Alfa Plam Alfa 9, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...1 PELLET STOVE ALFA 9 INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR INSTALLATION HANDLING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STOVE Pellet wood biomass fuel biofuel ...

Page 2: ...ities of carbon dioxide CO 2 which has been accumulated during millions of years thus creating the effect of a greenhouse For this reason the use of wood as fuel is in perfect balance with the environment because wood as a renewable fuel is in ecological harmony with the nature These goals are entirely achieved with principle of pure combustion so for this reason the company ALFA PLAM has founded ...

Page 3: ...stove The installer technician assumes full responsibility for the installation 2 1 BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE USER The user must have the following basic characteristics he she should be an adult and responsible person he she should have certain technical knowledge that is required for routing maintenance of the electrical and mechanical components of the stove CHILDREN MUST NOT COME NEAR TO TH...

Page 4: ...0 pieces 4 which are screwed into the stove base On the bolts there are screws M10mm up to the plastic part The feet are also screwed to the end to the base of the stove After unpacking the stove once you bring it to the spot where it will be placed it is necessary to unscrew all feet so that he total height from the floor to the stove base is obtained that is the feet protrude from the stove base...

Page 5: ...nside them The exhaust pipe absolutely must not be connected to the remaining systems of any type such as systems where the smoke is exhausted from the combustion chamber the exhaust rail or the air distribution system etc Also the flue exhaust must not be placed in closed or semi closed rooms such as garages tight corridors under closed barracks or in any other place where smoke could appear Once...

Page 6: ...rmed only by an authorized service of Alfa Plam Make sure that the connection to the house flue is properly sealed Avoid contact with an easily burning material such as wooden beams and in all cases it is necessary to insulate them with fireproof material see figure 2 A Mineral wool B Steel pipe C Partition panel The stove is made for connection to a flue with a flue pipe with a diameter of 80mm I...

Page 7: ...5 The horizontal extension can in no event pass the length of 3m It is not recommendable to connect the smoke exhaust directly to the stove with a horizontal extension longer than 1m Look at figures 4 5 6 and 8 After the T joint it is necessary that you place a vertical extension of Ø 80mm length of at least 1 1 5 m and then after this to continue with the horizontal extensions of Ø 80mm and verti...

Page 8: ... shape Figure 6 1 Pipe reinforcement with a T shape T connecting joint 2 Direction of cleaning 3 Opening window for servicing inspection 4 Direction of cleaning 5 Pipe reinforcement with a T shape T connecting joint 6 Direction of cleaning 7 Hermetical cover for cleaning plug 5 4 3 6 1 2 7 Ø100 Ø80 7 Ø100 Ø80 STOVE WALL ...

Page 9: ...n the upper opening at the exit from the flue α Distance in meters Height in meters 15 0 Less than 1 85 m More than 1 85 m 0 50 above the ridge cover 1 00 meter from the roof slope 30 0 Less than 1 50 m More than 1 50 m 0 50 above the ridge cover 1 30 meters from the roof slope 45 0 Less than 1 30 m More than 1 30 m 0 50 above the ridge cover 2 00 meters from the roof slope 60 0 Less than 1 20 m M...

Page 10: ...emperatures If required replace the electrical cables for example if it is damaged then consult with our authorized technical staff with our experts Prior to connect the stove to the power supply make sure that the characteristics of the electricity system correspond to the data i e the specification which is given on the identification plate on the stove The system for smoke exhaust if it is meta...

Page 11: ...ng to adhere to all security measures they also must always use safety devices and personal protective assets switch off the power supply before the start working always use an appropriate tool before they start any types of work on the stove to make sure that the stove is cold and that the ash is cold as well They should especially make sure that the handles are cold before touching them NEVER AC...

Page 12: ...e extinguishing do not switch off the stove by pulling out the switch Use a button for switching off boards do not tilt the stove IT MAY BECOME UNSTABLE do not use the stove as a support or a bracket Never leave the cover of the fuel tank open do not touch painted parts while the stove is working do not use wood or coal as fuel use only pellet as fuel with the following characteristics dimensions ...

Page 13: ...cast iron figure 12A and turn it and pull out the lower back plate of cast iron figure 12B Clean the parts shown in figure 13 We do not recommend this other manner of cleaning since damaging of the threads of the special bolts of the deflector may quickly occur IMPORTANT NOTICE During returning of the cast protective plate B you must strictly make sure that the bottom part of plate is placed behin...

Page 14: ...sure that the stove and the ash are both cold The glass is made of pyro ceramics resistant to high temperatures In case of damage before you start using the stove again replace the glass as soon as possible The glass must be replaced only by an authorized person for this 6 2 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE for workers who work on maintenance FLUE CHANNEL FLUE it should be cleaned once in every six months...

Page 15: ...al generator that uses pellets as solid biofuel For this reason special cleaning should be performed once in a year The best is to perform the previously explained works at the beginning of the heating season The purpose of this special maintenance is to provide proper and efficient stove operation Figure 16 A Remove the sheet metal cover and clean the internal part with a vacuum cleaner 7 0 IMPOR...

Page 16: ...ngth and required more frequent cleaning of the stove THE PELLETS MUST NOT BE STORED DIRECTLY CLOSE TO THE STOVE Store them at least 2 meters from the stove Carefully manipulate with pellets do not break them WARNING In case of placement of sawdust or small crumbling pellets in the funnel part of the stove i e the fuel tank this may to block the dosage system of pellets fuel Such pellet may lead t...

Page 17: ...sage LOAD WOOD appears as shown in figure 20 The snail loader loads the pellets and the ignition heating element is on This is shown on the display of the control keyboard through the previously described LED lamps Figure 20 When the temperature is sufficiently high after about 15 minutes reach in accordance with a certain coefficient about 3ºC per minute the electronic command prepares the fuel i...

Page 18: ...ut 15 minutes with a good quality of the pellet fuel and with an ambient temperature of 11 degrees If the ambient temperature is lower and the spark plug functions normally cancellation of the stove ignition may occur If this happens you should switch off the stove by pressing the button 4 Than take remove and empty the cast burner figure 14 where the pellets fall and combust Return the cast burne...

Page 19: ... the switching off time program 3 in stages of 10 minutes UT13 change program 3 active inactive days in the week with the button 2 and going over through the days with button 1 Confirm and proceed with button 3 UT14 change of the starting time program 4 in stages of 10 minutes UT15 change of the switching off time program 4 in stages of 10 minutes UT16 change program 4 active inactive days in the ...

Page 20: ...display will show the message OFF1 switched off programming for that day If instead of that you press the button 1 go to day 2 ON2 where in the same manner you can activate or switch off the first starting program with button 2 Continue in the same manner to activate deactivate the programs for the remaining days in the week After programing the starting switching off of the stove operation for di...

Page 21: ...the switching off procedure while the alarm if on Figure 26 9 4 4 Alarm of the chamber this alarm appears when the temperature of the stove chamber is too high and then the message HOT TEMP ALAR appears In order to prevent the occurrence of this alarm to certain temperature limits the smoke suction device and the exchanger must function at their maximum and the fuel pellets are minimally inserted ...

Page 22: ...ollowing message appears ALAr Acc no Figure 28 The switching off procedure immediately activates Figure 28 9 4 6 Alarm for power outage When the stove is switched on a power outage stops the operation of the electrical devices on the stove When the power supply returns an alarm signalization occurs as shown in figure 29 Figure 29 9 4 7 Alarm ALAr Fan alarm for discharge fan If the smoke discharge ...

Page 23: ...arate the batteries which are stored from the electronic card disassemble the structure of the stove with the assistance of a company that is authorized for this ATTENTION Disposal of the stove in public locations represents serious danger for people and animals In such cases the owner is always responsible for injuries of people and animals When the stove is disassembled the EC designation this i...

Page 24: ...rmity without any reimbursement by repair or change of the product in accordance with the valid legal regulations CONTENTS 0 0 Technical characteristics of the stove 1 0 Purpose of this instruction 1 1 Updating 2 0 Responsibility of the manufacturer 2 1 Basic characteristics of the user 2 2 Transportation and usage of the stove handling 2 3 Responsibility of the manufacturer 3 0 Installation embed...