Causes Of Faults - Wamsler K158 Bedienungs- Und Aufstellanleitung

1.8 Causes of faults

Your stove is built to the latest technical know- how. Nevertheless faults may occur, which
are caused by the chimney, fuel or the heating and plumbing.
Fault
Stove smokes
- in summer
- in winter
- when commissioning
Stove does not draw properly - is the draught from the chimney too weak?
To little heat when cooking
and roasting
Too much heat when cooking
and roasting
Operating temperature not
reached
Grate jams when riddled
Bubbling sounds
Heat sink actuated
Condensation water in stove
Check / Rectify
- open the ash door briefly. High outside temperatures
cause poor chimney draught.
- warm up chimney with a paper fire in the chimney or
warm up in stove.
- open the ash door briefly.
- do not use damp or smoke intensive fuel.
- fill the fire box slowly, bit by bit.
- when was the stove last cleaned?
- a short period with some smoke when the stove is first
commissioned is quite normal and will soon disappear.
- is the pipe connection from oven to chimney leaking?
- are all cleaning doors on the chimney and on the stove
properly closed?
- is the fresh air intake guaranteed in the room where the
stove is installed? Doors and windows should not be abso-
lutely air tight.
- is the chimney leaking or overloaded?
- is the temperature control set at "3"?
- briefly open the ash door.
- is the temperature control turned down?
- add less fuel.
- was energy rich fuel used (Fuel)?
- is the installation properly dimensioned?
- was enough fuel added?
- has slag been removed?
- have nails or building timber possibly got jammed?
- are the radiators turned up?
- has the circulating pump broken down?
- is the installation ventilated?
- is the ash door closed?
- if necessary wind the grate up.
- is the fuel too damp?
- is the return water temperature too low?
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