SENKO SP - Troubleshooting Common Problems

Fireplace stove SENKO SP 22
8. PROBLEMS / CAUSES / SOLUTIONS
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
The glass on the
combustion chamber
door is blackened
and/or the combustion
chamber is smoky
(black soot)
 too small
underpressure (less
than 10 Pa)
 bad air regulation
 too much fuel in the
combustion chamber
 fuel with too much
moisture
 inappropriate fuel
 too high temperature
in the combustion
chamber
� check the chimney and the
connection of chimney and
the stove
� study chapters 4.2. and
4.3. � study chapters 5.1.
� reduce the amount of fuel
� use fuel with less than
17% relative humidity
� use fuel according to
chapter 1.1.
� reduce the amount of fuel
and primary air and adjust
the chimney vacuum
according to
chapter 5.1.
Insucient negative
pressure in the
chimney; black smoke
comes out of the
chimney
 the chimney is sooty
 replace stove stoveis
smoky
 chimney partially
clogged or sooty
 fuel with too much
moisture
 cast grate in the
combustion chamber facing
the wrong way
 combustion chamber open
 Inappropriate
underpressure
 bad air regulation
� clean the chimney
� clean the replace stove
� unclog and clean the
chimney
� use fuel according to
chapter 1.1.
� place the grid according
to chapter 5.2.
� close the door
� adjust the chimney
underpressure according to
chapter 4.2.
� adjust the primary and
secondary air according to
chapter 5.1.
Smoking from the
replace stove
 sooty replace stove
 sooty chimney
 fuel with too much
moisture 
low-calorie fuel
 insucient amount of
fresh air in the room
 too low temperature in
the combustion chamber
 chimney lower than 4.5 m
a chimney with a smaller
diameter than prescribed
� clean the replace stove
according to chapter 6.
� clean the chimney according
to chapter 6.
� use fuel according to
chapter 1.1.
� study chapter 4.4.
� increase the temperature in
the combustion chamber by
adding more fuel
� adjust the chimney according
to chapter 4.2. and 4.3.