Specifications

ENGLISH RAISmanualforRaisQ20
22
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t he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e nable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prol ongedshutdownperi od.
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hi gher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,suc hasasootdoor.Aftersweepingthechimneythestoveflue
outletandthefluepipeconnectingthestovetothechimneym ustbecleanedwitha flue
brush.