Aarrow BK530 User manual

Aarrow Stove User Guide
Aarrow Stove User Guide
December 2015
BS EN 13240:2001 +A2:2004 CE
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Aarrow Stove User Guide
Arada Ltd
December 2015
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Aarrow stove!
More than 30 years of experience has been put into the development of
your stove to ensure ultimate performance and years of trouble free use and
enjoyment. Every detail of your stove has been carefully designed and engineered
which is why we are so condent in the reliability of our products.
Your Aarrow stove is built to the highest standard of craftsmanship using the
best materials and the most modern equipment available. It is a highly ecient
and sophisticated piece of machinery and when properly installed and operated
it should provide a lifetime of heating satisfaction.
Should you have any questions about your stove which are not covered by this
manual, please contact the Arada retailer in your area, call our technical support
department on [phone] or visit our website www.aradastoves.com
which oers a wealth of information on how to care for, and get the best from
your stove.
Please ensure that you read these instructions in full and understand them
before operating your stove.
Arada has a policy of continuous product development and therefore we
reserve the right to amend specications without prior notice. Due to printing
cycles, items or options may be described before they are generally available or
after they have ceased. Please check with your retailer or dealer if you are unsure
about any aspect of your stove, its installation or correct use.

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Contents
1 Warnings 1
1.1 HealthandSafety ........................... 1
1.2 Smokecontrolareas.......................... 2
2 Advice on fuel types 2
2.1 Wood .................................. 2
2.2 Solidfuel ................................ 3
3 Before using your stove 3
4 Air inlet controls 4
4.1 Location and operation of the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.1.1 Primaryair........................... 5
4.1.2 Airwash system / Secondary air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2 iSeriesaircontrols .......................... 6
4.2.1 i Series Cassette Stoves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2.2 i Series Freestanding Stoves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5 Lighting your stove 8
5.1 SmokeControlZones ......................... 8
5.1.1 Refuelling on to a low re bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.1.2 Fueloverloading........................ 9
5.1.3 Operation with door left open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.1.4 Dampers left open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.2 Burningwood.............................. 9
5.3 Burningsolidfuels........................... 10
5.4 Burning solid fuels in an i Series stove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.5 Warning - Fume / Smoke emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.5.1 Refuelling on to a low re bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6 Further information for all stove owners 13
6.1 Doorglass ............................... 13
6.2 Reducedburning............................ 14
6.3 Periods of non-use (summer months) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.4 Replacementparts........................... 14
6.5 Ashremoval .............................. 15
7 Further information for multi fuel stove owners 16
7.1 Multi fuel or Flexifuelgrates...................... 16
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8 How heat is delivered by your stove 17
8.1 Radiantheat .............................. 17
8.2 Convectedheat ............................ 17
9 Ongoing care for your Aarrow stove 18
9.1 Adjusting the door hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
9.2 Liners/rebricks ........................... 18
9.3 Throatplate .............................. 19
9.4 Firedoorseal.............................. 19
9.5 Crackedglass.............................. 19
10 Further resources / reading 19
11 Guarantee 21
11.1 Guarantee ............................... 21
11.2 Terms and Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
11.3 General................................. 23
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1 Warnings
Pure Petroleum coke or Bituminous house coal must not be burned in this
appliance. The use of these fuels will invalidate the appliance guarantee.
Arada recommends the use of HETAS approved smokeless fuels which have
been deemed suitable for use on closed appliances, including multi fuel stoves.
If in doubt, contact The Solid Fuel Association, telephone: [phone] / 01773
835400 or visit www.solidfuel.co.uk.
It is a legal requirement that the installation of all new or replacement, wood
or solid fuel heating appliances obtain building control approval from your local
authority. This can be done by using a qualied heating engineer, aliated
to a government approved competent persons scheme such as operated by
HETAS. If in doubt, contact HETAS Limited, telephone: [phone] or visit
www.hetas.co.uk.
A reguard conforming to BS 8423:2002 should be used in the presence of
children or elderly people. Do not use aerosol sprays or any other ammable
materials near the appliance when in use.
Arada Ltd will not be responsible for any consequential or incidental loss or
injury however caused.
Any manufacturer’s instructions must not be taken as overriding statutory
requirements.
Please Note: Classication of these appliances is for intermittent use.
Any further warnings in this document will be marked out in
a box such as this one. Ignoring the warnings could lead to
damage/injury to persons and/or property.
1.1 Health and Safety
Please consult health and safety guidelines for advice on handling heavy and/or
large items.
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1.2 Smoke control areas
Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of the
district of the authority to be a smoke control area. It is an oence to emit
smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any xed boiler if
located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an oence to acquire an
"unauthorised fuel" for use within a smoke control area unless it is used in an
"exempt" appliance ("exempted" from the controls which generally apply in the
smoke control area).
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Aairs has powers
under the Act to authorise smokeless fuels or exempt appliances for use in smoke
control areas in England. In Scotland and Wales this power rests with Ministers in
the devolved administrations for those countries. Separate legislation, the Clean
Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, applies in Northern Ireland. Therefore it is a
requirement that fuels burnt or obtained for use in smoke control areas have
been "authorised" in Regulations and that appliances used to burn solid fuel in
those areas (other than "authorised" fuels) have been exempted by an Order made
and signed by the Secretary of State or Minister in the devolved administrations.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found
here : http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/
Your local authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air Act 1993
including designation and supervision of smoke control areas and you can contact
them for details of Clean Air Act requirements
The ECB5FPLUS SC, ECB7PLUS SC, i400/i400T FSCE, i500 SCE, i600 SCE,
i600SLF and i750 SCE have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke
control areas when burning wood.
2 Advice on fuel types
2.1 Wood
As a natural and renewable fuel, wood is the rst choice for burning, however
burning wood requires a little eort and planning.
Any type of wood is suitable (though hardwood is preferable) provided it is
well seasoned and has a moisture content below 20%. This usually implies that
the timber has been suitably stored to allow moisture to evaporate for at least
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9 months in the case of soft wood, and at least 24 months in the case of hard
wood. We recommend that for general burning, wood should be split into logs of
no more than 100mm (4 inches) diameter.
If, when burning wood, you see signs of sticky tar inside the appliance or
chimney, your wood is ‘green’or too wet and requires further seasoning. An
electronic moisture meter can be obtained in order to determine the moisture
content of your wood fuel.
Paper will burn successfully. Burn dry paper only or chimney damage will occur.
Wet wood must not be used as this will greatly contribute to the
creation of tar and creosote which may, in extreme cases, run
down the chimney in liquid form. This will seriously damage both
the chimney and the appliance and increase the risk of a chimney
re.
2.2 Solid fuel
If you have chosen a multi/solid fuel stove this will have a cast iron riddling
grate which allows you to burn a wider variety of fuel types. It is important to
ensure that your fuel is intended for use in a stove, modern stoves are designed
for use with current cleaner burning and smokeless fuels.
Arada recommends the use of HETAS approved smokeless fuels which have
been deemed suitable for use on closed appliances including multi fuel stoves.
For additional advice on fuels, please refer to The Solid Fuel Association
(www.solidfuel.co.uk) or HETAS (www.hetas.co.uk).
3 Before using your stove
Aarrow stoves are designed to be operated with the re door(s) closed at all
times, apart from refuelling (when alight) or cleaning (when cold).
Never leave the appliance unattended for an extended length of time with the
door(s) open.
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Prior to lighting the stove for the rst time, please check with the installer that:
•Installation and all building work is complete. (Refer to the installation guide.)
•The chimney is sound, has been swept and is free from obstruction.
•Building Regulations and any local by-laws have been followed during
installation.
•All rebox liner panels and throat plate are in place.
•The chimney draw has been checked and is within specication (between
0.1mb to 0.2mb, or 10-20 pascals). This ensures your stove will operate
predictably and eciently.
•A Carbon Monoxide detector is correctly installed in the same room as the
appliance.
Ensure that you have read and understood these instructions before lighting
the re.
Our YouTube channel
www.youtube.com/user/aradastoves features a collection of videos designed to
help you get the best from your Aarrow stove.
Always wear suitable protective re gloves when refuelling your stove, such as
the Arada glove supplied with your stove.
We recommend that you light a small re for the rst few days of use to cure
the paint and allow the castings to relax. During this process the paint surface
may smoke briey, and you may smell a slight odour for an hour or so. The
vapour is harmless and should not be confused with fume emissions, however, it
is advisable to keep the area well ventilated until the vapour disperses.
You may hear your stove produce clicking or ticking noises whilst it heats up
or cools down. This is completely normal and is produced by the expansion and
contraction of the steel components in your stove when its temperature changes.
4 Air inlet controls
If you have an Aarrow iSeries stove please turn to section 4.2.1 on page 6 for
information on how your air control system works and should be operated as it
diers from the information below.
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Please note that Aarrow ECB5PLUS SC and ECB7PLUS SC stoves have a xed primary
air control. The air supply for these models is regulated and supplied via the air
wash system and its associated control(s).
4.1 Location and operation of the controls
Your stove has two air inlet controls. These are located either on the stove
body or the stove door.
The primary air inlet provides under draught to the base of the re chamber
and the airwash system (secondary air) provides overdraught and airwash jets.
The exact controls may dier from those illustrated in this manual but will work in
the same way.
Figure 1: Single door stove air inlet controls.
4.1.1 Primary air
Primary air enters the appliance through the inlets near to the bottom of the
re door. Your stove has a control knob to adjust the ow of the primary air.
Sliding the knob to the right will increase the amount of air intake to the stove,
as shown in position 4 (in gure 1). To decrease, push the slider to the left, as
shown in position 3 (in gure 1).
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4.1.2 Airwash system / Secondary air
The airwash/secondary air inlet has an internal sliding plate with slots, housed
in a cover plate, and is located either above or at the top of the re door.
Sliding the control knob to the right as far as it will go, achieves the fully open
position, see position 2 (in gure 1 on the previous page). Sliding it to the left will
shut o the air inlet slots as shown in position 1.
The air wash control for ECB5PLUS SC and ECB7PLUS SC cannot be fully closed.
This is to prevent shut down of the appliance.
4.2 i Series air controls
4.2.1 i Series Cassette Stoves
The Aarrow i Series cassette stove range features a single air control slider
which correctly and conveniently congures both the primary and secondary air
ow.
Figure 2 on the following page illustrates the four main settings of the air control
which should be used when burning either wood or solid fuels respectively. Setting
the slider somewhere between the fully open and fully closed settings allow you
to control the burn rate of the re.
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