Palazzetti Ecofire - Cleaning the Loading Screw; Cleaning the Flue

66/164 cod. 00 477 1480 - 12/2012 - Palazzetti - PN - Italy
USE AND MAINTENANCE
13.3.7 CLEANING THE loading SCREW
If the feed pipe clogs, that takes the pellets to the
combustion chamber, proceed as follows:
 remove the protective grid from inside the box,
unscrewing the four cross-slotted screws with
a screwdriver;
 remove the inspection plate stop (Fig. 8.3.1);
 remove the inspection plate unscrewing the
black knurled knob (Fig. 8.3.2);
 remove all pellet residuals from inside the feed
pipe with a screwdriver (Fig. 8.3.3).
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This should be performed at least twice a year,
at the start of and half-way through winter, and in
any case whenever necessary (Fig.15.9). If there
are horizontal sections, check for and remove any
accumulated ash and soot before these block the
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If not cleaned correctly, the stove may not operate
properly, with problems including:
- poor combustion;
- blackening of the glass;
- blockage of the burn pot by ash and pellets;
- accumulated ash and excessive fouling of the
heat exchanger, with a consequent decline in
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Fig.15.9
Fig. 8.3.1 Fig. 8.3.2
Fig. 8.3.3