Arada Aarrow User manual

Aarrow Stove User Guide
Aarrow Stove User Guide
June 2014
BS EN 13240:2001 +A2:2004 CE
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Aarrow Stove User Guide
Arada Ltd
June 2014
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 confident 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 efficient 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 44 (0)1297
35998 or visit our website www.aradastoves.com which offers 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.

Aarrow Stove User Guide
Arada has a policy of continuous product development and
therefore we reserve the right to amend specifications 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 Health and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 5
4.1 Location and operation of the controls . . . . . . . 5
4.1.1 Primaryair ..................... 5
4.1.2 Airwash system / Secondary air . . . . . . . . 6
4.2 i Series air controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2.1 i Series Cassette Stoves . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2.2 i Series Freestanding Stoves . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5 Lighting your stove 8
5.1 Burningwood ....................... 8
5.2 Burning solid fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.3 Burning solid fuels in an i Series stove . . . . . . . . . 11
5.4 Warning - Fume / Smoke emissions . . . . . . . . . . 13
6 Further information for all stove owners 13
6.1 Doorglass ......................... 13
6.2 Reduced burning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.3 Periods of non-use (summer months) . . . . . . . . . 14
6.4 Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.5 Ashremoval........................ 15
7 Further information for multi fuel stove owners 16
7.1 Multi fuel or Flexifuel grates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8 How heat is delivered by your stove 17
8.1 Radiantheat ....................... 17
8.2 Convected heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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9 Ongoing care for your Aarrow stove 18
9.1 Adjusting the door hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
9.2 Liners / firebricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
9.3 Throatplate ........................ 19
9.4 Firedoorseal ....................... 20
9.5 Crackedglass....................... 20
10 Further resources / reading 20
11 Guarantee 22
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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]
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 qualified heating engineer, affiliated 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 fireguard conforming to BS 8423:2002 should be used in the
presence of children or elderly people. Do not use aerosol
sprays or any other flammable 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.
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.
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1.1 Health and Safety
Please consult health and safety guidelines for advice on
handling heavy and/or large items.
2 Advice on fuel types
2.1 Wood
As a natural and renewable fuel, wood is the first choice
for burning, however burning wood requires a little effort 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 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”) 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 fire.
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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, these are:
•Anthracite
•Ancit™
•Coalite
Newflame™
•Homefire™
•Homefire
Ecoal™
•Homefire
Coals™
•Maxibrite™
•Phurnacite™
•Pureheat™
•Supertherm™
•Sunbrite™
•Taybrite™
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 fire
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.
Prior to lighting the stove for the first time, please check with
the installer that:
•Installation and all building work is complete. (Refer to the
installation guide.)
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•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 firebox liner panels and throat plate are in place.
•The chimney draw has been checked and is within
specification (between 0.1mb to 0.2mb, or 10-20 pascals).
This ensures your stove will operate predictably and
efficiently.
•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 fire.
Our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/aradastoves
features a collection of videos designed to help you get the
best from your Aarrow stove.
Always wear suitable protective fire gloves when refuelling
your stove, such as the Arada glove supplied with your stove.
We recommend that you light a small fire for the first few days
of use to cure the paint and allow the castings to relax. During
this process the paint surface may smoke briefly, and you 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 ‘click’ or ‘tick’ 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.
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4 Air inlet controls
If you have an Aarrow iSeries stove please turn to section 4.2.1 on
the following page for information on how your air control system
works and should be operated as it differs from the information
below
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
fire chamber and the airwash system (secondary air) provides
overdraught and airwash jets. The exact controls may differ from
those illustrated in this manual but will work in the same way.
Figure1: 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 fire door. Your stove has a control knob to adjust
the flow of the primary air.
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