The soul of your home
RIKA-KAMINÖFEN
MANUAL
X-BACK
Connection dimensions
130
60
270,4
516
5723
100
346,8
676,2
162,6
440
521,6
18180
1263
Combustion chamber door
Baking compartment door
Combustion chamber
Panels
Commissioning Report for Rika Fires Date:
Set-up address
Name
Road
To w n
Telephone
Fire data
Fire model
Serial number
Panels undamaged
Instructions for use
Guarantee and warranty documents
Included in delivery: Accessories
Dealer
Name
Road
To w n
Telephone
Flue gas pipe / Fire
Diameter
Deflectors
Connections tight
Fire draught
Operator induction
Fire function
Guarantee and warranty documents
Fuel quantity and quality
Starting heating
Continuing heating
Valve settings
Ash drawer
Cleaning instructions
Cleaning interval
Maintenance interval
Work completed as per instructions given
Commissioning technician
Company Client signature Technician signature
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Commissioning Report for Rika Fires Date:
Set-up address
Name
Road
To w n
Telephone
Fire data
Fire model
Serial number
Panels undamaged
Instructions for use
Guarantee and warranty documents
Included in delivery: Accessories
Dealer
Name
Road
To w n
Telephone
Flue gas pipe / Fire
Diameter
Deflectors
Connections tight
Fire draught
Operator induction
Fire function
Guarantee and warranty documents
Fuel quantity and quality
Starting heating
Continuing heating
Valve settings
Ash drawer
Cleaning instructions
Cleaning interval
Maintenance interval
Work completed as per instructions given
Commissioning technician
Company Client signature Technician signature
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CONTENTS
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Drawing explanation 6
Packaging 7
Technical Specification 7
Parts overview 7
General warning and safety instructions 8
Before setting up 8 - 9
Suitable fuels and fuel quantities 10
Maximum fuel quantity 10
Fuel quantities 10
Clean burning 11
Burning wood 11
Connecting the fire 12
Lighting the fire 13
Ash drawer 14
Operating the shaker grate 14
Slide setting at rated heating capacity 14
Making an external combustion air feed 15
General maintenance 16
Finish – condition and cleaning 16
Convection air openings 16
Cleaning the flue gas channels 16
What to do if? 17
We guarantee 18
Commissioning report
5.FITTING OPTIONS
3. INSTALLING THE FIRE
2. BRIEF HEATING INFORMATION
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
4.OPERATION
6.MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
7. PROBLEM SOLVI NG
8. GUARANTEE AND WARRANTY
DRAWING EXPLANATION
Important information
Practical advice
Use the plan
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
(Illustrated: Fitting dimensions)
This is a Design 1 fire and has a connection
for fitting to a chimney that is equipped for
other fires and boilers for solid and liquid
fuels, insofar as the chimney dimensions are
in accordance with DIN 4705, Part 3.
The owner of the small heating system or
the authorised person for the small heating
system must keep the technical documenta-
tion in a safe place and present it to the local
authority or the chimney sweep.
PAC K AG I NG
Your first impression is important to us!
- The packaging for your new fire provides
excellent protection from damage. However
damage to the fire and accessories can
occur during transport.
Therefore please check your fire for damage and
that all parts are there on receipt! Report any
defects to your fire dealer immediately!
When unpacking please ensure that the ceramic
panels are intact. The material scratches easily.
The ceramic panels are not covered by the warranty.
The wood in the packaging has not been surface treated and can therefore be burned in
your fire.
The box and the film (PE) can be recycled
without any problem.
- The packaging for your new fire in the
main has no effect on the environment.
PARTS - OVERVI EW
Description
1 Furnace door
2 Fire door handle
3 Hexagon socket screw
4 Culimeta
5 Combustion chamber door glass
6 Toroidal sealing ring
7 Glass holder
8 Top fire strip
9 Hexagon bolt
10 Tightening stud
11 Spacer
12 Bottom fire strip
20 Baking compartment door
21 Baking compartment door handle
22 Culimeta
23 Baking compartment door glass
24 Glass holder
25 Hexagon socket screw
30 Insulation plate
31 Flue plate
32 Insulation plate
33 Secondary air regulator
34 Baking compartment frame
35 Baking compartment
36 Cleaning shaft
37 Cleaning slide
38 Double ball snap assembly
39 Closing plate
40 Primary air valve
41 Shaker grate handle
42 Shaker grate
43 Ash pan - tray
44 Shaker plate
45 Hexagon socket screw
46 Ash drawer
47 Wood catcher
50 Side cladding ceramic
51 Aluminium profile
52 Lid
53 Flue gas connection
54 Rear wall
Technical Specification
Dimensions (mm) and weights (kg)
Height
Width
Depth
Weight without casing
Weight with ceramic casing
Flue pipe outlet diameter
Rated heating capacity as per DIN 18891
Lowest thermal output
Room heating capacity (m?) dependent
on the house insulation
1263
51 6
440
132
157
130
6 kW
3 kW
70 - 1 60
Flue gas mass flow g/s closed
Flue gas temperature/°C closed
Minimum flow pressure at rated heating
capacity/mbar closed
at 0.8 times rated heat capacity
8,5
295°
0,1 2
0,08
Flue gas values for multiple connection to a
chimney as per DIN 4705, Part 3 or for measuring the chimney as per DIN 4705, Part 2
We reserve the right to make technical and optical changes and take no responsibility for any setting and printing errors.
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1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
GENERAL WARNING AND SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
The general introductory warning
information must be followed.
➧ Read the whole of the manual thoroughly
before commissioning the fire.
➧ Only approved transport aids with ade-
quate load bearing capacity must be used
for transporting your fire.
➧ Your fire is not suitable for use as a ladder
or scaffold.
➧ Thermal energy is produced by burning
fuel; this leads to the surface of the fire, the
doors, the door and operating handles, the
door glasses, the flue pipes and possibly the
front wall of the fire becoming very hot.
Avoid touching these parts without wearing the relevant protective clothing or
using the relevant means (cold hand).
➧ Make children aware of the danger and
keep them away from the fire when in use.
➧ Only burn the approved fuel listed in the
chapter “Clean Burning”.
➧ Burning or inserting easily combustible
or explosive materials, such as empty spray
cans and suchlike in the fire, as well as storage of the same close to the fire is prohibited due to risk of explosion.
➧ When reheating, no wide or easily com-
bustible clothing should be worn.
➧ Setting down of non heat resistant
objects on the fire or nearby is prohibited.
➧ Do not lay washing on the fire to dry.
➧ Stands for drying items of clothing or
suchlike must be set up at an adequate
distance from the fire – fire hazard!
SAFETY CLEARANCES (Minimum clearances)
1. From non-combustible items
a > 400 mm b > 100 mm
2. From combustible items and supporting walls made
from reinforced concrete construction
a > 800 mm b > 200 mm
➧ Working with easily combustible and
explosive materials in the same or adjoining
room to the fire is prohibited when the fire
is on.
BEFORE SETTING UP
1.1 Ground load bearing capacity:
Before setting up, ensure that the suppor-
ting construction has a load bearing capaci-
ty that will support the weight of the fire.
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1. 2 Flue pipe connection
Flue pipes are a particular hazard source in
respect of escape of poisonous gas and fire
hazard. Obtain the advice of an appointed
specialist company in respect of laying and
fitting the pipes. When connecting the flue
pipe to the chimney, in the area of walls
cladded using wood, please follow the rele-
vant fitting directives.
1.3
You must follow the flue gas formation in
the event of unfavourable weather (atmos-
pheric inversion) and the draught condi-
tions. If too little combustion air is added
smoke can enter your house or flue gases
can escape. Additionally harmful deposits
can arise in the fire and in the chimney.
In the event that flue gas escapes let the
fire go out and check if all air inlet openings
are free and the flue gas feeds and the fire
pipe are clean. In cases of doubt you must
inform the master chimney sweep, as a
fault in the draught could be due to the
chimney.
1.4
Before adding new fuel, push the embers
together. .
1.5
Only use a suitable tool from our accessory
range for pushing the embers together, and
ensure that no combustible material falls
out of the fire.
1.6
Use the devices supplied with your fire,
such as the protective gloves or the cold
hand to open the doors, as well as for ope-
rating the control elements.
1.7
Design 1 fir
es (BA 1):
These fires must only be operated with the
fire door closed.
1.8
The fire door must only be opened for
adding fuel and must then be closed again,
as this could otherwise lead to a danger to
other fires that are also connected to the
chimney.
1.8.1
When the fire is not in operation, the fire
door must be kept closed.
1.9
When using wet fuel and if operation is
throttled too much, the chimney can soot
up, i.e. easily combustible materials such as
soot and tar can be deposited and this can
lead to a chimney fire.
Should this happen, close all air inlet slides
and flaps. Call the fire brigade and get your-
self and all other occupants to safety.
ATTENTION: The size of the fire door means
that, particularly when reheating blazing flames, the door must not be opened abruptly,
in order to prevent the flames from springing
out.
SUITABLE FUELS AND FUEL QUANTITIES
In principle your fire is suitable for burning
dry billets. You can also burn fuels such as
wood brickets.
Only use dry fuel. The burning of waste of
any kind, in particular plastics, damages
your fire and the chimney, and is prohibited
by the Emissions Protection Ruling.
FUEL QUANTITIES
The fire is equipped with flat firing due to
the design. This means that only one layer
of fuel may be placed on the existing basic
embers. Please note that when a larger
quantity of fuel is added, your fire will emit
a larger quantity of heat or will heat up
more strongly than is intended for the
design. This can lead to damage to your
fire.
MAXIMUM FUEL QUANTITIES
Wood:
2 billets á approx. 0.9 kg
Wood brickets (broken):
2 off á approx. 0.9 kg
Your fire output is regulated via the air inlet
slide. As your fire output is also dependent
on the chimney draught, you must get used
to the use of this slide according to your
own experience.
The secondary air regulator, the primary air
regulator and the shaker grate handle may
only be used with the shaker hook enclosed.
2. BRIEF HEATING INFORMATION
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The challenges of the present day and age
mean that everyone must act responsibly.
One of most important matters of concern
is retaining our natural world. Our products
are developments that comply with the
most recent state of the art technology.
This is an essential prerequisite for a clean,
efficient and perfect functioning of our
fires.
CLEAN BURNING
The following is important for clean bur-
ning:
1. THE FIREWOOD MUST BE DRY AND
UNTREATED.
Recommended value < 15% rel. Wood
humidity.
Dry and well ventilated stored wood that
has been stored for 2-3 years.
A fire is not a „waste incineration plant". The
warranty will become null and void if rubbish or
non-approved material, such as plastic, treated
wood etc. is burned.
Further consequences are damage or soiling of
the fire and chimney as well as the environment!
2. CORRECT FIREWOOD QUANTITY
AND FIREWOOD SIZE
➧ Too much firewood causes overheating.
This causes the material to burn too heavily
and your fire will produce poor flue gas
values.
➧ Too little firewood or too large billets
have the effect that the fire does not reach
the optimum temperature. The flue gas
values are poor here.
➧ The correct firewood quantity
means:
for wood ≈ 1.8 kg (2 billet - 25 cm long)
per layer (recommended value) at rated
thermal output 6 kW.
At the smallest thermal output (3 kW) ≈
0.9 kg (2 billets - 25 cm long)
Note: Only wood and wood brickets must be
burned in your fire. Plastic, treated wood
materials (e.g. chipboard), hard coal or textiles
must not be burned.
BURNING WOOD
Clean burning of wood corresponds to the
same chemical process as natural decay, i.e.
that the CO2 (carbon dioxide) released
does not increase or contaminate the origi-
nal CO2 content – household of the atmos-
phere.
Plant
growth
Wood decomposition
Wood
CO2 content of
atmosphere
CONNECTING THE FIRE
Proceed as follows when fitting a connec-
tion to a bricked chimney:
1. Measure and draw in the chimney con-
nection (taking a possible floor plate
thickness into account) as per the natural
dimension
2. Chisel out (drill) the holes in the wall
3. Brick in wall lining
3. INSTALLING THE FIRE
Care must be taken with this fire that the flue
draught reaches at least the prescribed value
(> 0.8 mbar). Should problems arise here, please contact your master chimney sweep.
Before first commissioning or after changing
the location of the fire, cleaning and service
work, ensure that the flue plate, as well as the
wood stop (Fig. Combustion chamber, Part 47
and 31) is in the correct position. When using
a flue pipe with throttle valve, the throttle valve
must be open.
First seal the wall lining using mineral wool
insulation. Afterwards plaster using heat resistant cement mortar or equivalent.
4. After the mortar has hardened, and after
plastering and painting, position the
floor plate including the floor protection
(carton).
5. The fire can now be lifted onto the floor
plate carefully.
The fire must not be pushed along an unprotected floor.
Strong corrugated cardboard, carton, or an old
carpet are excellently suited as an installation
aid and an underlay. The fire can also be pushed
on this underlay.
We recommend original flue pipes from
the RIKA flue pipe range for professional
connection. The connecting piece must not
project into the chimney shaft! Seal the gap
between the flue pipe and wall lining using
a ceramic seal.
The installation must comply with the respective safety and construction regulations.
Please contact your master chimney sweep in
this respect – he will be happy to give you
information.
If you use a system chimney (e.g. glazed fireclay), we would ask you to follow the manufacturer’s connection regulations exactly.
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4. OPERATION
STARTING THE FIRE
(Illustrated: Safety clearances)
In order to keep exhaust emissions as low
as possible, we would ask you to keep to
the following starting instructions.
1.
If the fire and chimney are still cold or if
there is atmospheric low pressure, then
burning some paper at the start is recom-
mended, in order to “drive” the cold out of
the fire and chimney.
To start heating first lay untreated paper on
the floor of the combustion chamber, on
top of that 0.5 kg soft wood chip and 1 kg
wood (3 small billets).
Pull the shaker grate handle (Part II) out
completely and open the primary (Part I)
and secondary air slide (Part III)
2.
Now light the paper. Wait until the soft
wood chips are burning well.
Close the shaker grate handle and the pri-
mary air slide a few minutes later. Set the
secondary air slide to the ideal setting a few
minutes later.
3.
After this has burned, lay approx 1.8 kg
wood (3 billets) on the fire. Open the sha-
ker grate handle and the primary air slide
until the wood is burning well (approx. 2
mins). The secondary sir slide remains in
the ideal setting.
Please do not use glossy paper or paper from
magazines. It does not burn well and the print
colours produce very poisonous substances in
the flue gas.
4.
Proceed in the same manner for each furt-
her layer.
5.
The mineral parts of the wood (approx. 1%)
remain on the bottom of the combustion
chamber as combustion residue.
This ash is – because it is a natural product
- an excellent fertiliser for all plants in the
garden. However the ash should be left to
settle beforehand and doused with water.
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THE FIRE PAINT ONLY HARDENS PROPERLY
AFTER HEATING UP DURING USE.
Do not touch the surface during heating. It is
still soft.
Our paints are completely harmless in accordance with the TÜV-certificate; there is no
danger to health. In spite of that we recommend that the house is well ventilated several
times after first heating.
Heat the fire up well – this will reduce the
hardening time.
Hardening of the surface is complete after
several proper periods of heating.
All details on the nature of the fire wood and
correct heating can be found in Chapter 2.
ASH DRAWER
(Illustrated in Fire, Part 46)
The ash drawer must be emptied regularly
to prevent excessive heating of the fire grid.
Never heat the fire with the ash drawer
open → danger of overheating → loss of
warranty.
Caution: Embers could remain in the ash. Only
fill the ash into non-flammable containers and
do not put the ash onto flammable surfaces.
OPERATING THE SHAKER GRATE
(Illustrated: Fire)
The ash is moved from the fire into the ash
drawer (part 46) by moving the shaker
grate handle (Part 41) to and fro. This frees
up room for the primary feed air that is
required for the heating phase in the fire.
It is not necessary to operate the shaker
grate during heating.
SLIDE SETTING AT RATED THERMAL
OUTPUT
Fuel
Primary air
Secondary air
Shaker grate
The position „Primary air completely open“
may only be used as a starting position.
As your fire output is also dependent on
the chimney draught and the weather con-
ditions, you must get used to the use of this
secondary control slide according to your
own experience.
Wood/Wood Brickets
closed
1/3 open
closed
5. FITTING OPTIONS
MAKING AN EXTERNAL COMBUS-
TION AIR FEED
(Optional: Fig: Panel)
➧ Dismantle the rear wall (Item 54) as fol-
lows: Lift the lid (Item 52) off the fire. No
simply pull the rear wall upward out of the
aluminium profiles (Item 51).
➧ Cut out the pre-stamped, round section
in the rear wall (Item 54) [metal cutting saw
blade].
Fasten the fresh air nozzle (must be orde-
red as an option) using the screws supplied
and refit it to the rear wall.
➧ Connect a non-flammable pipe to the
fresh air nozzle (e.g.: Steel spiral pipe) and
fix this using a hose clip (not included in
delivery!)
➧ The line should not be longer than 4 m
and have no bends in order to guarantee
adequate air feed.
➧ Should the pipe lead into the open air it
must end with a vertical 90°-downward or
with a cowl.
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6. MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
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GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Your X-Back has been designed by our
development team with minimal mainte-
nance in mind and for a very long service
life. Certain cleaning activities and checkin
the seals are however necessary from time
to time. The time periods between the
inspection intervals are above all depen-
dent on the fire wood quantity used and
the frequency of use.
All maintenance and cleaning work must only
be carried out when the fire is completely
cooled down.
ONCE MORE
Only use wood that has been stored
properly and is dry and untreated. Feed
the correct quantity of wood into the
fire.
Should the fuel be poor, the number of necessary maintenance activities can more than
double.
FINISH - CONDITION AND CLEANING
The door glass can be cleaned using RIKA
glass cleaner. The RIKA glass cleaner can be
obtained from your specialist fire dealer.
Should the glass become heavily sooted the
possible cause could be damp wood.
Only intact seals guarantee the perfect function of your fire.
The fire finish is highly refractory and must
only be cleaned using a cloth (damp if
necessary). Only use original paint for
touch up work, this is available from your
specialist dealer as an accessory.
Under no circumstances must the paint
be cleaned before heating for the first
time!
CONVECTION AIR OPENINGS
Regularly clean dust deposit from the con-
vection air openings. The fire should be cle-
aned thoroughly before the start of the
new heating season, in order to prevent
strong odours.
CLEANING THE FLUE GAS CHANNELS
(1 x annually)
➧ Removing the flue pipes
➧ Brush off any soot and dust deposits in
the fire and in the flue pipes and vacuum.
➧ Check the seals on the fire door or the
ash drawer before the beginning and end of
the heating period.
Should they be damaged or excessively
worn, then please order the relevant repla-
cement.
7. PROBLEM SOLVING
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What to do if?
Problem Reason Solution
➧ Poor draught
➧ Incorrect regulation
➧ Too much fuel
➧ Damp wood
➧ Chimney draught inadequate
➧ Fire is sooted up on the inside
➧ Weather influences
➧ Incorrect starting
➧ Burning in phase
➧ Fire is dusty / sooted up
➧ Burning in phase not completed
properly
➧ Chimney draught too low, flue
gas connection leaking
Should you not be able to find the correct solution to your problem, then please contact your specia-
list dealer or your chimney sweep.
In principle: From time to time
(dependent on use), each glass pane
must be cleaned with RIKA glass cleaner.
Clarify this with the chimney sweep
(if necessary increase height of chimney)
Regulation must be carried out as
per the operating instructions using
the rotary control knob (if secondary
air is closed, the glass pane will soot
up very quickly, but this can be burnt
off again by correct use)
See item: „Max. Fuel quantities
See item: „Clean burning“, if necessary use wood brickets (these dry
evenly)
See item: “Brief Heating Information”
See item: “Maintenance and
Cleaning”
See item: “Lighting the fire“
See item: “Lighting the fire“
See item: “Operation“ (hardening of
the paint)
See item: “Convection air openings”
See item: “Operation“ (hardening of
the paint)
Check the connection points and
reseal if necessary
1. Ceramic glass
pane soots up too
quickly
2. Fire not pulling
correctly
3. Fire does not start
correctly
4. Fire smells strongly
and is smoking outside
5. Paint not drying
out
6. Flue gas escapes
when fuel is added and
during the heating
phase
8. GUARANTEE AND WARRANTY
FRANÇAIS
5 YEARS LEAK WARANTY ON ALL
WELDED PARTS IN THE BODY
The warranty covers all defects on material
and work. Prerequisite for the warranty is
that the fire has been installed and opera-
ted as per this manual. Connection must be
carried out by a relevant specialist.
Wearing parts with a possibly shorter servi-
ce life are:
➧ Glass
➧ Paintwork
➧ Surface coatings (e.g. on handles, covers)
➧ Seals
➧ Base tray
➧ Soap stones
➧ Ceramics
➧ Natural stones
Also not covered by the warranty is DAMA-
GE that arise by failure to follow the manu-
facturer’s guidelines for operating the fire
(e.g. Overheating, burning unsuitable mate-
rials ,...)
A WARRANTY CLAIM is to be supported
by the invoice and a completed warranty
card.
REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY
covers the supply of spare parts free of
charge. Working time and travel time are
not covered by the manufacturer’s warran-
ty.
All possible costs (e.g.: transport, repair, ..)
that the manufacturer incurs due to unju-
stified warranty claims will be debited back
to the operator.
Your legal rights under warranty legislation
are not affected by the warranty.
These wearing parts are not covered by the
warranty.
In order to enable speedy processing of a
complaint and to utilise the legal warranty, it
is vitally necessary to give the serial number
of the machine and to show proof of professional commissioning by means of the
Commissioning Report.
The Commissioning Report must be completed in duplicate, one copy stays with the
system operator and the other must be returned to RIKA MetallwarengmbH & Co KG.
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GUARANTEE
Trader stamp
Attached by:
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Serial no.:
Purchase day:
Model designation
Numbers of the vehicle identification plate on the furnace back:
GUARANTEE
Customer
To
Stamp
Z. Nr. 2124-0030-00
Art. Nr. Z32806
Prod.-Nr. 05/2006
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