Arada Hamlet User manual

Hamlet Stove User Guide
Hamlet Stove User Guide
March 2015
BS EN 13240:2001 +A2:2004 CE
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Hamlet Stove User Guide
Arada Ltd
March 2015
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hamlet 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 Hamlet 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.

Hamlet Stove User Guide
Contents
1 Warnings 1
1.1 HealthandSafety ....................... 1
1.2 Smoke control areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Advice on fuel types 2
2.1 Wood .............................. 2
2.2 Solidfuel ............................ 3
3 Before using your stove 4
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
5 Lighting your stove 6
5.0.3 Fuel overloading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5.0.4 Operation with door left open . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.0.5 Dampers left open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.1 Burningwood.......................... 7
5.2 Burning solid fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.3 Warning - Fume / Smoke emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.3.1 Refuelling on to a low re bed . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6 Further information for all stove owners 11
6.1 Doorglass ........................... 11
6.2 Reducedburning........................ 11
6.3 Periods of non-use (summer months) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.4 Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.5 Ashremoval .......................... 12
7 Further information for multi fuel stove owners 13
7.1 Multi fuel or Flexifuelgrates.................. 13
8 How heat is delivered by your stove 14
8.1 Radiantheat .......................... 14
8.2 Convectedheat ........................ 14
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9 Ongoing care for your Hamlet stove 14
9.1 Adjusting the door hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
9.2 Liners / rebricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
9.3 Throatplate .......................... 16
9.4 Firedoorseal.......................... 16
9.5 Crackedglass.......................... 16
10 Further resources / reading 16
11 Arada’s Guarantee 18
11.1 Guarantee ........................... 18
11.2 Terms and Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
11.3 General............................. 20
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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:
0845 601 4406 / 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: 01684
278170 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 SOL5SC-S2 has 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.
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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 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, these are:
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•Anthracite
•Ancit™
•Coalite
Newame™
•Homere™
•Homere Ecoal™
•Homere 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
Hamlet 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.
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.
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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 Hamlet
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
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.
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.
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Figure 1: Single door stove air inlet controls.
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).
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). Sliding it to the left will shut o
the air inlet slots as shown in position 1.
5 Lighting your stove
5.0.3 Fuel overloading
The maximum amount of fuel specied in this manual should not be
exceeded, overloading can cause excess smoke.
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