Operation Manual

whenre-fuellingthestove.
c)Whenre-fuellingkeepthefuelasfarbackfromthefrontfenceas
possible,donottrytofittoomuchfuelintothefirebox.
d)Donotcompletelyclosetheaircontrol.
Itisalwaysmoredifficulttokeeptheglasscleanwhenrunningthe
stoveveryslowlyforlongperiods.
Ifblackeningoftheglassstilloccurscheckthatallflueconnections
andtheblankingplatearewellsealed.Itisalsoimportantthatthe
chimneydrawissufficientandthatitisnotaffectedbydown-draught.
Whenthechimneyiswarmadraughtreadingofatleast2.5mm
(0.10in.)watergauge(25Pa)shouldbeobtained.Someblackening
oftheglassmayoccurbelowthelevelofthefuelretainer.Thiswill
not obscuretheviewofthefireoraffectitsperformance.
Themostcommoncauseoffumeemissionisfluewayorchimney
blockage.Foryourownsafetythesemustbekeptclean.
Checkthat:
a)Thedooristightlyclosed.
b)Theaircontrolsliderisfullyclosed.
c)Asuitablefuelisbeingused.
d)Doorsealsandairwashslideareintact.
Ifthechimneyisthoroughlyandregularlyswept,chimneyfiresshould
notoccur.However,ifachimneyfiredoesoccurclosetheaircontrol,
FumeEmission
WarningNote:
Properlyinstalledandoperatedthisappliancewillnotemitfumes.
Occasionalfumesfromde-ashingandre-fuellingmayoccur.
Persistentfumeemissionispotentiallydangerousandmustnotbe
tolerated.Iffumeemissiondoespersist,thenthefollowing
immediateactionsshouldbetaken:
a)Opendoorsandwindowstoventilatetheroomandthenleave
thepremises..
b)Letthefireoutandsafelydisposeofthefuelfromthe
appliance.
c)Checkforflueorchimneyblockage,andcleanifrequired.
d)Donotattempttore-lightthefireuntilcauseoffuminghas
beenidentified,ifnecessaryseekprofessionaladvice.
Fireblazingoutofcontrol
ChimneyFires
monthofregularuseafterinstallation.
Thechimneyshouldbesweptatleasttwiceayear.Wherethetop
outletorverticalrearflueconnectorisuseditwillgenerallybe
possibletosweepthechimneythroughtheappliance.
Firstremovethefuelretainerandthethroatplate.Thensweepthe
chimneyensuringthatsootisremovedfromallhorizontalsurfaces
aftersweeping.
Insituationswhereitisnotpossibletosweepthroughtheappliance
theinstallerwillhaveprovidedalternativemeans,suchasasootdoor.
Aftersweepingthechimneytheapplianceflueoutletandthefluepipe
connectingthestovetothechimneymustbecleanedwithaflue
brush.
Afterclearinganysootfromwithinthestove,replacethethroatplate
(seeFig.3)andthefuelretainer.
Checkthat:
a)theairinletisnotobstructedinanyway,
b)chimneysandfluewaysareclear,
c)asuitablefuelisbeingused,
d)thereisanadequateairsupplyintotheroom,
e)anextractorfanisnotfittedinthesameroomasthestove.
f)thereissufficientdrawinthechimney.Oncethechimneyiswarma
draughtreadingofatleast2.5mm(0.10in.)watergauge(25Pa)
shouldbeobtained.
Differencesinchimneydraughtsmeanthatthebestsettingsoftheair
controlswillvaryfordifferentinstallations.Acertainamountof
experimentationmayberequired,howeverthefollowingpoints
shouldbenotedandwithalittlecareshouldenabletheglasstobe
keptcleaninmostsituations:
a)Wetorunseasonedwood,orlogsoverhangingthefrontfencewill
causetheglasstoblacken.
b)Theairwashreliesonasupplyofheatedairtokeeptheglassclean,
therefore,whenlightingthestoveallowthefirebedtobecomewell
establishedbeforeclosingtheaircontrol.Thismayalsobenecessary
FireWillNotBurn
BlackeningofDoorGlass
Differenttypesofsweep’sbrushesareavailabletosuitdifferent
flueways.Forprefabricatedinsulatedchimneysthemanufacturers
instructionswithregardtosweepingshouldbeconsulted.
TROUBLESHOOTING
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OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS