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elements. For example, seawater will lead to rapid corrosion of the stone heater. The tap
water quality shall meet the following requirements:
‒humus content <12 mg/liter;
‒iron content <0.2 mg/liter;
‒calcium content <100 mg/liter;
‒manganese content <0.05 mg/liter.
IMPORTANT! Water shall only be poured onto the stones. If water is poured on heated
steel surfaces, they can be deformed due to high dierenal temperature.
IMPORTANT! It is prohibited to use soluon of salt to generate steam during operaon:
pouring it into the closed stone heater (if available), pouring it onto outer stone heater
and the heater metal.
2.8. Maintenance
Roune maintenance of the chimney, heater and its parts is the key to their ecient and
safe operaon, your safety and safety of your close ones!
IMPORTANT! Carry out maintenance works on the heater and chimney only aer their
complete cooldown.
IMPORTANT! Take measures recommended for safety. Use personal protecve equipment
required for such works.
The heater and chimney shall be cleaned of soot before the commencement of the heang
season, as well as during the enre heang season at least once every three months. Clean-
ing to be performed mechanically. Use special devices, tools and machines (brush, cleaner,
scraper, sinker, vacuum cleaner, etc.). The selecon of the necessary tools is made based
on the needs of the cleaning works. Cleaning the ue channels of the heater is carried out
through the cleanout hole aer removing the cap (refer to Appendix 2): unscrew both nuts,
remove the cap. Aer cleaning the ue channels, install the cap, makeup and ghten the
nuts.
Soot in the chimney accumulated due to poor cleaning, as well as incomplete combuson of
fuel, can break into ames.
Procedure in case of re in the chimney:
1. Close the door, the ash drawer, and the ue damper (if available).
2. Call the local re department.
3. Do not aempt to exnguish the re with water.
4. Aer an ignion of soot, a specialist shall check the heater and the chimney for the pos-
sibility of further operaon.
IMPORTANT! The use of cleaning log (briquees), homemade compounds creang high
temperature in the heater rebox and chimney, is prohibited for the purposes of burning
the soot deposited in them.
The stones deteriorate with me as the heater is operated, this is why it is necessary to
turn them over and reposion in the stone heater at least once a year, when the heater is
frequently operated. Remove the destroyed stones and their parts from the stone heater,
replace them with new ones. Before laying the stones, clean the heater with a wet cloth.
The ash drawer shall be cleaned at all mes before heang, so that the combuson air pass-
ing through the ash drawer to cool the grate, thereby increasing its service life. If there is a
thermal glass door, use so cleaning waste with special agents for cleaning heat-resistant
glass of replaces and heaters in accordance with the applicaon instrucons. Please, obey
re safety rules!