RAIS Rondo User Manual

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17US English User Manual for RAIS Rondo, RAIS Mino II and RAIS Mino II SoapstoneFuel cautionDo not burn trash (plastic and other artificial materials emit harm-ful gases), driftwood, treated wood, artificial logs, or non-seasonedwood.Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, char-coal lighter fluid, naphtha, engine oil, or similar liquids to startor freshen up a fire in your RAIS stove. Keep all such liquidswell away form the stove while it is in use.Care and maintenanceYou should have your chimney and stove checked once everytwo months during the heating season or at least once a yearby 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 ashesand 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 asmall amount of mild detergent. NEVER scrub the surfaces.Cleaning the soapstone:Day-to-day cleaning can be made with a damp rag. If necessary thesoapstone can be carefully cleaned with some paint-thinner from thehardware store. For difficult stains that cannot be dissolved by thepaint-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 trashcan.Remember NEVER to clean all ashes from the combustion chamber.Leave about a 3/4” layer for better combustion.Cleaning the smoke chicane systemThe smoke chicane system consists of three baffle plates and to steelretainers. The lower retainer holds two plates. The top plate is held byits own retainer. The lower retainer is fastened by two screws in thetop/front frame of the burning chamber. Loosen the two screws andremove the retainer and the two lower plates. Now carfully removethe top smoke plate downwards by tipping it to vertical.Remove dirt and dust with a dry brush and put the parts back inreverse orderRemoving the smoke plates: