ChilliP-A5-Eco-Manual-2020-Download

5.c Keeping your Stove Glass Clear
Tomaintainclearglassthereare2factors.
1. Correct and dry fuel (see Principles of combustion, section 4)
2. Correct use of air controls (see Making a fire - wood/solid fuel, section 4)
Asageneralrulethehottertheretheclearertheglasswillbe.Ifyouhavewetfuel
therewillstruggletoreachhightemperatures,aninecientburn=blackening.Ifnot
enoughairisbeingdrawnthroughtherebox,duetoincorrectuseofthecontrols,the
rewillslumberandnotburnaswellorecientlyalsoleadingtoblackening.
Howevertherearealsotimeswithinboththeburncycleandareaswithinthephysical
reboxwherethetemperaturesarecooler.Asfarastheburncycleyoucanjustwait
forahotterreandanydiscolourationwillburno.Coolerspotsinthereboxsuch
asinfrontofthefuelretainingbarandthecornersoftheglasscanshowsignsof
discolourationorapatternofwhitedust.TheceramicglasswehaveusedsinceAug
2016ispolished,withasilicacoating.Whenthestoveiscool,thisshouldbecleaned
withasoftclothandwateroralcoholbasedstoveglasscleanerONLY.Thereismore
infoonourwebsite,FAQ/lookingafteryourpenguin.
5.d Door Seal
Ifthedoorsealshowssignsofdeterioration,youmayneedtoreplaceit.14mm
diameterropeisrequiredforredoors,10mmforovendoors.Totesttheeectiveness
oftheseal,whenthestoveiscold,trapapieceofpaperbetweenthedoorsealand
stovebodyshuttingthedoorcompletely,youshouldfeelresistancewhenyoutryto
pullthepaperout.Repeatthisforeachedge.
5.e Door Glass Replacement
FIRE DOOR:Removethe4or6stainlesssteel
screwsretainingthedoubleglazedglasspanel.
Thispanelistwopiecesofglasswitha2mmx
10mmsealbetweenthem.Replacethe2mmx
10mmsealifnecessary.Positionreplacement
glassandtretainingchannels,tightenscrews
justenoughtopinchtheglass.Overtightening
canresultintheglasscracking.
OVEN DOOR:Theovendoorissingleglazedand
heldinplacewithtabs.2mmx10mmsealisused
betweenthedoorandtheglass.
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