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Planika Fire informationQuestions and Answers1. Is the product safe? There is a 100% safety guarantee provided the product is used according to the user’s manual. All products are assembled by hand what provides additional quality check. 7. Do you need additional ventilation? It is not
necessary. Any working gravitational ventilation should guarantee an air
exchange in a room of 1 per hour which is required for the use of Chantico and
Planika products. This is a normal ventilation in any premises build according
to planning permissions and building regulations.
8. What is the minimum cubic capacity
allowing Chantico or Planika Fire in an interior?
9. How can I clean a Chantico or Planika
Fire?
The product
doesn’t need any special maintenance. Depending on what they are made of, you
can clean the elements with all domestic cleaning products.
10. What is the heating power?
It depends on the
product, app. 6000BTU/h. The heating power decreases when the flame is smaller.
11. Can I use it outside?
Yes, there are
few models appropriate for outdoor use.
12. Does Chantico and Planika give
guarantee for their products?
Yes, Planika
gives a statutory 2 year warranty within the EU. The warranty period on other
territories depends on local laws.
13. Can I regulate the flame size?
Depending on the
model. 2L burners are equipped with a burner shutter that allows to regulate the
flame size. There is also a manual flame regulation in Fire Line and in Fire
Line Automatic tis can be done with a remote control.
14. Does the use of a Chantico or Planika
Fire cause ceiling soot?
No. Ethanol burns
clearly and completely. However, you should keep a minimum 3.28ft distance from
the ceiling.
15. Are Chantico and Planika Fires safe for
children and animals?
Due to high
temperatures keep children and animals away from the product. While burning the
product is very hot and touching it may cause burns.
16. How to extinguish the fire?
Models based on
the Glassfire® Technology should be extinguished with a special tool provided
with each model. Other Chantico and Planika Fires have a special shutter
enabling flame size regulation as well as fire extinguishing. In Fire Line
Automatic the fire is extinguished automatically after pressing STOP button.
17. What is the durability of a Chantico
and Planika Fire?
There is no time
limit. Elements vulnerable to corrosion are made of stainless steel providing
longevity of the product. The damage to the product can be done if not used
according to user’s manual.
18. Is additional installation really
necessary?
No in most models
it is not necessary at all. Only the wall-mounted models require special set up.
Detailed information is given in the instruction manual for each product.
Digifire® and Fire Line Automatic requires connecting to a power supply.
19. How to store the ethanolfuel?
You should keep
it away from any source of fire, children and pets.
20. In the case of building a product into
a wall – do I need any insulation?
In most models
there is no need for it. However, depending on the building and decorative
materials used there might be a need to isolate the wall in case of the wall
mounted fireplaces. Detailed information is given in the instruction manual for
each product. The steel casing for the Fire Line and Fire Line Automatic models
requires no additional isolation.
21. Can I place a TV set or audio equipment
close to a Chantico or Planika Fire?
Yes, provided
that you keep 3.28 foot distance between a Chantico or Planika Fire and your
equipment.
22. What is the fuel?
It is a liquid
ethanol based fuel which has undergone double rectification. It is
eco-friendly, certified and safe to use.
23. How is it possible, that there is no
need for a chimney?
The fuel is a
special liquid based on alcohol prepared especially for use in Chantico and
Planika Fires. CO2 and water vapour are the only products emitted while burning.
24. What cubic capacity is a Chantico or
Planika Fire able to heat up?
Chantico and
Planika Fires are not heating but a decorative appliances. However, they do
produce some heat.
25. Can I place a Chantico or Planika Fire
on a wooden floor?
Yes, providing
this is not a wall-mounted product.
26. Will anything happen, if I leave the
liquid in a cup after extinguishing the fire? Will it lit up after one day?
No, nothing will
happen. However, on rare occasions the liquid fumes may light up abruptly while
starting the fire, and poofing noise may occur puzzling the user.
27. Will the glass crack due to long
exposition to high temperatures?
No, because the
glass cylinder is based on a Glassfire® Technology and is temperature resistant.
28. Can I move the product?
You can only move
portable products while they are not burning and there is no fuel in the
reservoir. Under no circumstances a burning product should be moved.
29. What is a Chantico and Planika Fire
made of?
It is made of
materials available in the furnishing industry. The burner is made of stainless
steel and many models also have glass elements.
30. Is it true that while burning no smoke
is produced?
Yes, it is true.
31. How much water vapour and carbon
dioxide is emitted while burning?
The proportions
are similar to those contained in the air exhaled humans. Amounts produced while
burning provided appropriate ventilation are not harmful.
32. Is it possible to have a customized
Chantico or Planika Fire?
Wall-mounted
inserts can be made- to-measure according to a specific project. Out technical
team researches every project individually and advises on best solution.
33. What must I never do?
You can never
pour liquid while the fire is burning.
34. How to convert a traditional fireplace
into one run by bio ethanol
fireplace? Do I need to close the chimney off?
You don’t need to convert it, the chimney may stay as a free passage. All you need to do is use one of the inserts. |
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