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CONTENTS
1. GENERAL INFORMATION 4
INTRODUCTION 4
DESIGN AND APPLICATION FIELD 4
TECHNICAL DATA 5
2. BURNER DESCRIPTION 5
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Description of the burner main parts 6
3. FUNCTION SPECIFICATIONS 7
Conveying system 7
4. PUTING APPLIANCE IN OPERATION AND SAFETY 7
Structural amendments leading to increased safety 7
5. BURNER, BOILER, FLUE-GAS DUCT AND CHIMNEY MAINTENANCE 8
Carry out the inspection and maintenance operations in regular intervals based on the
following instructions: 8
6. BOILER ROOM AND BURNER TO BOILER CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS 12
7. ENVIRONMENT TYPE AND BOILER PLACEMENT IN BOILER ROOM 13
8. ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 13
9. BOILER WIRING DIAGRAM 14
10. BURNER WIRING DIAGRAM 15
11. CONTROL PANEL 15
12. START-UP – OPERATION – SHUT-DOWN 16
Boiler and burner operation preparation 16
BURNER START-UP 16
AUTOMATIC IGNITION – START MODE 16
Parameters of the START + - mode 17
NORMAL OPERATION 17
Parameters of the RUN mode 18
Parameters of the STOP mode 19
Parameters of the SERVICE mode 19
13. SETTING THE BURNER FOR VARIOUS FUEL TYPES 19
Recommended settings for particular fuel types and outputs. Information on the cleaning intervals. 20
Wood pellets 20
Rape straw pellets 20
Poppy straw pellets 21
Sugar-beet cuttings pellets 21
Pellets from grain-cleaning procedure waste (so called „tailings“) 21
Pellets from rape straw, poppy straw and grain-cleaning procedure waste (so called „tailings“) 22
Peat pellets 22
Other important information - conveyors 23
14. TROUBLESHOOTING 23
15. ERROR MESSAGES 24
16. SOME ADVICE ON USING PELLETS AS FUEL 25
17. LIST OF MAIN SPARE PARTS 26
GUARANTEE CONDITIONS 27
BOILER INSTALLATION REPORT 28
ANNUAL INSPECTIONS RECORDS 29
RECORDS OF GUARANTEE PERIOD AND POST-GUARANTEE PERIOD REPAIRS 30
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1. GENERAL INFORMATION
NOTE – Before operating the burner for the first time, it is necessary to get thoroughly fa-
miliarised with all the instructions included in this manual. The manufacturer is not liable
for any damage which arises as a result of incorrect operating or maintenance of the device.
The burner‘s output is calculated based on the maximum amount of pellets which fit (or
which are permitted to be burned) in the combustion chamber of the burner in the duration
of 1 hour (considered are good quality wood pellets).
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CAUTION – The upper protection guard of the burner may only be removed when the
power (main lead) has been disconnected. Installation, ignition test and operator‘s training
will be carried out by an installation company trained by the manufacturer. This company
also completes the „Boiler and burner installation report“ on page 27.
INTRODUCTION
This instruction manual is designed for the burner users. It includes instructions necessary for its
installation, start-up, maintenance and safety operation.
We recommend you to pay particular attention to the safety instructions. Interventions for which it is
necessary to disconnect the burner from the boiler or during which it is necessary to enter a code for
the electronics shall only be carried out by duly qualified and authorised experts. Repairs and settings
which are not specified in this manual shall not be carried out at all.
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TECHNICAL DATA
• Name: ATMOS A 70 PETRO
• Specified fuel: good quality wood pellets of 6-10mm diameter and 5-20mm length
• Alternative fuel: alternative pellets such as pellets made from rape straw, poppy straw, sugar-beet
cuttings and peat of 6-10 mm diameter and 5-20 mm length.
• Burner nominal output: 48kW
• Burner maximum output: 60kW
• Fuel storage tank: ATMOS external tank
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• Fuel dispensing: screw conveyor
• Fuel dispensing control: vane sensor of pellets level
• Combustion process monitoring: photocell
• Burner control: Electronic system with two processors
• Output regulation: one-stage
• Power supply: 230V / 50Hz
• Maximum incoming power at the start-up 2180 W
• Maximum incoming power during operation: 110 W
• Incoming power of the ignition element: 2000/1000 W
• Ignition current: 4 to 10A
• Average incoming power of the burner during operation: up to 70 W
• Burner weight: 80 kg
2. BURNER DESCRIPTION
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1. Rotation cylindrical combustion chamber 9. Motor-transmission 40W/ 230V /50HZ
2. Turbo-chamber 10. Rotational clack-valve
3. Heatproof bearings 11. Conveying screw 1
4. Sealing partition with a heatproof bearing 12. Optical sensor - photocell
5. Ignition device 13. Control electronics
6. Controlled fan
7. Vane-type sensor of pellets level
8. Pellet supply
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CAUTION – the ignition element has two levels of operation: level one – 1000W, level two
– 2000W. Higher incoming power means shorter time necessary for fuel ignition. The burn-
er‘s factory setting is with the switch (underneath the boiler hood) in position 2 (2000 W).
This means that when installing boiler it is necessary to insert a 12.5A fusible link (instead
of the standard supplied 6.3A) into the fuse (plastic holder) placed on the boiler panel. At
the lower ignition level setting of the incoming power (1000 W, switch position 1), the igni-
tion of the fuel is not guaranteed. Therefore, we do not use this lower level. In the ignition
stage, there are other important factors; the fan setting at the start-up, characteristics of the
chimney which, if it has a significant air draught, may increase the volume of air that passes
through the ignition element and thus decrease the temperature of the ignition air necessary
for successful ignition of the pellets.
• Photocell
Provides means for monitoring the flame at the ignition stage and during operation. If necessary,
it must be cleaned.
• Rotational clack-valve
It is an important element of the burner safety. It effectively prevents reversed burn-through of
the fuel (i.e. if combustion chamber gets blocked, the fuel burning does not spread back into the
conveyor or tube).
• Vane-type sensor of pellets level
It detects the level of pellets in the burner above the rotational clack-valve and thus regulates the
fuel supply from the storage tank into the burner by means of the external conveying screw.
• Control electronics
It provides means for accurate setting of combustion quality and burner output for a particular
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fuel type by twenty continuously adjustable variables. It also monitors operation hours, number
of start-ups and number of cleaning operations carried out by the user.
3. FUNCTION SPECIFICATIONS
Burning pellets with the ATMOS A70 Petro burner installed has many things in common with burn-
ing fuel oils. The major difference is that when burning pellets a certain amount of ash forms which
must be in certain interval removed (based on the burner and boiler shape) so that the burner‘s ef-
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ficiency or functionality does not suffer.
The ATMOS A70 Petro pellet burner is normally supplied with automatic fuel ignition and with
appropriate dispensing system that functions fully automatically during the burner operation. The
burner operation is regulated via the flame sensor – a photocell. Inside the burner, the fuel and com-
bustion air are dispensed in a way providing complete, effective and environmentally friendly pellets
combustion of high efficiency degree.
Conveying system
The conveying of pellets from the internal storage tank into the burner is carried out automatically
by a screw conveyor which is adjusted and regulated by the burner electronic unit. The system is
based on the safety principle of interrupting the fuel supply into the burner by means of gravity flow
of pellets into the burner (empty tube above the burner). The motor-transmission of the burner‘s fuel
conveying system as well as the external screw-conveyor motors are fitted with thermal protection
against jamming and following overheating, during which a shut-down of the conveyor occurs.
CAUTION – The burner should only be used with the recommended dispensing system as
utilising a different system may lead to overfilling of the fuel supply tube.
• The ignition, combustion and shut-down processes are controlled by a microprocessor logic cir-
cuit with two processors with optical separation of power outputs to 5kV. The first processor
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regulates and controls the burner operation. The second processor checks on the main processor
so that safety operation is assured.
• The second processor monitors potential fault of the conveying screw 1 underneath the rotational
clack-valve. If, for instance, this screw conveys fuel continuously for over 3 minutes (which is
unusual) then it switches the reverse-relay, stops conveying fuel into the rotation combustion
chamber of the burner. The burner burns out and the combustion chamber becomes empty. A
warning sign ERROR MOTOR is indicated and the device waits for the operator‘s interven-
tion.
• The processor continuously checks the flawlessness of the fan operation by means of a feed-back
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loop. If, for some reason, the fan does not operate, the processor assures that the pellets are emp-
tied from the rotation combustion chamber of the burner and the burner is shut-down. A warning
sign ERROR AIR is indicated and the device waits for the operator‘s intervention.
• The first processor continuously monitors the level of fuel by means of pellets-level sensor.
• The burner is fitted with a rotational clack-valve which protects it against reversed burn-through
of the fuel. The complete emptying of the burner from fuel at its shut-down protects it against the
same thing.
• At every start, the burner is ready for re-ignition. If the re-ignition fails, the burner is automati-
cally put out of operation and the device waits for the operator‘s intervention. A warning sign
ERROR START is indicated and the device waits for the operator‘s intervention.
• If the device runs out of pellets during combustion, the burner gets shut-down. A warning sign
ERROR PELETS is indicated and the device waits for the operator‘s intervention. (Please al-
ways remember to feed the pellets into the conveyor before each start of the burner)
• The flexible see-through tube connecting the burner with the external conveyor is made of special
material.
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CAUTION – never clean the rotation combustion chamber with a wire brush if the chamber
does not rotate and if the burner fan does not operate. Otherwise you may clog the openings
for combustion air supply even more and also fill the turbo-chamber with cinder resulting in
damage of the burner.
2. Annual maintenance - it is first necessary to remove the burner from the boiler and to remove the
front guard of the burner. After these removals carry out the following steps:
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- Inspect and lubricate the chain transmissions by thin oil.
- Check the tension of driving chains and adjust their tension by means of tensioning pulleys.
- Check that all the fixing elements (bolts and nuts) are tight and if not, tighten them.
- Inspect the fan.
- Inspect the photocell. If it needs cleaning, clean it.
- Inspect and tighten (if necessary) the vane pellets level sensor.
Then remove the front burner hood (cover) and remove the two round lids on the turbo-chamber and
clean the area behind it. This is the area where the burner rotation combustion chamber with its bear-
ings is located. Always remember to check and if necessary clean the tube placed next to the rotation
combustion chamber through which the photocell monitors the flame. Check also its securing against
turning and against sliding out of the other side of the burner. Also check if the burner rim is tightened
to the turbo-chamber behind which graphite sealing is placed (however, never over-tighten). After
this procedure, place all the parts back to its original positions, seal and tighten all well so that com-
bustion air or waste gas cannot escape into the boiler room.
NOTE – although burning pellets is an automatic process, it requires a little bit more main-
tenance and operating interventions than the process of burning fuel oil or natural gas. It
provides the operator with invaluable experience. Always remember to regularly maintain
and clean the boiler, chimney and flue-gas ducts (once every 14-30 days or as necessary).
Pay particular attention to the pellets quality if it is a new supply or if you receive them
from a new supplier. When handling ashes, always remember that it may be hot. Ash must
be stored in a fire-proof container.
Picture 1. - Inner part of the rotary com- Picture 2. - Eye-slit for optical photo sensor
bustion tube chamber with holes where the
primary and seconadary airs are intaken.
Should be cleaned by steel brush.
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Picture 3. - The rotary sensor in the feeding Picture 4. - Control panel of the burner
pipe which checks the pellet level
Picture 5. - Actuator of the rotary sensor in Picture 6. - Connectors for connecting burn-
the feeding pipe er and conveyor
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Picture 9. - Optical sensor placed under the Picture 10. - Air blowing fan
gear box
Picture 11. - Cleaning lid for annual cleaning Picture 12. - Frontal chain drive
of the air intaking spaces
Picture 13. - Rear chain drive with tightening Picture 14. - View of construction of the air
machanism. Switcher of the heating element intaking space.
input.
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duct, the chimney has sufficient draught and there are enough pellets in the storage tank.
Requirements on the boiler room, system, burner, conveyor and pellets storage tank before the burner
may be put in operation:
• The installation site must be in a room that complies with all fire prevention regulations (stand-
ards and laws) as effective.
• The installation site must be in a room that is fitted with an opening for intake of combustion air
of minimum cross-section 350 cm2.
• The boiler and burner must be positioned in a way providing enough room for cleaning of the
burner, boiler, flue-gas duct and chimney and of ash removal from all these places.
• The burner must be installed onto the boiler through insulating and sealing material and must be
well tighten by means of nuts so that no waste gas may escape into the boiler room.
• The external screw conveyor must be placed in the storage tank in a way providing easy take-up
of pellets.
• The tube between the burner and conveyor must be stretched, well fastened and of such angle that
assures flawless gravity flow of the pellets into the burner. The tube length shall not exceed 50 cm.
The joints between the tube, burner and conveyor must be well tightened.
• The screw conveyor cable must be plugged in the socket on the burner.
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2 - Flue duct 5 – Conveyor 1.7 m, 2.3 m and 2.5 m
3 - Boiler 6 – Storage tank (min. 500-1000 litres)
8. ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
After the burner has been installed on the boiler, a technician connects the burner to the electrical
power network through the boiler; never directly to the network. Use the following wiring diagram.
• After the burner has been installed, a technician connects the device to the boiler with a special
cable which is a part of the burner.
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• The screw conveyor is connected by means of a special plug and socket and it is controlled by the
burner electronic system according to the signals of the vane pellets-level sensor.
CAUTION – the electrical connection may only be carried out by a duly qualified person
and special care must be paid to safe grounding of the device. For electrical connection
please refer to this manual.
A four-core cable leads from the burner and is connected to the boiler. The colour coding of the cables
is following:
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• Black – phase (230V, 50 Hz) – the black conductor is to be connected on the boiler terminal which is
(providing that the main switch is ON) always under voltage, regardless of the boiler‘s control thermo-
stat. This is the burner‘s supply voltage.
• Brown - phase (230V, 50 Hz) - the brown conductor is to be connected on the terminal which is control-
led by the boiler‘s control thermostat. It brings the phase of the same polarity as the polarity of the supply
voltage which activates the burner start-up. It is considered a start-up (ignition) and shut-down signal.
• Blue-N-neutral (zero conductor) – the blue conductor must be connected to the neutral (zero con-
ductor)
• Yellow-green PE – Protective Earth – yellow-green conductor must be connected to the earth.
CAUTION – both phases (black and brown leads) must always be protected through the
safety thermostat of the boiler.
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main menu. Set the particular values according to instructions included further in this manual.
Control thermostat on the boiler panel is switched ON (+).
Control thermostat on the boiler panel is switched OFF (-).
moves to the following value and so on. By pressing the ESC button, the program returns into the
The signs + and – displayed next to the START /
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CAUTION – the first burner start up after installation must always be carried out by
a person duly qualified (fitter) and trained by the manufacturer.
NOTE – during the first burning, the surface paint and the graphite sealing of the rotation
combustion chamber get fire-burnt. As a result of this process, smoke and smell form
which however disappear after a few operating hours. This is not a fault.
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BURNER START-UP
• Switch the main boiler switch ON.
• Set the required outgoing water temperature (80-90°C) on the control thermostat.
• In the first stage, the burner checks the internal level of pellets by means of the vane sensor.
In case that the burner (and the conveyor as well) are without pellets, their automatic feed-in is carried
out. After the burner and conveyor has been filled up with pellets, the burner carries out automatic
ignition.
NOTE – we recommend that you check the state of the vanes (propeller) of the pellet-level
sensor. If the burner has no pellets, the vanes (propeller) rotate and the conveyor is getting
filled-up or is supplying pellets to the burner (the maximum permitted time of continuous
filling-up is 30 minutes). When the burner is filled with pellets, the movement of the vanes
(propeller) is blocked. Then the conveyor stops as well; however, only after the pre-set pe-
riod of FEEDR2 has elapsed.
NOTE – if the ignition of pellets fails during the first attempt, the whole ignition cycle is
automatically repeated. If the second attempt fails as well, the burner displays a warning
sign ERROR START, shuts itself down and waits for the intervention of the operator. The
operator must determine the cause of the fault. E.g.: Is there a sufficient amount of pellets in
the storage tank? Is the external conveyor functional? Is the external conveyor or the rota-
tional clack-valve clogged with some impurity contained in the pellets? Is the pellet—level
sensor propeller blocked by a foreign object contained in the pellets?
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AIR START [ 0 - 100%] ideal air quantity necessary for ignition in the burner. It influences the speed
of ignition of the fuel. The factory default setting is 60%. Minimum setting of 50% still assures that
no damage to the ignition element may occur.
TIME PELETS [ 0 - 100 sec] the amount of pellets necessary for ideal fuel ignition. The factory
default setting is 32 sec.
TIME START [ 0 - 100 min] period of time for which the burner attempts to ignite the fuel. If the
first attempt fails, the whole ignition cycle is automatically repeated. In case that the fuel does not
ignite during the second attempt, the burner is shut-down and an error indication ERROR START is
displayed. The factory default setting is 12 minutes.
FEEDR START [ 0 - 100 %] amount of fuel which is supplied by the internal conveying screw 1 into
the rotation combustion chamber in regular intervals during the start-up stage. The factory default
setting is 10 %.
PHOTOCELL [ 0 - 100 sec] the run-out time of the ignition device which starts from the moment
when the photocell detects a flame. The factory default setting is 30 sec.
NORMAL OPERATION
It is a fully automatic operation; the user operations are limited to regular refilling of fuel, ash re-
moval and cleaning the burner. It is not advisable (for the user) to change the main parameters of the
burner settings. Therefore, there are two access levels in the program. The first level is designed for a
common user and it features the basic functions that are fully sufficient for a reliable and comfortable
operation of the burner. The second level is designed for a service technician and is used for setting
the parameters ideal for a particular fuel-type and output. The second level is code-protected.
RUN + + :
The burner gets into the RUN mode in two situations:
1. After the START and ignition of the burner.
2. After a short-time power cut-out. If in this moment the photocell detects flame, the operator auto-
matically continues operation in the RUN mode.
Within the RUN mode (I.E. during normal operation), we use variable values to set the combustion
process characteristics. For the particular values corresponding to a particular fuel please read the
chart: „Setting the ATMOS A70 PETRO burner“ on page 19.
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NOTE - The signs + and – displayed next to the START / RUN / STOP functions indicate
the following states: the first + or – indicates that the control thermostat of the boiler panel
is either switched ON (+) or OFF (-), the second + or – indicates that the photocell detects
(+) or does not detect (-) flame.
moves to the following value and so on. By pressing the ESC button, the program returns into the
main menu. Set the particular values according to instructions included further in this manual.
AIR RUN [ 0 - 100%] air quantity necessary for good-quality of combustion during operation at the
pre-set burner output. The factory default setting is 80%.
FEEDR RUN [ 0 - 100%] amount of fuel necessary for achieving the required output. The factory
default setting is 26%.
FEEDR2 [ 0 - 100 sec] run-out time of the external dispensing conveyor after the rotational sensor
of the pellets-level in the burner detests sufficient level of fuel in the supply tube (I.E. the rotational
sensor stops moving). The factory default setting is 10 sec.
TUBE RUN [ 0 - 100%] the angle at which the rotation combustion chamber‘s (cylinder‘s) position is
turned in the range up to 360°. This setting influences clinkering of fuel and quality of combustion.
The factory default setting is 10%.
TUBE TIME [ 1 - 40 min] a time period upon which the rotation combustion chamber (cylinder)
regularly slightly turns its position. This setting influences clinkering of fuel and quality of combus-
tion. The factory default setting is 4 minutes.
TIME FEEDR [ 1 - 40 sec] interval of internal fuel dispensing by the conveying screw 1. This setting
influences clinkering of fuel and quality of combustion. The factory default setting is 12 sec.
The burn-off stage (i.e. the STOP mode) progresses in the following way:
If the boiler thermostat which controls the burner operation switches off, the burner automatically
switches into the STOP operation mode. During this mode, the following happens:
1. The dispensing of fuel into the burner by an external conveyer is automatically stopped.
2. The burner switches into the mode of the fuel burn-off (in the rotation combustion chamber)
which is determined by the TIME STOP parameter.
3. After the TIME STOP period has elapsed, the burner automatically switches into the stage of
cooling and cleaning the combustion chamber. The duration of this period is determined by the
TIME END parameter.
4. After this period has elapsed, the burner automatically switches into idle mode and waits for a
new command for start-up and ignition.
CAUTION – it is only this operation state, in which it is permitted to carry out the manual
cleaning procedure of the rotation combustion chamber. Pres the ESC button and hold it for
several seconds. Thus the burner fan is switched on and the rotation combustion chamber
will keep rotating for the period of two minutes.
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NOTE - The signs + and – displayed next to the START / RUN / STOP functions indicate
the following states: the first + or – indicates that the control thermostat of the boiler panel
is either switched ON (+) or OFF (-), the second + or – indicates that the photocell detects
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(+) or does not detect (-) flame.
AIR STOP [ 0 - 100%] air quantity necessary for ideal fuel burn-off. The factory default setting is 100 %.
TIME STOP [ 0 - 100 min] time necessary for emptying the rotational clack-valve of the internal
conveying screw 1 and ideal combustion of all pellets in the rotation combustion chamber. The fac-
tory default setting is 15 minutes.
TIME END [ 0 - 100 min] time needed for ideal cooling and cleaning of the rotation combustion
chamber. The factory default setting is 15 minutes.
It includes data useful for the burner operator and service technician in order to achieve optimal in-
spections and maintenance and cleaning planning.
W. HOURS (hours) number of service hours for which the appliance has been operating.
START COUNT (l) number of ignitions (start-ups) – it influences the service life of the burning element.
CLEANING COUNT (1) number of cleaning cycles during which the rotation combustion chamber
has been cleaned with a wire brush (shall be carried out once a month).
Setting of these parameters influences combustion quality and service life of the boiler and
burner. Always remember that biological fuels contain large amount of carbon and chlorine
which significantly reduce the boiler (drum) and burner service life compared to burning fuel
composed of wood-substance. Therefore, the burner output must always be set in a way assur-
ing that the waste gas temperature during operation never drops below 130°C. This prevents
condensation of water vapour and acids which damage the boiler drum.
In case that you will be combusting alternative pellets made from rape straw, poppy straw, sugar-beet
cuttings and peat, install the boiler in combination with an automatic ash removal system ATMOS.
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NOTE – burner setting is done by adjustment of parameters and amount of combustion air
based on the particular conditions and requirements of the client and on the pellets type. The
setting is carried out by a person trained by the manufacturer (service technician) and utilis-
ing a waste gas analyser. This professionally done setting is a necessary pre-condition
of justifying a guarantee claim and a record of it must be made in this manual on page
45. Set the O2 content in the waste gas within the range of 7 to 10% and amount of CO
up to a maximum of 800mg/m3.
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Recommended settings for particular fuel types and outputs. Information on the
cleaning intervals.
Wood pellets
Burner AIR FEEDR TUBE TUBE TIME Recom-
output RUN RUN TIME RUN FEEDR mended
content of
(%) (%) (min) (%) (s) O2 in waste
gas (%)
35 kW 50 17 4 10 12 9-10
48 kW 80 26 5 10 12 7-8
60 kW 95 33 6 10 12 7-8
When burning this type of fuel, soft ash without agglomerates forms.
The interval of ash removal without the automatic removal system – once every 5 to 14 days.
Boiler cleaning interval – once every 14 to 30 days.
Chimney and flue-gas duct inspection interval or (if necessary) interval of chimney and flue-gas duct
cleaning – once to twice a year.
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60 kW 100 37 3,5 70 8 7-9
When burning this type of fuel, soft ash with small soft agglomerates forms.
The interval of ash removal without the automatic removal system – once every 1 to 3 days.
Boiler cleaning interval – once every 3 to 10 days (Significant flue dust emission – white ash in the ex-
changer).
Chimney and flue-gas duct inspection interval or (if necessary) interval of chimney and flue-gas duct
cleaning –four to ten times a year.
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Pellets from rape straw, poppy straw and grain-cleaning procedure waste (so called „tailings“)
Burner AIR FEEDR TUBE TUBE TIME Recom-
output RUN RUN TIME RUN FEEDR mended
content of
(%) (%) (min) (%) (s) O2 in waste
gas (%)
35 kW 65 22 4 60 23 7-12
48 kW 95 32 4 60 23 7-10
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Peat pellets
Burner AIR FEEDR TUBE TUBE TIME Recom-
output RUN RUN TIME RUN FEEDR mended
content of
(%) (%) (min) (%) (s) O2 in waste
gas (%)
35 kW 54 15 6 20 28 8-10
48 kW 85 22 6 20 28 7-10
60 kW 100 28 6 20 28 7-9
When burning this type of fuel, hard ash with small hard agglomerates forms.
The interval of ash removal without the automatic removal system – once every 3 to 10 days.
Boiler cleaning interval – once every 14 to 30 days.
Chimney and flue-gas duct inspection interval or (if necessary) interval of chimney and flue-gas duct
cleaning – once to twice a year.
In case that the appliance does not function optimally, follow these steps:
1. Check the pellets quality – heating capacity, colour = clinkering capacity (white pellets do not
clinker) – clean the burner nozzle. If necessary, replace the pellets by different ones.
2. Check the flue-gas temperature which should be within the range of (160-240˚C). If the tempera-
ture is too high, reduce the burner output (FEEDR RUN) and adjust the amount of combustion air
(AIR RUN); if necessary, clean the boiler. If the temperature is too low (below 130°C), increase
the burner output and amount of combustion air.
3. If the amount of pellets in the rotation combustion chamber is too high (the burner does not com-
bust well – smoke is produced), increase the amount of combustion air (AIR RUN) or reduce the
amount of supplied pellets (reduce the output - FEEDR RUN).
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For burning alternative pellets from rape straw, poppy straw, sugar-beet cuttings and peat or plant pel-
lets of small diameter we recommend that you always use the ATMOS A70 Petro burner in combina-
tion with a conveyor fitted with a centre shaft DRA50 – 1.7m or DRA50 – 2.5m in order to achieve
the required output. The same recommendation is valid for situations when the conveyor inclination
angle is greater than 45° or when the required output shall be greater than 48 kW.
In case that the burner is installed with a DA50 (15 W) conveyor of the 1.7 m or 2.3 m length and
new fuel is used or if the user is switching to a different alternative fuel-type, frequent shutting-down
of the external conveyor occurs. Then we recommend to replace the conveyor ‚s transmission unit of
a 15W incoming power with a transmission unit of a 25W incoming power - product code H0107.
This transmission unit is used with the new IWABO conveyors of the same connection dimensions.
14. TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Check Solution
Display is OFF - Check the power supply into If the cause of fault cannot be
the boiler. determined, contact a service
- Check connectors on the technician.
burner. Check if power sup-
ply from boiler to burner is
not interrupted.
Display is ON but the appliance - Check whether the storage Refill the pellets.
is not functioning tank is filled with pellets.
- Check whether the external If necessary, replace
screw conveyor is function- the transmission unit of the
ing (i.e. pellets supply is in external
process). conveyor.
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The burner does not start-up - Check functionality of the If necessary, replace.
(no ignition) ignition element.
- Check if combustion air is
coming out from the rotation
combustion chamber.
- Check if the storage tank is Refill the pellets.
filled with pellets.
- Check the vane sensor of pel- Clean and (if necessary) tighten.
lets level.
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- Check the control and safety Switch the main boiler switch
thermostats on the panel OFF and then ON again.
(press with a pencil).
- Check the fuse on the boiler WARNING – when replacing the
panel (12.5 A). fuse, the main boiler switch must
be OFF.
Other types of errors are indicated directly on the burner‘s control panel display.
If the appliance does not function optimally and the cause of fault cannot be determined, contact a
service technician.
ERROR START
This error message is displayed in case that two fuel ignition attempts failed. The burner shuts auto-
matically down and waits for the intervention of the operator. The operator must determine the cause
of the fault. E.g.: Is there a sufficient amount of pellets in the storage tank? Is the external conveyor
functional? Is the external conveyor or the rotational clack-valve clogged with some impurity con-
tained in the pellets? Is the pellet-level sensor propeller blocked by a foreign object contained in the
pellets?
ERROR PELETS
This error message is displayed if the burner keeps trying to feed pellets into the external conveyor
and into the burner upper tube up to the level of the vane sensor for a period of time longer than 30
minutes. The burner shuts automatically down and waits for the intervention of the operator. The
operator must determine the cause of the fault. This fault is usually caused by insufficient amount of
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pellets in the storage tank or by jamming of the external pellets conveyor. Both these causes must be
solved by the operator. When the problem has been solved, press the display button and the burner
restarts operation.
ERROR AIR
This error message is displayed in case that the rotation speed of the fan does not reach the speed pre-
set by the program (with a certain deviation permit). This is a feed back check of the fan operation
which is a feature influencing the quality of burning and safety of the operation. The burner shuts
automatically down and waits for the intervention of the operator. The operator must determine the
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cause of the fault. This is usually caused by a faulty fan; the reasons of the fan fault might be: faulty
motor bearings, dust level, clogged rotating wheel of the fan, unreliable power supply into the fan mo-
tor; or it might be indicated because of a faulty rotation speed sensor.
ERROR MOTOR
This error message is displayed in case that a critical heating-up of the main motor of the transmis-
sion unit occurs. The burner shuts automatically down and waits for the intervention of the operator.
The operator must determine the cause of the fault state. It may be caused by impurity contained in
the pellets which blocked the rotational clack-valve or the internal conveying screw, or faulty motor-
transmission.
CAUTION – If the user does not manage to bring the burner in operation, a specialised
service centre must be contacted.
Fuel pellets are made from various energy raw materials. The most common material is wood. How-
ever, nowadays there are other alternative materials available for fuel pellets production. These ma-
terials have different characteristics, some of them beneficial, some of them disadvantageous. Im-
portant factors which should be checked are: energy content, size, small particles content, moisture
content and, last but not least, the price. You should choose fuel which has the most advantageous cost
to energy-unit ratio (lowest cost per a thermal energy unit) taking into consideration the function of
the particular fuel in the boiler. After your fuel has been delivered, observe and study your system‘s
functionality well. If you feel uncertain, do not hesitate to contact us.
Most of the faults which may happen because of burning low-quality fuel are caused by the fact that
the fuel was incorrectly handled, or that it had been stored in intermediate storage facilities before it
reached the end user. High content of small particles is often caused by separation procedures during
storage process. The forming of clinkered agglomerates in ash depends on the presence of silicate im-
purities (sand). There is no other method of discovering their presence than observing their formation
during operation of the burner. Pellets the usage of which leads to forming of agglomerates shall not
be used and shall be returned to the supplier with a complaint. High moisture content may be caused
by incorrect handling during storage and transportation. If possible, check the pellets while they are
still in the delivering vehicle. Check that they are clean, dry and contain no sawdust particles.
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GUARANTEE CONDITIONS
1. If adhered to the product’s use, operation and maintenance as described in the instruction manual,
we guarantee that the product will maintain the characteristics as stipulated by the corresponding
technical standards and terms for the duration of a guarantee period of 24 months after the produ-
ct’s acquisition by the user, a maximum of 32 months after the manufacturer sells it to the sales
representative.
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2. If a defect not caused by the user appears on the product during the guarantee period, the defect
will be repaired free of charge.
3. The guarantee period is extended by the period of time for which the product was under repair.
4. A claim to provide a guarantee period repair shall be made by the customer at the service compa-
ny.
5. The guarantee claim is justified only in cases where the burner and boiler installation was carri-
ed out by a person trained by the manufacturer and in compliance with valid standards and the
instruction manual. A necessary condition for justifying a guarantee claim is the possession of a
legible and complete record identifying the company who installed the appliance. If the installa-
tion was not carried out in a professional manner, the subsequent costs are borne by the company
that carried out the installation.
6. The purchaser was familiarised with the use and operation of the product – in a provable way.
7. A claim to provide an after-guarantee period repair shall be made by the customer at the service
company, too. In this case, the customer bears the repair costs.
8. The user is obliged to adhere to instructions stated in the operation and maintenance manual. If
the operation and maintenance manual is not adhered to, in cases of negligent or unprofessional
handling, or burning prohibited substances, the guarantee expires and the repair costs are borne
by the customer.
9. There is an obligation to carry out an inspection, check and complete cleaning of the burner, of
structural elements and of the extraction system at least once a year (most advisable is to let an
expert company carry out these
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