VARDE OVNE Thurø 11 Installation And User Manual - page 14
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Maintenance:
As any piece of equipment in daily use, your stove needs maintenance.
The stoves should only be cleaned when cold. Use a dry cloth for cleaning the exterior of the
stove.
Clean the interior regulary by removing ashes, soot and tar from the combustion chamber. The
Deflector should be removed for cleaning as the reverse side will be covered in dirt and soot.
Finally check that the smoke pathway thhrough the smoke pipe and chimney is completely clear.
You should also inspect the gaskets in the door and the ash-pan for signs of wear. Replace them
if permeable. Also, remember to oil the hinges of the door as required.
Empty the Ash-pan regulary. It can be emptied into your dustbin, as long as you make sure it
contains no hot embers. When in doubt as how to clean your stove, contact the dealer from
whom you bought your stove, or your chimney sweeper.
It is especially important to check the stove and its chimney for blokages after a long period of
non-use.
The enamelled surface of the stove may wear down at certain places if the stove is
overheated. Worn surfaces, however, can be repaired with a special Senotherm
®
spray paint,
available at your local vendor.
The plates in the combustion chamber are Vermiculite plates and will aventually be worn,
- as will the smoke plate. Should you accidentally breah the plate, for instance by hitting it hard
with a piece of wood, this does not effect the quality of the combustion. You do not need to
replace the plate until the gap is 5 mm wide.
Only use original parts from Varde Ovne A/S
Do not make any unauthorised changes.
All external parts of the stove become hot during use, too. Therefore exercise
necessary caution when the stove is in use.
IMPORTANT!!
Chimney Fires
Should your chimney catch fire, cut off the air supply to the stove’s combustion chamber and
contact the emergency service. (The majority of fires die out after the oxygen supply is cut off.)
Following this, the least you should do is to contact your chimney sweeper, who will check your
stove and chimney for damage.