Arada BK545 User manual

Dry stove installation guide
BK545 REV 14
BS EN 13240:2001 +A2:2004
BS EN 13229:2001 +A2
Issue Date: 15/09/2022
Suitable For Freestanding
and Inset Appliances
FREESTANDING INSET
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Please carefully read through the enrety of this installaon guide before commencing installaon.
Should you have any quesons about our stoves that are not covered in this manual, please contact
the Arada retailer in your area, or call our technical support department on [phone].
Arada has a policy of connuous product development and therefore we reserve the right to amend
specicaons without prior noce.
Please check with your retailer or dealer if you are unsure about any aspect of your stove, its
installaon or correct use.
Arada Dry Stove Installation Guide

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Page No.
INTRODUCTION
Warnings.............................................................4
Health and Safety................................................4
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS...................... 5–7
Hearths and Recesses .........................................5
Combusble Materials........................................6
Air for Combuson........................................... 6–7
FLUES AND CHIMNEYS .................................... 7- 8
INSTALLING THE STOVE................................... 9–12
Removing the door .............................................9
Removing the throat plate and liners.................9
Assembling the grate bars .................................9
Fing the spigot outlet to the stove .................10
Connecng the spigot outlet to the
ue system .........................................................10
Sealing of terminals ............................................10
Inset stove specic instrucons .........................10
Inset stoves ue connecon ...............................10
Adjusng the self-levelling feet
(Cam style) .........................................................11
Adjusng the self-levelling feet
(Levelling screw style) …………………………………….11
Firebox liner panels .......................................... 12
COMMISSIONING THE STOVE.......................... 13
Contents

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Warnings
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 those listed on
www.gov.uk/building-regulations-competent-person-
schemes
You can also consult your local buildings inspector /
controller.
All local regulations, including those referring to
National and European standards, need to be
complied with when installing the appliance.
Refer to the current issue of BS 8303 code of practice
for the installation of domestic heating appliances
burning solid mineral fuel.
This stove should not be installed into a chimney that
serves any other heating appliance.
Any manufacturer’s instructions must not be taken as
overriding statutory requirements.
Arada Ltd will not be responsible for any
consequential or incidental loss or injury however
caused.
Health and safety
Before any installaon work is undertaken
consideraon must be given to the Health and Safety
at Work Act 1974. Safe working pracces should be
followed at all mes.
Please consult health and safety guidelines for advice
on handling heavy and/or large items.
During installaon ensure that adequate precauons
are taken to avoid unnecessary risk to yourself or any
householder.
The danger from the causc nature of re cement,
should be avoided by using these accepted methods:
Wear gloves when handling re cement. Wear goggles
when chiselling or looking up chimneys.
This stove contains no asbestos. If there is a possibility
of disturbing any asbestos in the course of the
installaon then please seek specialist guidance and
use appropriate protecve equipment.
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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Hearths and Recesses
The stove should be installed on a surface with
adequate load bearing capacity. If the exisng
construcon does not meet this prerequisite, suitable
measures (e.g. load distribung plate) should be taken
to achieve it. Please pay parcular aenon when
examining exisng building work for suitability to
meet the following requirements.
When installing an inset stove, hearths should have a
suciently at surface to allow a good seal to the
stove body to be created during its installaon.
Stonework, uneven bricks etc., may need further work
to ensure that this can be achieved. Any voids behind
an inset stove should be lled with vermiculite or
similar.
The stove should be installed on a non-combusble
surface not less than 12mm thick (conforming to
Building Regulaons unless otherwise specied) of
suitable load bearing capacity and heat resistance.
Allowances should be made for the expansion and
contracon of any materials which are ed up to and
near the appliance.
If required, the dimensions of any construconal
hearth for all stoves should project at least 500mm
forward of the front of the appliance and 150mm at
the sides. The surface of the hearth should be free of
combusble materials. The superimposed hearth for
all installaons should project at least 225mm forward
from the front of the appliance and 150mm either side
of the edge of the appliance.
In most buildings with solid concrete or stone oors,
the requirement will be met by the oor itself, but
mark the hearth to ensure oor coverings are kept
well away or use dierent levels to mark the hearth
perimeter.
Please be aware that hot air can cause staining above
the re in a similar fashion to walls above radiators.
To help prevent this and cracking we recommend that
any plaster above the re should be ed with
reinforcing expanding mesh for at least 220mm above,
and the full width of the re. You should also use a
suitably heat resistant plaster which should be
allowed sucient me to fully dry before using the
stove or cracking is likely to occur
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Combusble Materials
Please view the product sheet which accompanied
your stove for specic minimum distances to
combusble measurements.
Ideally, adjacent walls should be of suitable non-
combusble construcon, preferably brickwork.
In large replaces take care that any supporng beam
is protected by a 13mm sheet of heat resistant re
board spaced 12mm o the surface with strips of non-
combusble material. Make sure that there is a gap
between an un-insulated ue system and any
combusble material. This gap must be at least 3X the
outside diameter of the ue pipe, or 1.5X the ue
diameter to non-combusble surfaces. Please consult
the ue manufacturers specicaon for insulated
ues.
Air for combuson
All stoves require venlaon to burn safely and
correctly. There are a number of requirements that
need to be met when installing a stove, for example,
allowing for the permeability of the house (air
permeability is the general seepage of air into the
house via air vents, doors and windows etc.)
There must always be a permanent means of
providing air for combuson into the room in which
the stove is installed. Air starvaon will result in poor
ue draw and may cause smoke to leak into the room.
For all installaons it is recommended that a
permanent vent with a total free area of at least
550mm2 for every kW above 5kW should be
connected directly to the outside air. Installaons in
properes built aer 2008 should have their vent
increased by a further 330mm2 for each of the rst
5kW. Alternavely this air can be supplied through an
external wall of an adjacent room, which itself has to
be connected to the room the appliance is installed by
a permanent vent of the same size.
Note: If the appliance is ed with a draught stabiliser
(or if one is ed to the ue pipe or chimney in the
same room as the appliance) then the permanent air
entry opening (or openings) should be increased by
300mm2 for each kW of rated output up to 5kW and
an addional 850mm2 for each kW output over 5kW.
If there is more than one appliance in the property
then each appliance must be supplied with adequate
Installaon requirements / Flues and Chimneys

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combuson air so that all appliances can be lit
simultaneously.
The posioning of any air vent must be so that it
cannot be liable to blockage or obstrucon. Ideally it
should also be posioned where it is unlikely to cause
a cold draught. It should not be posioned in the
replace recess.
For more detailed guidelines on required venlaon
sizes please refer to the Document J Building
Regulaons (Combuson Appliances) at the
www.planningportal.gov.uk website.
If you plan to use an external air supply on a suitable
stove, and have bought the appropriate Arada
External Air Supply Kit, please refer to the instrucons
included with the kit on how to install it.
The accompanying stove technical product sheet
states whether or not your appliance is compable
with a Direct Air Supply Kit.
Flues and Chimneys
The stove must be connected to a suitable and
ecient ue so that products of combuson (fumes)
from the stove are expelled to the outside air. Please
remember that chimney draught is dependent on four
main factors :
 Flue gas temperature
 Flue height
 Flue size
 Flue terminal
To ensure a good up draught it is important that the
ue gases are kept warm and that the ue size suits
the stove. The terminaon of the outlet at the top of
the ue also needs to comply with Building
Regulaons. The minimum eecve height of the ue
must be at least 4.5 metres from the top of the stove
to the top of the ue outlet. When warm the ue
draught should be between 0.1 to 0.2mb.
The draw of a chimney / ue can vary in dierent
weather condions and the customer should be made
aware of this. Failure to correct an over-drawing ue
will invalidate the warranty.
A chimney may comply with regulaons but could sll
be subject to down draught and similar problems. A
chimney terminang above the ridge level is generally
less likely to suer such problems.
If a new chimney is being provided it should fully
comply with the relevant Building Regulaons that
specify the requirements for solid fuel burning
installaons. Suitable types of chimney include the
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following :
 Masonry Chimney: Built with clay or concrete
liners, or a chimney block system meeng
Building Regulaons. These types of chimneys
should be installed in accordance with the
Building Regulaons and BS EN 15287-1:2007.
 Factory Made Insulated Chimney: Complying
with BS 4543:Part 2 (oen called Class 1
prefabricated metal chimney). These types of
chimneys should be installed in accordance with
Building Regulaons and BS EN 15287-1:2007.
Due to the gradual introducon of European Chimney
Standards chimneys will be specied according to
their performance designaon as dened in BS EN
1443 that covers the General Requirements for
chimneys. The minimum performance designaon
required for use with solid fuel burning stoves is T450
N2 S D3.
The ue and chimney installaon must be carefully
checked by a competent person before ng the
stove to ensure it is suitable and will work safely.
If the chimney is old (i.e.: built of brick or stone
without a liner) or being opened up for reuse
addional checks and smoke tesng as described in
Appendix E of the Approved Document J 2010 Edion
should also be carried out to ensure the ue and
chimney are in good operang condion.
Check the exisng ue is in good condion with
suitable access for collecon and removal of debris.
It is also important that suitable ue pipe
(recommended at least 600mm in length) complying
with the Building Regulaons is used to connect the
stove to the ue in the chimney. Suitable access
should be provided into the ue for regular inspecon
and sweeping of the ue ways.
The installer should comply with Building Regulaons
requirements in respect of providing a Noce Plate
giving details on the chimney, ue lining, hearth and
replace installaon.
Chimneys should be as straight as possible. Horizontal
runs should be avoided except where the rear outlet
of the appliance is used, in which case the horizontal
secon should not exceed 150mm in length. If
necessary a combinaon of 45° and 90° bends can be
used as long as the sum of their angles is not greater
than 180° in total. i.e. four 45° bends, or two 45° and
a 90° bend.
If the stove appears to be working hard but produces
very lile output to the room it is likely that excess
draw is present in the chimney, and that heat is being
sucked out of the appliance and up the chimney. If
this is the case we recommend the ng of a draught
stabiliser in preference to a ue damper, in the
interest of safety and eciency.
Installing the stove

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Installing the stove
To make the stove easier to manoeuvre (and safer) we
recommend you remove the following parts which can
then be reed when the stove is in its nal posion:
 Grate Bars
 Liners
 Door (To help prevent the glass from breaking)
 Operang Tool
 Ash pan
 Throat Plate
Removing the door
Open the door so that it is perpendicular to the stove
body and then carefully li the stove door upwards o 
its hinges. To replace the door reverse the instrucons
above.
Removing the throat plate
and liners
The throat plate rests on liners and (in some models) a
terary air bar. With the re door removed or open,
push up on the throat plate with the palm of one
hand. With the other, remove the side liners and then
lower the throat plate forward. It is easier to lower
one side of the throat plate rst to help remove it
from its posion and to allow it to t through the
opening of the stove. Once the throat plate has been
removed you can also remove the rear liner(s). To
replace the liners/throat plate follow the steps above
in reverse.
Assembling the grate bars
In a mul fuel stove the grate comprises of a series of
cast iron grate bars, seated on a pair of combs. All bars
in the grate are idencal.
In stoves with a riddling grate system the bars should
be seated with every other bar rotated 180 degrees,
so the ends marked ’H’ and ’L’ alternate on each
comb. When assembling the grate, t bars to the low
secons of the comb rst by seang the ends marked
’L’ onto the low part of the comb, whilst the ends
marked ’H’ should then be seated on the high
secons.
In stoves with non-riddling grate systems the grate is
assembled with the ends of the bars marked ’H’ sing
on the front comb, and the ends marked ’L’ sing on
the rear comb.
Installing the stove
Figure 1: Bars shown seated on their comb outside the stove.

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Fing the spigot outlet to the
stove
The ue outlet spigot and hot plate (blanking plate)
can be found packed inside the appliance and must be
ed during installaon*.
(*Only applicable to freestanding appliances).
Smear a very thin layer of re cement or use the
supplied self adhesive rope seal on the mang faces of
the ue outlet and the hot plate. Fit the outlet to the
appliance in the desired posion.
Inset models have a single ue outlet and no blanking
plate.
Connecng the spigot outlet to
the ue system
The flue pipe must be fitted inside the outlet spigot as
shown in Figure 2. Failure to do so could result in the
spillage of condensation running down the flue.
Fire cement should be used to create an airtight seal
between the flue and spigot.
Sealing of terminals
If an add in boiler is not to be fitted, please ensure
that any partially cut circular terminals (located on the
rear of the appliance) are sealed with fire cement,
thus preventing surplus air entering the firebox,
resulting in lower efficiency and poor fuel
consumption.
Inset stove Specic Instrucons
All inset stoves, are designed to be ed in a ‘builders
opening’ and not a chair brick. A suitable ‘builders
opening’ will be required to facilitate installaon,
observing the relevant building standards in
regulaon, especially paying aenon to the locaon
and posioning of the lintel.
Inset stove ue connecon
We strongly advise the connection of the inset stove
onto a flexible flue liner (System Flue).
The reasoning for this, is to ensure the stove operates
correctly and at maximum efficiency, maintaining a
sound air tight seal for the flue connection and thus
preventing products of combustion being emitted to
the dwelling.
Please note the importance, for any voids surrounding
an inset stove, must be filled with fire cement,
vermiculite granules or mineral wool when installed
for the interest of safety and heat efficiency .
Installing the stove
Figure 2: Fing the ue pipe inside the spigot collar
Flue Pipe
Spigot
Flue Pipe
Inside Joint

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Adjusng the self-levelling feet
(Cam style)
If applicable, adjustment is as follows:
 Position the stove on the hearth into its final
resting place.
 On the rear leg of the stove, loosen the pozi
screw, and rotate the inner ‘cam’ shaped
levelling foot until this touches the hearth.
 Re-tighten the pozi screw. Check the stove is
level with a spirit level.
 Repeat for the other rear leg.
Adjusng the self-levelling feet
(Levelling screw style)
If your stove model is factory fitted with the screw
style, self levelling feet, then please follow the
procedure below. Please note, an adjuster is fitted at
each corner to allow the stove to be independently
adjusted.
 Position the stove on the hearth into its final
resting place.
 Using a 8mm open spanner, unscrew the
levelling foot until this touches the hearth.
 Repeat for the remaining other corners.
 Using a spirit level adjust until the stove canopy
is horizontal side to side and front to back.
Installing the stove
Levelling
Screw Foot
Retaining Screw

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Firebox liner panels / ‘liners’
Most Arada stoves use firebox liner panels to the sides
and back. Some Villager wood burners also have
firebox liners in the base of the stove. For detailed
fitting instructions for Villager stoves please refer to
www.aradastoves.com/support.
Stoves which are being fitted with an add-in boiler
should have the rear liner removed to create the space
in which the boiler is fitted.
For the majority of Arada stoves, the throat plate sits
on top of the side and rear panels. These should come
fitted to your stove, if however they are not, proceed
as follows to fit them:
 Remove the fuel retainer.
 Set the small liner(s) into the back of the firebox.
 Insert the side liner panels.
 Fit the throat plate with the single bend and two
cut outs to the front facing up. The projecting
lugs sit on top of the side liners. The long centre
tab on the back edge rests on the rear liners.
 Replace the fuel retainer.
Installing the stove

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Commissioning the stove
Before handing over the installaon to the customer it
is a requirement under Document J (of the Building
Regulaons for England and Wales) that the appliance
is lit and the funconing of the chimney system is
checked for sasfactory operaon.
 Be sure that the chimney is operang and all
smoke and fumes are vented to the atmosphere
through the chimney terminal.
 Check all joints and seals.
 Clean the outside of the cold appliance with a
lint free cloth or shoe brush to prevent any stains
becoming burnt on.
 Check the ue draught which should read 10 -
20pa, or 0.1 - 0.2 mbar.
 Consult a suitably qualied person who will have
the knowledge and equipment to perform a test.
For a registered Competent Persons scheme (such as
those referred to at www.gov.uk/building-regulaons-
competent-person-schemes ), please complete a
Cercate of Compliance, which is used for checking
and reporng the installaon as imposed by the
Government.
Otherwise please ensure the installaon is approved by
your local building control ocer.
 Ensure a Carbon Monoxide alarm is ed. This
must be between 1m to 3m from the appliance,
and approximately 150mm below the ceiling
level.
 A reguard conforming to BS 8423:2010
+A1:2016 should be used in the presence of
children or inrm people.
 A noce plate should be provided containing
informaon on the performance characteriscs
of the hearth, replace, ue or chimney.
Explain the following to the customer:
 How to operate the riddling mechanism
and air control lever.
 The importance of an adequate air supply
to the room.
 The importance of regularly having the
chimney swept / inspected.
 That a protecve glove should be used
when operang the stove.
 How changes in the weather can aect the
performance of the stove.
 Using the correct fuels
 If burning wood, ensure that is well
seasoned or has a moisture content of less
than 20%.

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NOTES
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