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Installation and operation manual - Atlas woodburning cookstove
ENGLISH
12. Troubleshooting
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTION
Oven window
or combustion
chamber’s window
blackening.
• Draft too low
• Bad air intake adjustment
• Too much combustible in the
cookstove.
• Wood with a high rate of
relative humidity > 20-25%
• Unregulated combustion.
• Check that all the pipes are clean.
• Modify the chimney: increase the height
or check surrondings.
• Reduce the quantity of combustible in
the combustion chamber.
• Dry the wood longer.
Irregular draw.
• Inadequate or dirty chimney.
• Dirt in the combustion
chamber or in the cookstove.
• Strong winds
• Sweep the chimney or have it clean by a
professional.
• Clean the cookstove.
• Relocate chimney or fresh air intake.
Black smoke
leaking out of the
cookstove.
• Ignition with green wood.
• Smoke pipe obstructed.
• Ignite the cookstove with suitable
combustible.
• Ask for professional qualified assistance.
Smoke coming out
of the cookstove.
• Combustion chamber’s door
open while the cookstove is
heating.
• Insufficient draw
• Bad adjustments of the air
inlets during startup.
• The cookstove must be
cleaned.
• Check the door closing and the tightness
of the gaskets.
• Check the chimney system.
• Eliminate or reduce to minimum the
deviations and horizontal lengths in the
chimney.
• Check all the chimney sections as well as
its height on the outside.
• Ask for a chimney inspection by a certified
technician.
• Regularly clean the cookstove as
indicated.
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