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Astra P-8 USER MANUAL

The infrared remote control is intended for day-to-day use when the combustion system is fully configured and operational. It is used 

for changing the burning power and temperature settings, turning the combustion in the stove on and off.

In the upper part of the display, there is a line of indicators signaling various modes and alerts of the controller. The IR sensor in that 

line is used for communication with remote control unit.

The screen displays the set or current values for the currently selected menu option. Buttons help to navigate through the menu and 

control different functions of the stove controller. The intended use of the buttons is described in the table above.

The display has an integrated beeper. The beeper generates feedback signals, when the display buttons are being pressed. The 

following sound signals are available: 

•  Short high tone: sounds when navigating the menu and editing the settings.

•  Long low tone: sounds in case of an invalid operation (wrong button pressed).

•  Long high tone: in case of an alert, this tone sounds with the user-defined volume; in case of an error, this tone sounds at 100% 

volume; for description of alerts and errors, refer to the chapter “Troubleshooting”.

• NAVIGATING THE MENU

In order to navigate the menu horizontally, in the same level, use the menu buttons 

. When choosing a menu option, an icon 

in the indicator line of the display lights up. At the same time, the screen indicates either the value of the chosen menu parameter, or, 

in the case the chosen menu section has a sublevel (for example, Time menu), the value of the first subsection parameter.

In order to navigate the menu vertically, use the menu buttons 

. When navigating the lower sublevel of the menu, a number 

of a particular menu subsection briefly lights up. For example, the Time menu section has a lower level menu consisting of four 

subsections. Each time you skip to the next subsection the number from 1 to 4 lights in the screen.

To modify a setting in the menu, press   button to enter the edit mode for the selected setting. The screen value starts blinking. 

Use 

 buttons to change the value. To move through the steps in the edit mode, use 

. buttons. When finished, press   

button to save the setting and exit the edit mode. The display returns to the menu entry you have just edited.

The screen of the display shows the set value or the actual measured value, depending on the setting. For example, when you edit 

the temperature, you enter the desired room temperature. After you exit the edit mode, the screen indicates the actual measured 

temperature which may differ from the set temperature. When you edit, for example, the burning power setting, the screen indicates 

the set value.

To exit the edit mode without saving the changes, press   button. This button is also used for returning up one level in the menu. 

For example, if you are editing the Program 3 in the Weekly Timer Periods menu subsection, press the Cancel button to discard the 

changes and return to Program 3. Pressing the Cancel button further moves you to Weekly Timer Periods, then - to the Clock menu 

section.

Clock

Time/Date

Idle display

Temperature

Power

Fan

Setup

Burning power

Fan speed

Room

temperature °C

Weekly timer

ON/OFF

Weekly timer

periods

Weekly timer

days

Idle display

brightness

Beeper volume

Program 1

Program 2

Program 3

Program 4

Start time

End time

Temperature

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1. Program

2. Program

Fuel quality

pellets

Key lock

Service menu

Time

Fuel

mode

Fig. 11 

Menu structure

Summary of Contents for P-8

Page 1: ...Astra P 8 USER MANUAL CONTACT INFORMATION MACHINERY PLANT ASTRA AB ULONŲ G 33 LT 62161 ALYTUS LITHUANIA TEL 370 315 75449 E MAIL INFO ASTRA LT WWW ASTRA GAS LT ASTRAMACHINERYPLANTAB ANNO1929 ...

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Page 3: ...utput Power Regulation 17 Regulation of the RoomVentilator 18 Setting the Fuel Options 18 Modifying the Setup Options 18 9 MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING 19 Cleaning Schedule 19 Exterior Surfaces Cleaning 20 Heat ExchangerTubes Cleaning 20 Ashes Drawer Cleaning 20 Combustion Chamber Cleaning 20 Fire Pot Cleaning 21 Vermiculite Plates Cleaning 21 FlameTrape Cleaning 21 Flue Channels Cleaning 22 Pellet Ho...

Page 4: ...use heat resistant personal protective equipment when touching these components Kindle the stove only after the daily inspection described in this manual has been performed To avoid a potential fire hazard do not dry laundry on or near the stove Keep clothes and other flammable objects at a sufficient distance from the stove For greatest safety carefully follow the cleaning and maintenance schedul...

Page 5: ... DESCRIPTION COMPONENTS OF THE STOVE Woodpelletsfromthehopper4aretransportedbymeansoftheauger5intothefirepot19 Fig 1 Theelectricaligniter18kindles the pellets The flame and hot flue gases rise to stainless steel heat exchanger 1 descend afterwards by two lateral flue channels surrounding the combustion chamber and are released with help of exhaust fan 16 into the chimney connection pipe 13 The roo...

Page 6: ...el of the stove Astra P 8 Heat transfer medium Air Rated heating output 8 5 kW Reduced heating output 2 7 kW Period of complete burning of one full fuel load min max 11 30 h Weight 80 kg Height 940 10 mm Width 453 mm Depth 483 mm Flue gas pipe diameter 80 mm Air intake pipe diameter 35 mm Capacity of the pellets hopper 16 5 kg Fuel wood pellets 6 mm Hourly fuel consumption min max 0 5 1 9 kg Heate...

Page 7: ...1 1 2 P 15 18 16 17 L N 8 9 LCD 12 13 14 Fig 2 Circuit diagram of the stove CIRCUIT DIAGRAM The electrical circuit diagram of the stove is presented below in Fig 2 The denomination of elements is as follows T1 Room temperature sensor T2 Smoke temperature sensor B1 Electrical 250 W igniter M1 Fan 1 smoke exhaust fan M2 Fan 2 room ventilator M3 Auger gear motor SK1 Pellet hopper safety thermostat F1...

Page 8: ...tion of electrical supply of 230V 50 Hz must be installed CE compliant earthing system must be present The placement of the stove is important for the successful heating of the room Please take into account the next considerations before deciding where to place the stove If the supply air needed for combustion is to be taken from another room that room must be ventilated or have air inflow from ou...

Page 9: ...ds must not exceed 2 5 meters horizontally Aminimumdistanceof10cmshouldbeleftfromtherearstovepaneltothewall A20cmfreespacemustbeleftfromlateralsides of the stove and 150 cm from the front side Fig 3 Chimney installed outside the house Yes YES NO FIG 6 FIG 9 YES FIG 10 0 4 m 0 4 m Insulated flue Chimney cap for rain protection Insulated chimney tee with condensation drain pipe Fig 4 Incorrect insta...

Page 10: ... tee with a cap and a peephole Chimney cap for rain protection Thistypeofinstallation Fig 5 doesnotrequire aninsulatedflueasthesmokepipeisassembled partly inside the house and partly inside an existingflue Achimneyteewithapeepholecap isinstalledinthelowerpartoftheflue Please note the use of two 45 bends in order to guarantee that ash falls into the chimney tee withthecapandthepeephole This type of...

Page 11: ... flue inside the house Another chimney tee is installed in the outside part of the flue making it available for inspection Sufficient draught is essential for the efficiency of all chimneys Draught arises from temperature differences inside and outside of the chimney which consequently cause pressure differences Weatherandgeographicalconditionssuchaswind snow rain altitudeabovesealevel fog etc can...

Page 12: ...cted from precipitation The air humidity of the room should not exceed 80 in order to avoid condensate forming on the surfaces of the appliance Storage temperatures may vary from 40 C to 60 C If the stove was transported or stored in sub zero temperatures then it should be moved to a place above zero for no less than 2 hours before being used Afterthestoveisdeliveredtothesite takeoffthepackingfram...

Page 13: ...ndard delivery kit of a stove It must be ordered separately The Astra stove controller consists of two parts a display and a control board mounted near the base of the stove The display operates by principle of capacitive touchscreen Pushing buttons on it requires good contact with the fingertip rather than force Therefore the display will not react if gloves are worn while attempting to use the c...

Page 14: ...ating the lower sublevel of the menu a number of a particular menu subsection briefly lights up For example the Time menu section has a lower level menu consisting of four subsections Each time you skip to the next subsection the number from 1 to 4 lights in the screen To modify a setting in the menu press button to enter the edit mode for the selected setting The screen value starts blinking Use ...

Page 15: ...buttonandentertheeditmode With buttonschoosethedesiredvalue Weekly timer is switched off Weekly timer is switched on The icon in the indicator line lights permanently The first step in weekly timer programming is to describe the time intervals programs The description consists of specifying the interval start time the end time and the desired temperature Then the desired programs are assigned to e...

Page 16: ...ogram number Press With buttons set the desired program number Press for confirmation Tuesday 3differentprogramscanbeassignedtoeachdayofaweek Press button and enter the desired values If only 2 programs are planned for a particular day choose option OFF for one of the entries With buttons set the desired program number Press With buttons set the desired program number Press With buttons set the de...

Page 17: ...eeklyTimer Programs Itisalsopossibletosetthedesiredroomtemperaturemanually Ifaweeklytimerprogramisactiveatthesametime themanually setroomtemperaturetemporarygainspriority Thisprioritydisappears whenthecurrentweeklytimerprogramends Whenthenext time program starts the room temperature again is controlled by the weekly timer To view a current room temperature press button to enter the Temperature men...

Page 18: ...esyoutoselectthefuelquality Thequalityofpelletsareexpressedinthefollowingvalues These values stand for the moisture content in pellets The dryer the fuel the higher fuel value in this menu section must be chosen The fuel quality option in this stove is deactivated The fuel value 1 is set irreversibly MODIFYING THE SETUP OPTIONS The Setup menu section enables you to set the options for Key lock Idl...

Page 19: ...l only The random 4 digit number combination is indicated on the screen Tomodifythesetupoptions press buttontoentertheSetupmenusection Thesetidledisplaybrightnessvalueisdisplayed Tomovebetweenthesetupoptions press buttonstodisplaythesettings Tochangeasetting press buttonanduse buttons to increase decrease the selected values When finished press button to confirm the set value 9 MAINTENANCE AND CLE...

Page 20: ...eacloth slightly moistened in water If necessary mild soap may also be used Rub the surfaces gently and with care Do not use any aggressive detergents or solvents theycancauseseriousdamageto the surfaces of the stove Do not scrub excessively the metal paint the structured paint surface changes its shading because of rubbing impact HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES CLEANING The heat exchanger is composed of sta...

Page 21: ...ecific maintenance Gentle cleaning with a brush to remove any ash residue is all that is necessary Do not use any abrasive sponges to clean the most resistant spots they could diminish the thickness of the vermiculite plates thus creating critical points that may result in cracking Do not use any wet cloths to clean the plates Do not use the tube of a vacuum cleaner in direct contact with the verm...

Page 22: ...of cleaning it is recommended to consult with the technician who has installed the stove Use a drum type vacuum cleaner only The flue of the stove has two channels at the left and at the right side of the combustion chamber These channels join together into one smoke passage box near which the exhaust fan16 Fig 1 ismounted Toaccessthe inspectionhatchesofthefluechannels bothlateralpanelsandtopcover...

Page 23: ...annels in both sides of the stove PELLET HOPPER PROTECTION AGAINST BURNING The pellet hopper has a protection from overheating and burning the temperature sensor 6 and the thermostat 12 Fig 1 They operate independently from the controller If for any reason the hopper starts overheating the thermostat stops the stove by interrupting the electrical supply Torestartoperationofthestove removethethermo...

Page 24: ...ontrollerbattery Donotattempt tochangethebatteryonyourown Fan 1 the exhaust fan speed sensor failure Indication Icon Service is blinking Code A005 Cause The speed sensor of the exhaust fan is malfunctioning The combustion system is still operational Solution Contactservicepersonnel Pressure sensor failure Indication Icon Service is blinking Code A007 Cause The pressure sensor has malfunctioned The...

Page 25: ... disconnect and then reconnect the display to reset it If the problem persists contact service personnel for support POWER SUPPLY FAILURE During power supply failure the controller remains active due to internal battery Its internal status remains as it was before the power failure Internal electronics runs in power saving mode consuming very little amount of energy In case of the power supply fai...

Page 26: ...ge and handling will not be covered by the warranty The claims for such kind of damages should be presented to the vendor company the warranty term is not extended after removing the faults which have occurred during the warranty period cleaning of the stove and installation works are not covered by the warranty thedamagecausedtothepremisesandthepropertyinthepremises humanhealthduetothestovesfault...

Page 27: ...s were checked and found to be operating properly Person responsible for installation and testing Name surname signature of the employee I accept the installation works Name surname signature of the employee WARRANTY AND POST WARRANTY REPAIR CARD Pellet stove repaired by Company technician Address Telephone Repair date Information on fault works performed Signatureofthetechnician Pellet stove repa...

Page 28: ...gnetic compatibility directive 89 106 EEC Construction products directive The following standards were applied for the Astra P 8 pellet stove EN 14785 Residential space heating appliances fired by wood pellets EN 60335 1 Safety of household and similar electrical appliances EN 60335 2 Safety particular requirements for fuel burning appliances having electrical connections EN 55014 1 EN 55014 2 EN ...

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