Avoid fingerprints
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Be careful not to touch the glass of the stove with your fingers. Fingerprints burn
into the glass and cannot be removed afterwards.
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Do not use liquids such as petrol and alcohol to light the stove.
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While the stove is on, do not switch on an extractor hood in the same room.
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Never touch the painted parts while lighting or firing the stove.
First lighting
Discolouration of walls, ceilings and/or grilles
Over time, using the fireplace may lead to discolouration of walls, ceilings and/or grilles. That is caused by dust particles burning
in the convection mantle. This is a natural process for which WANDERS is not responsible. To minimise any discolouration, please
follow the same advice as given for decorative fireplaces. Your installer can tell you more.
When you use the Linde for the first time, it will need to be cured. The appliance is coated with a layer of heat-resistant paint that
has to be cured at a temperature higher than 400°C. The curing process can take several firings with temperatures rising to 600°C.
The curing process can give off an unpleasant odour. This is quite normal and harmless.
We recommend that you allow the stove to burn for at least six hours with a limited amount of fuel for the first four or five times.
Keep the room well-ventilated. Make sure that there is no extractor hood running in the same room while the stove is on, as the
stove needs plenty of fresh air to burn properly.
During the curing process, deposits may form on the glass of the stove door. You can easily remove these deposits with a slightly
damp cloth as soon as the stove has cooled off. Use special cleaning products for ceramic hobs, if necessary. Do not touch the
clean glass with your fingers. Fingerprints burn into the glass and cannot be removed afterwards.
Newly built or recently renovated house?
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Wait six weeks before firing the stove in a recently completed new
house or a room that has recently undergone major renovation.
Walls and ceilings will still contain gases, plasticisers and moisture
from the plaster and paint. Warm air currents can cause the many
dust particles in the room to discolour and stick to walls and cei-
lings. Residual moisture in walls and ceilings will also heat up and
may cause yellow stains.
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