
6 | P a g e
Boiler type ASTRA H-25 ES ASTRA H-31,5 ES ASTRA H-45 ES
The ma imal length of the
firewood in mm 330 450 550
The recommended thickness of the firewood is 100-150 mm. Larger firewood should be split at
least once.
WARNING Don’t fire newly prepare an too amp firewoo !
Recommendations for firewood preparation:
- Put split firewood into well ventilated and, if possible, well sun lightened place. Firewood should
be well protected from rain and snow;
- stow the split firewood with sufficient gaps in between in order for a freely circulating air to
withdraw the moisture evaporated from the firewood;
- there should be a sufficient space atop of the firewood up to the roof and such ventilation that
wet air could drift away;
- it is not recommended to store freshly cut (undried) firewood in the cellar, as its drying requires
sun and free air circulation. Dry firewood could be stored in the cellar where sufficient
ventilation is guaranteed;
- It is recommended to dry split firewood under above described conditions in dependence with
the type of the wood: soft wood (alder, asp, fir, willow etc.) – no shorter than 8 months, hard
wood (oak, ash, birch, etc.) – no shorter than 20 months.
6. EXPLOITATION
Preparation for heating
Before kindling the boiler, check the edge (5) position at the lower combustion chamber (see fig. 2):
the edges should be pressed to the rear wall of the boiler. Two segments must be placed in the front of the
edges.
In the frontal part of the boiler below the cover of the ventilator in the air inlet there is a damper to
regulate the air inlet to the upper burning chamber and heater. This damper is present by the producer.
Operation of the damper:
Fill the heating system with water. The filling pressure has to e ceed the hydrostatic pressure by 0,
2 bars but no e ceeding the working pressure of the boiler. When the system is filled up with water, check
tightness of the whole system before kindling the boiler and afterwards when the operation reaches its standard
mode.
Using air rain valve check if the air is sufficiently raine from the heating system.
Kindling order of the boiler
Before kindling the boiler, check whether all requirements indicated in the section 1 are e ecuted.
Open the amper of the upper flue (C) by pushing the han le (12) towar s yourself (see fig. 2). Open the
oor (9) of the upper combustion chamber (2) an put ry kin ling woo on the heat-resistant shell (3) to
form 2-3 cm gap between the opening of the shell an kin ling woo . Put some of the easy flammable
materials an bigger kin ling woo an firewoo atop.
These easy flammable materials (paper) should be
inserted in such a way, that it would come through the rectangular hole to the lower chamber of combustion
in order to permit to fire the boiler through the lower chamber.
Fire the kin ling woo , wait till the firewoo
combusts, close the oor an turn the han le (12) of the flue amper from yourself to the en . Loa the
woo without any bigger spaces until the top of combustion chamber. Bigger pieces of firewoo shoul be
loa e in the mi le an smaller prices – at the si es, because the walls of the combustion chamber ue to
their lower temperature slows own the combustion of the bigger pieces of woo . Do not cover with the
wood the hole of the smoke extraction valve C. With the boiler control panel switch the tension of the
electronic controller with the button „0“-„I“ ( see the technical escription of the electronic controller).
There will be switche on the lights an temperature in icator. Using the buttons of the temperature
regulation set require temperature of the water flowing of the boiler – it is recommen e to set on the
70
0
C. Close the upper oor of the combustion chamber, open the lower oor, burn the woo pieces ., Leave
the lower oor open until the water temperature in the boiler reaches 40
0
C. Close the lower oor, close the
valve of the upper smoke traction by pushing the han le of valve (12) to the en . Switch-on the ventilator
with the control panel. Afterwar s the boiler will work on the automatic range an will maintain the set
temperature of the water from the boiler.
WARNING The oor of the boiler combustion chambers shoul be tightly close , there shoul be
no flammable pro ucts accessing the exterior. Door tightness is regulate by screwing or unscrewing hinge an
lock screws of the oor.
Regulation of the boiler temperature – see the technical description of the electronic
regulator.
Emergency thermostat of the water temperature (safety switch 95
o
C
).