Specifications

ENGLISH RAISmanualforRais700
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MAINTENANCE
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.
Chimneycleaning
Thechimneyshouldbesweptatleasttwiceayear.Itisimportantthattheflueconnection
andchimneyaresweptpriortolightingupafteraprolongedshutdownperiod.
Ifthestoveisfittedinplaceofanopenfirethenthechimneywillrequiresweepingaftera
monthofcontinuousoperation.Thisisaprecautiontoensurethatany“softer”depositsleft
fromtheopenfireusagehavenotbeenloosenedbythehigherfluetemperaturesgener
atedbytheclosedstove.
Insituationswhereitisnotpossibletosweepthroughthestovetheinstallerwillhavepro
videdalternativemeans,suchasasootdoor.Aftersweepingthechimneythestoveflue
outletandthefluepipeconnectingthestovetothechimneymustbecleanedwithaflue
brush.