Alva WBF100 User manual

• FORYOUROWNSAFETY,PLEASEREADTHISMANUALCAREFULLYANDALWAYS
OPERATETHISPRODUCTACCORDINGTOTHEINSTRUCTIONS
• ITISILLEGALANDDANGEROUSTOCHANGEORMODIFYANYPARTOFTHIS
FIREPLACE
Manufactured for
and Distributed by:
ALVA Marketing (Pty) Ltd |P.O. Box 30014, Tokai, 7966 |[phone] |[e-mail] |www.alva.co.za
TOLL FREE NUMBER: 086 100 ALVA (2582)
WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE
WITH MULTI-FUEL CAPABILITIES
AND AIR CONTROLS

Please read the
instructions carefully
before use.
Retain this manual for
future reference.
DO NOT place the
replace near walls,
curtains or furniture
while in use.
The replace should
always face the centre
of the room.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Aswithallappliances,misuseofthisapplianceorfailuretofully
followtheseinstructionsmaycausere,injuryordeath.Please
readalltheinstructionsbeforeusingyourwoodburningreplace.
• THISUNITMUSTBETHOROUGHLYCHECKEDBEFORE
USE.
• DONOTusethisreplaceifyoudonotclearlyunderstandthe
instructionsand/orhowtooperatethereplace.
• Phonethecustomercarelineat086100ALVA(2582)oremail
[e-mail]forassistance.
• DONOTusethisreplaceinanenclosedarea,whichcould
restrictairow.Alwaysmakesurethereisenoughfreshair
enteringtheroom,byopeningadoororwindowinthesame
room.
• DONOToperatethisreplaceinabedroom,caravan,boator
anyarealessthan80cubicmeters(roughly5x5metres).
• DONOTleavethereplaceunattendedwhileinuse.
• Ensurethattheamesareextinguishedafteruseandwhilethe
replaceisunattended.
• DONOTplaceobjectsonoragainstthereplace.
• DONOTattempttousethereplaceasastove.
• Forsafetyreasons,onlyaqualiedtechnicianmayexecute
maintenanceandrepairs.Theguaranteeforthereplacewillbe
renderedvoidiftheheaterisservicedorrepairedbyanyone
otherthananAlvaappointedtechnician.
• Thereplaceshouldbeinspectedonceayearbyaqualied
technician,tomakesuretheunitissafeandfaultfree.
• Theoperatorisresponsibleforthesafetyofallthirdparties
whiletheheaterisinuse.

INDEX
INDEX
WARRANTY
GENERALINFORMATION
INSTALLATION
OPERATION
THEAIRWASHSYSTEM
AIRCONTROLS
MAINTENANCE
SPECIFICATIONS
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE
AFTERSALESSERVICE
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2
3
4
5
6
6
6
7
8
KEY
Important information
Cautions and
warnings.
Danger
Contact an approved
ALVA technician.
Do It Yourself

WARRANTY
PLEASERETAINYOURPROOFOFPURCHASEFOR
WARRANTYCLAIMS.
ALVAwarrantsthisappliancetobefreeofdefectsinmaterialand
qualityforaperiodof12monthsfromdateoforiginalpurchase.
Thiswarrantycoverstheintendeduseofthisappliance–within
adomesticsettingandnotforcommercialorindustrialpurposes.
Anydamagecausedbywilfulabuse,tampering,modicationor
unauthorizedrepairwillnotbewarranted.
Pleaseretainallpackagingmaterial,asitemsreturnedwithout
originalpackagingmaterialmaybesubjecttoawithholdingfee.
Wherethisapplianceisfoundtobedefective,damaged,broken,
ordoesnotworkcorrectlyfortheintendedpurpose,youmust
returntheappliancetotheretailerwhereitwaspurchased.The
warrantywillonlybeeffectedwithvalidproofofpurchase.Failure
toprovidetheproofofpurchasewillmostlikelyresultinthe
repairorservicerequiredbeingchargeable.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionswhilesettinguporusingthisreplace,
pleasevisitwww.alva.co.zaorcall086100ALVA(2582)ore-mail
[e-mail]
GENERAL INFORMATION
Beforeusingthisreplace,pleasereadthroughthismanualand
makesureyouunderstandeverything.Ifyouarenotsure,please
call0861002582orvisitwww.alva.co.zaforhelp.
Thisreplaceisasafeandefcientformofheatingwhenused
accordingtotheseinstructions.
Readingandunderstandingthismanualshouldgiveyouagood
indicationofwhattoexpectfromyourAlvareplace.
Ifthisproductisnotwhatyouwantorneed,pleasehelpAlvaand
theenvironmentbynotdamagingordestroyinganypartofthe
packagingorthemanual.Alwayskeepyourproofofpurchase.
Keeptheseinstructionsforfutureuse.Ifyoulosethiscopy,you
canobtainanewcopyfromyourdealeroronlineat
www.alva.co.za
Thank you for your
purchase of this wood
burning replace.
Please read these
instructions carefully
before use and keep
them in a safe place,
for future reference.
Not using this wood
burning replace
according to the
instructions is
extremely dangerous
and can lead to
property damage,
injury or death.
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INSTALLATION
Thedetailedinstructionsinthismanualareintendedasaguide.
Alternativewaysofinstallationmaybeappropriateinother
circumstances.Buildingregulationsmustbefollowedatalltimes.
1. Werecommendthatyouseektheservicesofaninstaller
whospecialisesinreplaceinstallationsandbuilding
regulations.
2. Itismostimportantthatthereisnoobstructionintheueor
chimney.Pleaseensurethattheueischeckedandswept
beforeanyinstallation.Auedraughtofminimum1.5mmto
amaximum2.5mmwatergaugeisrequiredforsatisfactory
applianceperformance.Theuedraughtshouldbechecked
underreathighoutputandifitexceedstherecommend
maximum,adraughtstabilizermustbettedsothattherate
ofburningcanbecontrolledandtopreventoverring.If
youhaveanydoubtsaboutthesuitabilityofyourchimney,
consultyourlocalspecialist.
3. Ventilationisessentialforthecombustionprocess.Itmay
benecessarytoinstallawallventtoprovidecombustionair
andpreventthedepletionofoxygenintheroom.Thisneed
ismoreprevalentinamodernhousewheredraftshave
beenalmosteliminatedbydoubleglazingetc.
4. Yourreplacemustbeinstalledonanon-combustiblehearth
andwithagapofatleast600mmfromanycombustible
materialinfrontofthereplace.Theremustbe300mmof
hearthbeforecarpetsorwoodenoors.Itispossiblethat
onopeningthedoorofthestoveforalogorpieceofcoalto
fallout.Afendermustbettedifthehearthisushwiththe
carpet.
5. Aproperlybuiltmasonryorfactoryinstalledchimney,
preferablywithaheightof458cmormore,shouldensure
aconsistentdraught(draw)underavarietyofweather
conditions.Thisreplacerequiresachimney(nottheue
pipe)withaminimumdiameterof150mm.Ifthechimney
andcavityarelarger,thismayresultislessthanoptimum
performancetoandextentwhereitmayrequirealiner
toimprovethedraught(draw)andperformanceofthe
replace.Certaincowlsimprovethedraught(draw)ofa
chimney.Ifthedraught(draw)onthechimneyisexcessive,
thenauedamperwillhelptoslowthisdown.Anexcessive
draught(draw)maycauseoverringandthustheinternal
componentsofthestovetowearoutquicker.
6. Theuespigot(prebreroped)providedwiththereplace
canbettedtotherearorthetopofthereplaceandmust
betightlyttedtotheopening.Thisissothatairisnotdrawn
inatthispointwhichwillaffectthereplacesperformance.
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7. Togetthebesttransferofheatfromthereplaceintothe
roomtherearetwofactorsthatshouldbeconsidered.
Firstly,theuepipefromthereplacemustpassthrough
a“registerplate”.Aregisterplateisthetermusedforaat
platewhichisinstalledupinsidethechimney(usuallyout
ofsight)topreventheatfromthestovebeingdrawnup
thechimneytowaste.Theregisterplatemustbemade
ofanon-combustiblematerialsuchassteel,asbestolux,
ormasterboard.Itisadvisabletosealthisregisterplate
tothewallsofthechimneyandalsoaroundtheuepipe.
Provisionofatrapdoorintheclosureplateorasootdoorin
theueforaccesstocleanthechimneyfromtimetotimeis
recommended.
8. Secondly,thecloserthereplacecanbesitedontheheart,
themoreheath,willberadiatedintotheroom.Toachieve
this,thebackueoutletisfavouredbutrememberthe600
mmgapfromcombustiblematerials.
OPERATION
CURINGTHEFIREPLACE
Yourreplaceismadeofanumberofcastironcomponentsand
werecommendthattherstburnshouldbeasmallreforat
least30minutes.Thisenablesthestressesandstrainsatthe
jointstobetakenupandsettlegradually.Thesecondburncan
bealargerrefor1hour.Duringthecuringprocess,thereplace
willgiveoffapungentsmellandsomefumes.Thisisthepaint
curingandisquitenormal.Provideventilationwhilstthisis
happeningsincethefumescanbequitestrongandmaysetoff
smokealarmsintheroom.Thepaintwillbecomeslightlylighter
incolourwhenthestoveiscured,particularlyinthehottestspots.
FireGratepolishcanbeusedtokeepthestoveingood
condition,orreplacespraypaintcanbeusedtore-touchthe
stove.Obtainthecorrectreplacesprayfromareplacestockist.
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RECOMMENDEDFUELS
Werecommendwood(dryseasonedforaminimumofoneyear),
HouseCoal,Anthracite,Smokelessfuelssuchas“homere”and
varioustypesofpreformedbriquettes.Askyourlocalfuelmer-
chantformoredetailsonthesefuels.Undernocircumstances
burn“petrolcoke”Thisisaproductforboilersandfurnacesonly.
Itwillburnouttheinternalgrateandbafeplateinaveryshort
periodoftimeandmaydamagethereplacebeyondrepair.Do
notusegasoline,lighteruid,keroseneorother
ammableliquidstostartorrekindlethereforobvioussafety
reasons.
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STARTINGANDMAINTAININGTHEFIRE
Buildaredirectlyonthegratewithcrumplednewspaper,
kindlingwoodand“relighters”Ensureallaircontrols(primary
andsecondary)arefullyopentobeginwith.Whenthekindling
isburningwell,addlargerpiecesofwoodorcoaltogradually
increasethesizeofthere.ThereareIMPORTANTdifferences
inthemethodofoperationforburningcoalorwoodinyour
replace.

BURNINGCOAL
Coalneedsaowofairforcombustionthroughthebottomofthe
grate.Wooddoesnotrequirethisandwillreadilyburnonabed
ofashwithaowofairoverthetop.
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BURNINGWOOD
Ifyouonlyhaveburningwood,youmayallowabedofashto
buildupontopofthegratetoalevelofabout20mmforminga
atsurfaceonwhichthewoodmayburn.Youwillthenusethe
“air-wash”ventslidetoprovidethecombustibleairandcontrol
theburnrateofthere.
Ifyouareburningcoaloramixtureofcoalandwood,DONOT
allowabedofashtobuildupabovethelevelofthesidesofthe
ashcan.Coalsneedcombustibleairtoowthroughitfromun-
derneath.Atthesametime,whenburningcoal,thisairisneeded
tokeepthegratefromoverheating.
Failuretoallowasufcientowofairthroughthegratewillresult
inthegrateburningoutinaveryshortperiodoftime.Youwill
getsomespillageofashtothebackandsidesoftheashcan
itselfandyoumustensurethatthisisalsocleanedoutregularly
frombehindtheinternalbafeplate.Ifyoudonotdothis,youwill
bucklethebafeplateorinextremecases,burnitout.
THE AIR WASH SYSTEM
Thisisasystemwheresecondaryairisdrawnintothereplace
(bycombustion)throughthetopventslideanddeecteddown
thebackfaceoftheglass,thuspreventingthesmokecoming
intocontactwiththeglass.Itdoesnotmeanthatyouwillnever
havetocleantheglass,butsubstantiallylengthenstheperiods
betweenhavingtodoso.Theair-washsystemworksbestwhen
burningdrywood.Wetandpitchywoodwillproducemore
depositsintheglass.Alsodepositswillformonthebackofthe
glasswhenthestoveisoperatedonlowheatforextended
periods.Tocleantheglass,eitheruseanovencleaninguidor
dipawetclothinthewoodash(notcoalash-thismayscratchthe
glass)andgentlyrubclean.Onlydothiswhenthestoveiscold.
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AIR CONTROLS
AIRWASH
The“airwash”iscontrolledviathetopofthereplace.Itisthis
“airwash”thatkeepsacleananuninterruptedviewofthere,
alsoaidingingoodsecondarycombustionofthefueland
reducingemissionsintothechimneyandenvironment.

THERIDDLINGGRATE
Theriddlinggrateallowsashtodropthroughintotheashpan,
thereforeallowingthebuildupofashtoberemovedandallow
propercirculationofairthroughoutthestove.Whenburning
solidfuelsriddlingtwiceadayisusuallysufcient.Whenburning
wood,ashshouldbeallowedtobuildupandgenerallyweekly
riddlingwillbesufcient.Toomuchriddlingcanresultinemptying
unburntfuelintoashpanandshouldthereforebeavoided.
MAINTENANCE
• Alwaysmakesuretheamesareextinguishedandthe
replacecool,beforeconductinganymaintenance.
• Yourreplaceshouldbecheckedonceayearbyaqualied
technician.
• Iffaultsaresuspectedordetected,stopusingthereplace
andcontactALVA.
• Cleantheexteriorandstorageareaofyourreplacewhen
requiredtoremovedustandpreventlintbuildup.
• DONOTuseabrasiveproductstocleanthereplace;these
maydamagethepaintwork.
Ifanypartofthereplaceisinneedofreplacing,useonly
originalAlvaparts.Usinganyothersparepartsisdangerousand
willvoidthewarranty.Whenthereplaceisnotgoingtobeused
foranextendedperiodoftime,keepcovered.
SPECIFICATIONS
Model WBF100
Standardnumber EN13240:2006
Material Steel
HeatOutput 7kW
Efciency 78%
MaxCOemission 0.25%

Model WBF101
Standardnumber EN13240:2006
Material CastIron
HeatOutput 18kW
Efciency 75%
MaxCOemission 0.3%
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
TROUBLE CAUSE
Smokecomesoutof
thereplacewhen
theloadingdooris
opened
Thechimneycavityintowhichthe
125mmuepipehasbeeninstalled
maybelessthantheminimum150mm
requirement.
Deposits(soot)mayhavebuiltupin
thechimneyandberestrictingtheow
ofwasteproducts.Thisowrateis
knownasthe“draw”.
Thestovedoesnot
producetheexpected
heatintotheroom
Aregisterplatemaynothavebeen
installed.
Hastheregisterplatebeensealed
topreventheatbeingdrawnoutthe
chimneytowaste.
Greenorwetwoodisbeingburnt.
Thechimneyhasexcessivedraw(this
isunusual).Seekinstalleradvicewith
regardtoinstallingaFlueDraught
Stabilizer.
Thereplacehasbeenrecessedinto
theexistingreplaceandalotofheat
isabsorbedinthesurrounding
replacewallsratherthanbeingradi-
atedintotheroom.Pullthereplace
forward.
Forthemaximumefciencyofheat
transferenceintotheroomthe
replaceshouldbesitedonthehearth
offthereplaceratherthanrecessed.
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TROUBLE CAUSE
Thestoveburnstoo
fast
Usewholelogsratherthansplitones.
Thewoodbeingusedmaybe
generallytoosmall.
The“air-tight”sealbetweenthebre
ropeonthedoorsandthecastingmay
havebeenlost,adjustdoorhandle
locknutstoreinstatethisseal.
Thechimneyhasexcessivedraw
(seekinstallersadviceonthispoint).
Thebreropesealbetweenthedoor
andtheglassmaybeleaking.
Theglassisnotsealed;gentlytighten
glassretainingclips.Donotover
tighten.
Thebreropeondoorsandglasshas
wornout.Replace.
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If you are still unable
to correct the problem
with the information
in this guide , then
you need to contact
your nearest dealer or
manufacturer.
Should you
experience problems
with this replace,
carry out the neces-
sary checks as per
the Trouble Shoot-
ing Guide. If you are
still unable to correct
the problem with the
information in this
guide, then you need
to contact your
nearest dealer or
manufacturer.