be made of a heat-resistant
material
d) Do not place curtains directly behind the cooker, when placing them laterally, they should be
placed as far as possible
e) Flammable materials, f.e. door frames, wallpapers have to be at least 20 mm away from smoke
tubes. This distance may be reduced if appropriate thermal insulation is installed around smoke
tubes.
f) Place the cooker in horizontal position or lift the back of it slightly (2-4 mm).
5.2. CONNECTION TO CHIMNEY
As an essential component of central heating system, the chimney has to have an appropriate
cross section, and to be duly installed, correctly placed above the roof and insulated (F.4).
Determination of the size and check of the existing chimney is performed by the designer
of central heating utility based on the cooker capacity, fuel type of required drought for selected
cooker.
The cooker reaches the declared power only in case of appropriate size of the chimney.
All smoke tube joints from the cooker to the chimney have to be properly sealed. F.3.
The chimney needs to be duly placed above the roof as per the instructions presented in F.4.
Avoid the placement of chimney caps, especially if with lateral blinds. In case of possible
placement of a chimney cap, act as recommended in F. 4. .
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Correct cooker connection to chimney Incorrect cooker connection to chimney
Sealed
Pipe
Sealed
Cleaning
hole
sealed
Sealed
Cleaning
hole
Cleaning
hole
sealed Cleaning
hole
Cleaning
hole
Sealed
Pipe
Cleaning
hole
sealed
Putting a chimney above roof Chimney hat
Picture 4. Chimney installation above the roof and chimney cap placement
Picture 3 Connection to chimney
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1. Cooker Concept 2
2. Smoke tube
3. Open expansion vessel
4. Discharge pipe
5. Manometer
6. Radiator valve
7. Radiator
8. Air valve
9. Circulation pump
10. Safety valve
11. Thermal valve
12. Water supply connection line
12'. Hot water drain
13. Thermal valve probe
14. Supply line
15. Safety valve connector
16. Returning line
17. Load and unload connector 1/2"
5.3.INSTALLATION
Central heating cooker may be connected to open system (F. 5) and to closed system (F. б) of
central heating utility, since the cooker has built-in thermal safety feature – a heat exchanger.
Thermal valve is not delivered with the cooker.
Preferably connect the cooker to open central heating system, and connection of a thermal valve
with a probe to the cooker is however mandatory as well as connection of the heat exchanger to
water supply network. Warranty shall be void without the thermal valve connection.
All cooker joints need to be properly sealed, which should be visually checked before
commissioning.
A final step in the mounting procedure is to fill the cooker and all the utilities with water up to the
required pressure.
DO NOT USE THE COOKER WITHOUT WATER.
Picture 5 Scheme of cooker connection to open central heating system
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10. Safety valve
11. Thermal valve
12. Water supply connection line
12'. Hot water drain
13. Thermal valve probe
14. Distribution line
15. Safety valve connector
16. Returning line
17. Load and unload connector 1/2"
1. Cooker Concept 2
2. Smoke tube
3. Valve
4. Closed expansion vessel
5. Manometer
6. Radiator valve
7. Radiator
8. Air valve
9. Circulation pump
Picture number 6
Scheme of the cooker connection to closed central heating
6. OPERATION – FUEL FEEDING
Solid fuel has to be physically separated from the cooker by means of spatial and physical barrier.
Ashtray needs to be made of non-flammable ingredients and it has to be placed away from fuel
storage area.
INITIAL FUEL FEEDING
The following conditions need to be met at the initial fuel feeding:
• chimney has to be clean and duly connected with the cooker,
• the cooker and heating utility need to be equipped with all safety devices,
• at the initial fuel feeding, pull the flap handle, F.1, pos. 5 (Cooker Concept 2), completely, for
more convenient passage of additional cold smoke gases , and once the desired temperature
is reached, return the handle into the suitable position, depending on operating mode,
• fill the system with water and remove the air
• in cooker operating mode, firebox door and ashtray door need to be closed,
• set the automatic drought controller button to the desired value,
• max. cooker working temperature is 90°С.
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IIMPORTANT NOTE:
First fuel feeding may cause condensation – water drops and humidity in the ashtray. In
this case, increase the cooker temperature gradually and this phenomenon will disappear.
6.2. OPERATION
The cooker is fed with fuel as all the other continuously burning solid fuel boilers. The fire is
started with the ashtray door open. Having opened the firebox door, put the paper and small
prices of wood on the grid and start the fire. Put the heating material gradually into the firebox until
the fire intensifies. Only then fill the firebox, close the ashtray door and set the drought controller
to the desired temperature.
6.3. USE OF GRID
The cooker has water-cooled grid, made of seamless tubes as well as ash ejector, F.1 and F.2,
pos. 7, allowing efficient ash ejection from firebox into the ashtray. This enables a better fresh air
supply to combustion area. The cooker also has a feature that the firebox may be lifted with the
grid, which is placed on suitable holders.
The grid is an accessory, and if desired, the customer may either purchase it directly from the
manufacturer or order it through a distributor. This grid is intended for use in a transitional season,
when external temperature is not too low. Placing this grid, the heating effect on the hob is
enhanced, and thus food is boiled and roasted faster, and the cooker may also be used for
heating confined premises.
6.4. TEMPERATURE CONTROL
On the cooker panel, F.1 and F.2, pos. 8, a drought controller is installed, which function is to set
the desired temperature, and in consists of a numerical wheel with 0-8 scale, then of controller
flap and capillaries. A thermometer is installed on the cooker, F.1 and F.2 pos. 2, showing the
water temperature in the cooker. By means of capillaries, the draught controller (as well as the
thermometer) is connected with the probe from which it collects the details about water
temperature value in the cooker.
The cooker temperature is the lowest when the drought controller is set to no.1, and it is the
highest when the drought controller is set to no 8. When the cooker temperature starts to fall, the
controller flap is open automatically by 3-5 mm, allowing the flow of secondary drought (air) and
better combustion up to the desired temperature. the drought controller settings depend on the
desired area temperature.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
For correct functionality of the drought controller, connect the cooker to the chimney with
stipulated dimensions.
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Clean the space between controller's flap and airflow hole occasionally and remove ash
and other burning products' debris. Avoid low water temperatures in the cooker of 50-
60°С, since condensation may occur. If you observe water accumulation in either cooker
or in the ashtray, simply increase cooker's operating temperature.
6.5 FOOD BOLING, ROASTING AND FRYING
During the season of heating, the cooker is used for food heating, boiling, roasting and frying. For
faster cooking, roasting and frying, use dry wood as a fuel. For reaching the oven temperature of
250°С required for roasting, dry wood has to be used as a fuel and drought controller (F.1, pos.8)
should be set to maximum (no. 8 in the scale). If required, in order to reach desired temperature in
a faster and more efficient way, you may open the ashtray door.
IMPORTANT: Do not leave the product with the door open unattended, since an
uncontrolled temperature rise exceeding an allowed limit may occur.
7. TROUBLESHOOTING
Technical disturbances may occur for the following reasons:
a) possible factory faults – in that case, refer to the manufacturer, company "ABC PROIZVOD",
b) fitting, installation and connection faults – in that case, refer to the installer,
с) as a consequence of incorrect operation, user's failure to comply with a correct mode, heating
and maintenance of the cooker – in that case, study this manual and take correct steps.
If the problem persists, the user should refer to factory "ABC PROIZVOD" for a piece of
advice/intervention.
8. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
To extend the life of your cooker and for its correct functionality, accurate cooker maintenance is
required, both during heating season and after. Daily cleaning of ash area and airflow hole below
the flap is required. Periodically remove soot from the cooker, at least once monthly, since
deposits of soot and pitch in the interior of the firebox of the cooker increase fuel consumption and
decrease usability level. The manufacturer recommends the usage of chemical agent
ASTRATHERM, which facilitates mechanical removal of deposits of combustion products.
Do not use wire brush or wire sponge for cleaning exterior of the cooker, oven and rings since it
may damage protective layer, but use a cloth damped with a mild cleaning agent. Clean the oven
after each use.
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Plating
The place
where to put
a screwdriver
Detail A
Screwdriver for removal of plating
Carrier
Picture number 7
Panel disassembly for cleaning soot below the oven
The opening, pos. 10' , F. 7 is designed for cleaning the soot below the oven. The panel is
fastened to a clip and is easily removed by a lever principle (f.e. with a screwdriver). On a suitable
place (F.7, pos. 10), on the bottom of the panel, on the left, there is an opening. Put the
screwdriver is into the opening and place it under the panel by 120 mm, press it down (lever
principle) and the panel will be detached from the clip. Remove the panel gently from the small
column on the right. Remove protective sheet metal and gasket from the opening intended for
cleaning the soot below the oven. When cleaning is complete, replace the gasket, protective
sheet metal and panel.
The cooker cooling by means of watering the firebox is forbidden.
Once the heating season is over, clean the cooker thoroughly and completely. Drain the water
only if some utility repairs are required.
Upon the completion of the heating season, the manufacturer recommends a linen bag with 1-2
kg of grinded quicklime to be suspended within fuel feeding area.
9. DISASSEMBLY AND DISPOSAL
At the end of the product's life, remove power supply, water supply and heating connections,
drain water and handle the product to an authorized waste collection/recycling point.
In compliance with the European Directives, the symbol of "crossed recycle bin" (see the Figure
on the right) warns you that you are committed to treat unusable products with a special attention.
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10. ADDITION
ACCORDANCE WITH EU DIRETIONS AND STANDARDS
THESE STOVES ARE MADE BY DIRECTIONS OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY:
97/ 23/ EC – Equipment under pressure
92/ 42/ EEC - Heaters for hot water
93/ 68/ EEC - Heaters for hot water
ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
The company “ABC PROIZVOD” in 2007 introduced a quality management system
JUS ISO 9001/2008, which is maintained and improved. Since 2013, two additional
standards were introduced. SRPS OHSAS 18001/2008 and SRPS ISO 14001/2005, so the
company possesses an INTEGRATED QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM which is
certified by an accredited body.
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WARRANTY
Company “ABC PRODUCT” is giving guarantee for its products as per guarantee
given when the products get sold. Dear customers, in case you are not satisfied with
our product, please check the following before you decide to get in touch with us:
1. Did you do everything as suggested by INSTRUCTIONS when installing it:
§choice of power of stove in correlation to the scored and projected capacity of
the heating;
§height, ǿ , insulation of chimney, especially if the chimney is built up next to the
building;
§regular use of other parts of heating installations, which can have effects on
use of the stove;
§coverage in case of lost of electricity supply;
§coverage of stove by implementation of term vents with sound and connection
of heat exchanger to the water supply.
2. Are you using suggested heating regime and regime of maintaining stove
temperature in aspects of:
-proper choice of heating – gradual heating - compulsory closer of ashtray;
-ash shaker use.
3. Are you doing all to keep the product without ash and tar from the insides of
stove and chimney?
4. Did you do anything on your own initiative to change the product?
All above mentioned can have an effect on your guarantee's rights, durability of the
stove and installation and exposure to the unnecessary cost in case of unnecessary
visit to do the service when you call us.
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