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Heating appliances (hereinafter referred to as "stove") of ALPHA PLAM are constructed and their
technical acceptance test was performed on the basis of safety regulations stated in the referent
European Union directives.
This manual is intended for owners, installers, workers and staff responsible for stoves
maintenance.
In case of any doubt, and for all clarifications, please contact the manufacturer or authorized
service, and specify the number of the disputed paragraph.
Printing, translation and reproduction, even partial, of this Manual must be authorized by ALFA
PLAM Company.
Technical information, graphics and specifications in this Manual may not be published.
DOUBLE COMBUSTION SYSTEM
Flame produced by wood that is properly burning in
a stove emits the same amount of carbon dioxide
(CO2) that is released due to the natural
decomposition of the wood itself.
The amount of CO2 produced as a result of
combustion or decomposition of a plant, is equal to
the amount of CO2 that the plant itself can take from
the air and convert into oxygen, which is released
into the air and into the carbon it consumes during
its life cycle.
Using non-renewable fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas),
unlike to what happens with the wood, releases into
the air large amounts of CO2, accumulated over
millions of years, increasing the greenhouse effect.
However, the use of wood as fuel is in perfect
balance with nature since it uses renewable fuels,
which is in conformity with the environmental cycles
of nature.
The principle of clean combustion is fully compliant
with the objectives and the firm ALFA PLAM took
care about it when designing its products.
What do we mean by clean combustion and how do we achieve this? Control and regulation of
primary air and secondary air insertion leads to the second combustion, that is to post combustion
characterized by a second, stronger and lighter flame that develops above the main one.
That flame, thanks to the introduction of a new oxygen combusts gases significantly by improving
performance and reducing heat to a minimum emission of harmful CO (carbon monoxide)
generated due to incomplete combustion. This is an exclusive feature of the stoves and other
products of the company ALFA PLAM.