Fuel Caution; Care And Maintenance - RAIS Rondo Manuel D'utilisation

US English User Manual for RAIS Rondo, RAIS Mino II and RAIS Mino II Soapstone

Fuel caution

Do not burn trash (plastic and other artificial materials emit harm-
ful gases), driftwood, treated wood, artificial logs, or non-seasoned
wood.
Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, char-
coal lighter fluid, naphtha, engine oil, or similar liquids to start
or freshen up a fire in your RAIS stove. Keep all such liquids
well away form the stove while it is in use.
Removing the smoke plates:

Care and maintenance

You should have your chimney and stove checked once every
two months during the heating season or at least once a year
by a professional chimney sweep and cleaned as needed.
When cleaning, checking or repairing, the stove must be cold.
If the glass has been covered in soot, here is a simple piece of advice:
• Dampen a piece of paper or newspaper, dip it into the cold ashes
and rub the soot-covered glass.
• Use another piece of paper to polish the glass.
• A good commercial glass cleaner can also be used.
The outer surfaces can be wiped with a soft, dry rag and if needed a
small amount of mild detergent. NEVER scrub the surfaces.
Cleaning the soapstone:
Day-to-day cleaning can be made with a damp rag. If necessary the
soapstone can be carefully cleaned with some paint-thinner from the
hardware store. For difficult stains that cannot be dissolved by the
paint-thinner, lightly sand them.
Cleaning the combustion chamber:
Rake out the ashes and store them in a metal container with a tight-
fitting lid until cooled completely before throwing them in the trash
can.
Remember NEVER to clean all ashes from the combustion chamber.
Leave about a 3/4" layer for better combustion.
Cleaning the smoke chicane system
The smoke chicane system consists of three baffle plates and to steel
retainers. The lower retainer holds two plates. The top plate is held by
its own retainer. The lower retainer is fastened by two screws in the
top/front frame of the burning chamber. Loosen the two screws and
remove the retainer and the two lower plates. Now carfully remove
the top smoke plate downwards by tipping it to vertical.
Remove dirt and dust with a dry brush and put the parts back in
reverse order
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