RAIS GABO - Cleaning and Care

ENGLISH RAISmanualforRaisGabo,Pina,Vola&VolaSoapstone
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Cleaningandcare
Thewoodburningstoveandthechimneymustbeservicedbyachimneysweeptwicea
year.
Duringcleaningandcare,thestovemustbecold.
Iftheglassissooty:
 Moistenapieceofpaperornewspaper,dipitintheash,andrubthesootyglasswithit.
 Nowrubwithadrypieceofpaperandtheglasswillbecomeclean.
 Asanalternativeyoucanuseglasscleaner,whichyoucanbuyfromyouRAIS
distributor.
Cleantheexteriorwithadryspongeorasoftbrush.
Cleaningthecombustionchamber:
Scrape/shoveltheashoutandstoreitinanonflammablecontaineruntilithascooled
down.Youcandisposeofashwithyournormalhouseholdwasteorrecycleonthe
garden.
REMEMBER!!
Neverremovealltheashesfromthecombustionchamberthewoodwillburnatitsbest
withalayerofashesofapprox.20mm.
Prolongedperiodsofnonuse:
Ifthestoveistobeleftunusedforaprolongedperiodoftimethenitshouldbegivena
thoroughcleantoremoveashandunburnedfuelresidues.Toenableagoodflowofair
throughtheappliancetoreducecondensationandsubsequentdamage,leavetheair
controlsfullyopen.
Priortoanewheatingseason,itshouldbecheckedthatthechimneyandfluepipe
connectorarenotblocked.