Broseley VERONA 11 User manual

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INSTALLATIONANDOPERATIONINSTRUCTIONSFOR
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VERONA11&16WoodBurningStoves
THESEINSTRUCTIONSCOVERTHEHOTPLATE
ANDNON‐HOTPLATEOPTIONS
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PLEASEREADTHESEINSTRUCTIONSTHOROUGHLYBEFOREINSTALLING,OPERATINGORSERVICING
THISAPPLIANCE.
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A“DeclarationofCompletion”Certificatemustbeobtainedfortheinstallationandretainedbytheenduser.Failureto
complywiththeserequirementsmayvoidthewarranty.
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Revision:TJ09b

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INTRODUCTION
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Thekeystosafe,successfulandefficientwoodburningaregoodplanning,correctinstallation
andproperoperation.Pleasereadthefollowinginstructionscarefullytogetthebestfromyournewpurchase.
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Modernhomeshavebetterlevelsofinsulationandaremoreenergyefficient,withmoreeffectiveandbetter
sealsondoorsandwindows.Thismakesourhomeseasiertoheat,butalsomeansthatsolidfuelappliances
mustbemorecarefullydesignedsothattheywillfunctioncorrectlyintheenergyefficient,modernhomesof
today.Themoreenergyefficientahouseis,thelessfuelisrequiredtoheatit.Lessfuelusemeanslessimpact
ontheenvironment.
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Theoperationofourappliances,sothattheydonotproduceexcessivesmoke(beyondtheinitiallightupand
reloadingperiods)ismostimportant.Whenourappliancesarenotsmoking,itisanindicationthatitisbeing
operatedcorrectlyandefficiently.
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Theflamesthatareseeninsidetheappliancearenotthefuelburning,butthecarbonparticlesandgasesthat
arereleasedfromthefuelonceithasbeenheatedtoasufficientlyhightemperature.Theescapeofany
unburntparticlesandsomegasesintotheatmospherearethecauseofairpollution.
Ourappliancesaredesignedtoensurethatthecombustionofallgasesandparticlestakesplacewithinthe
firebox,tomaximizetheheatoutputoftheapplianceandtominimizethedischargeofparticulateemissionsto
theatmosphere.
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Itisimportanttherefore,forappliancestobeoperatedinaccordancewithourinstructionsinamannerthat
maintainsahightemperatureinthefireboxwithanadequatesupplyofairtoensureefficientcombustion.A
goodindicationofefficientcombustionisabrightlivelyflameinthefirebox.Adullflameorsmolderingfire
indicatespoororincompletecombustion.
Tomaintainadequateheatinthefirebox,itisveryimportanttousedry,wellseasonedwoodwithlessthan
20%moisturecontent.Thewoodmustbecorrectlysizedfortheparticularapplianceanditalsohelpstohave
atleastthreeorfourpiecesburningattheonetimetoassistthecombustionprocess.
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Addingsinglepiecesofunseasonedorwetwoodtoafirewillreducethefireboxtemperatureandprevent
adequatecombustion.Thiswillresultinincreasedsmokeemissionscausingtheflueandinternalcomponents
oftheappliancetobecomeblockedwithtarandcreosotemorequickly.Thetarandcreosotedepositsinthe
chimneywillfuelachimneyfire.
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PleasenotethatitisarequirementundertheBroseleyFiresLtd’swarrantysystemthattheinstallationof
thestoveiscarriedoutbyaCompetentPersonregisteredwithaGovernmentapprovedCompetentPersons
Scheme.HETASLtdoperatesuchaSchemeandalistingoftheirRegisteredCompetentPersonscanbefound
ontheirwebsiteatwww.hetas.co.uk.
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INDEX
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1. TECHNICALDATA
2.TECHNICALDESCRIPTION
3.HEATABLEAREA(VOLUME)
3A. KEYENVIRONMENTALCONSIDERATIONS
4.THEAIRCONTROLS
4A.THEPRIMARYAIRCONTROL(turningvalve)
4B.SECONDARYAIRCONTROL(slider)
4C.THETHERMOSTATCONTROL(dial)
4D.DIRECTFLUEPATHSHUTTERCONTROL
5.0 FUELOPTIONS
5ABURNINGWOOD
5CHOTPLATEOPERATION
6.0 INITIALBURNING&CURINGOFTHESTOVE.
6AUSINGYOURSTOVE–IMPORTANTNOTES
7.0LIGHTINGANDMAINTAININGALOGFIRE
8.0ASHREMOVAL
9.0WOODASHDISPOSAL
10.0OPERATINGINTRANSITIONPERIODS(SUMMER)
11.0MAINTENANCE–CLEANINGTHEAPPLIANCE
12ARECOMMENDEDCLEANINGPRODUCTS
12BDAILYCARE
12CCLEANINGTHEOUTSIDEOFTHEAPPLIANCE
12DASHREMOVAL
12EGLASSCLEANING
12FFLUEMAINTENANCE
12GROPESEALS
12HAIRCONTROLS
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13.0 INSTALLATIONOFTHEAPPLIANCE
13AFLUEREQUIREMENTS
13B LININGTHEFLUE
14SITINGTHEAPPLIANCE
14AHEARTHREQUIREMENTS
15ADDITIONALVENTILATION
16FITTINGTHESPIGOTANDBLANKINGPLATE
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ANNUALSERVICERECORD
LIMITEDWARRANTY
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1. VERONA11&16TECHNICALDATA
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2.TECHNICALDESCRIPTION
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TheVERONA11&16woodburningstovesaresuitableforheatinglivingspaceswithinahomeorsupportinga
centralheatingsystem.Iffittedwiththehotplatethestovewillalsobesuitableforcookingawidevarietyof
foodstuffs.Theyareidealforholidayapartmentsandweekendhousesorasaheatingsystemduringthe
wholeyear.
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TheVERONA11&16stovearemadeofcastironandplatesofsteelmetalsheet.Thefirechamberis
internallylinedwithcastironfirebricks.Thereisaturningandextractablegrate.Thestoveisequippedwitha
panoramicdoorwithceramicglass(resistantupto700ºC)thisallowsawonderfulviewoftheflamepicture,
whilstalsopreventingoutputsofsparksandsmoke.ThereisalsotheoptionofaVerona11&16stovewitha
hotplate,allowingyoutocookonthestove.
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Theapplianceisequippedwithprimaryandsecondaryaircontrols,bywhichitispossibletocontroltheburn
rateandhencetheoutputoftheappliance.
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StoveModel:Verona11Verona16
Totalpoweroutput11Kw(37,543btu) 16Kw(54,600btu)
Woodconsumptionperhour(20%humidity)2.6kg/h(MAX) 3.6kg/h(MAX)
FluePipeDiameter150mm/6inches150mm/6inches
Fluedraw(Hot)1.0‐1.2 H2O(watergauge)1.0‐1.2H2O(watergauge)
(Testedafteronehour)10‐12 PASCAL 10‐12PASCAL
FREEAIRVENTSIZE550mm2minimum+550mm2minimum+
550mm2perKwover5550mm2perKwover5
TOTALWEIGHTOFTHEAPPLIANCE150kg(withouthotplate) 190kg(withouthotplate)
165kg(withhotplate) 218kg(withhotplate)
WIDTH 670mm(withouthotplate) 790mm(withouthotplate)
670(withhotplate) 800(withhotplate)
DEPTH 450mm(withouthotplate) 520mm(withouthotplate)
590mm(withhotplate) 660mm(withhotplate)
HEIGHTfromfloortotopoflid(withlidshut)710mm(withouthotplate) 780mm(withouthotplate)
760mm(withhotplate) 830mm(withhotplate)
TEMPERATUREOFEXHAUSTGASSES WOOD=3320CWOOD=3670C

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3.HEATABLEAREA(VOLUME)
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Theheatingvolumeoftheappliance;accordingtoDIN18893;willvarydependingontheamountofthermal
insulationthatthepropertyhas.Propertieswithhighceilings,draughtywindowsanddoors,solidbrickwalls
andpoorinsulation,theseareallgoingtoaffectthepotentialmaximumheatingvolumeoftheappliance.
Propertywith:
favourableconstruction‐186m3
lessfavourableconstruction‐107m3
unfavourableconstruction:‐73m3
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Usingthecorrectfuelintheappliance,havingsuitablethermalinsulationofthepropertyandcomplyingwith
theinstructions,theheatingvolumeisthegreatest.
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3A.KEYENVIRONMENTALCONSIDERATIONS
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Tominimizetheimpactontheenvironmentthefollowingissuesneedtobeconsideredwhenproposingto
installasolidfuelappliance:
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•Localauthorities(Councils)mustbeconsultedforanyrestrictionsthatmayapplytotheuseofsolid
fuelappliancesincertainareassuchassmokefreezones.
•Theappliancemustbecorrectlysizedtosuitthespaceandnecessaryclearancesmustbestrictly
adheredto.
•Theapplianceandfluesystemmustbecorrectlyinstalledtothecurrentregulationsinforceatthe
time.
•Theappliancemustbecorrectlyoperated.
•Theapplianceandfluesystemmustbeproperlymaintained.
•Itisalsoimportanttoensurethatthedwellingtobeheatedisinsulatedandisasenergyefficientasis
practical.
•Thecorrectfuelmustbeused.
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Theselection,installation,correctuseandmaintenanceofwoodburningappliancesandfluesystemsare
discussedinmoredetailinthefollowingsectionsoftheseinstructions.
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4.0THE‘AIR’CONTROLS
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Thestoveisfittedwithcontrolsthatadjusttheflowofairintotheunit.Itisveryimportantthatthesecontrols
arefullyunderstoodinordertoachievethebestresultsfromyourstove.
Whenoperatingthecontrols,ensurethattheyareusedinsmallincrementsandnotchangedbylargeamounts
suddenly.Donotusethemlikeanon–offswitch.
Itisimportantthatthefollowingcontrolsareusedcorrectly.
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Theaircontrolsareasfollows:
•PRIMARYAIRCONTROL
•SECONDARYAIRCONTROL(AIRWASH)
•THERMOSTATCONTROL
•FLUEPATHSHUTTERCONTROL

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4ATHEPRIMARYAIRCONTROL(leverB)
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Theprimaryaircontrolisfoundtotherightofthemaindoor(‘B’inthe
attacheddiagram),itisinthestyleofapush/pulllever.Thiscontrolwill
beusedduringtheinitiallightingphase.
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Theashdrawermustberegularlyemptied,sothattheashdoesnot
obstructtheentryofprimaryair.Thechamberinwhichthedraweris
housedwillalsoneedtobecleanedonaregularbasis,asanyashthat
spillsoverthesidesofthepanwillgetpushedtotherearofthe
chamberandinterferewiththethermostatcontroldamper.Failureto
keepthisareaclearwillresultinthedamperbeingstuckintheopen
position.
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4B SECONDARYAIRCONTROL(slider)
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Overthehearthdooryouwillfindthe‘secondaryair
control’inthestyleofaslider.(‘A’intheattached
diagram)
Combustionairenteringthestovethroughthisventwill
bedirecteddowntheinsideoftheglasspanel,thisis
knownasthe‘airwashsystem’.Ithelpstokeepsooty
depositsfromstickingtotheglassandobscuringtheview
oftheflames.Havingcleanglassalsoimprovestheheat
radiationtobeuninterrupted.Thiscontrolwillbeusedto
adjustthecombustionrateinsidethefirechamber.
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4CTHETHERMOSTATCONTROL(lever)
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Thethermostatcontrolcanbefoundattherearofthestoveontherighthandside,itissituated
abovethedirectfluepathshuttercontrol(seebelowforpositionoffluepathshutter)
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Thethermostatcontroloperatesadamperthatallowsairtoenterthestoveatacontrolledrate.Itregulates
theburnrateofthefireandkeepsitataconstantheatoutput,irrespectiveofthefuelload(solongasitisn’t
empty)Whenwantingtocontrolthestoveusingthethermostaticcontrol,theprimaryandsecondaryair
controlscanbeshut.
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Accordingtothechosenpositionofthethermostatdial,thedamperwillreactslowlyandalterthecombustible
airenteringtheunit.Thisishowafirewouldnaturallyrespondtochangingairsupply.
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Asitisahighprecisiondevicewerecommendmovingtheleverslowlyandwithcareandneverforcingit.
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Thethermostatcontrolmustnotbeusedtobuildthefireupsuddenlyandthenshutitdownsuddenly.Thisis
ofnobenefitandmaycauseseriousdamagetotheinternalcomponentsoftheapplianceorcontrol.
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4DDirectFluePathShutterControl(leverC)
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Thiscontrolisusedtobypassthebafflewithinthe
stovewhenthereisariskofthechimneybeingcold
andthereforegeneratinglittledraw;whenthestove
hasnotbeenlitforsometimeforexample.Theflue
mayneedalittleassistanceandtherefore,ifthe
shutterisopenedbeforethefireislit;thewarm/hot
gassesfromthefirewillnothavetotravelaroundthe
baffle,losingheatastheygo.Theycangodirectly
intothechimneywheretheywillheatthechimney
andthusgenerateagoodfluedraft.
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5.FUELOPTIONS
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Theseapplianceshavebeendesignedtoburnwoodastheirprimaryfuelsource.
Donotburnwoodthatcontainschemicals(e.g.paintandglue)
Youneedtousewellseasonedwoodtogetthebestresultsfromyourstove,logsshouldhaveamoisture
contentoflessthan20%.
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5A BURNINGWOOD
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Hardwoodsandsoftwoodsbothhavethesamecalorificvalue(byweight),howeversoftwoodswillburnnearly
twiceasfastashardwoods.Mostfirewoodyoupurchasewillbegreenandhaveafairamountofwater
content.Itwillneedtobestoredinawellventilatedsheltertoseasonit.
Woodusedinthisappliancemusthaveamoisturecontentoflessthan20%.Damporwetwoodwillquickly
formtardepositsonalltheinternalareaswherethecombustiblegassestravel.Theywillcoatthechimney/flue
withtarandsootthereforeincreasingtheriskofachimneyfire..Alwaysusegoodqualitywood,storeitunder
coverinawellventilatedarea.
Avoidburningoakbark,asthisformstarataveryfastrate.
Whenselectingwood,alsotakeintoconsiderationeaseofsplitting,easeofignitionandburning,howmuch
smokeitproducesandits"coaling"qualities."Coaling"referstotheabilityofaspeciesofwoodtoformalong‐
lastingbedofhotcoalswhenburned.Coalingqualitiesimprovewithhigherdensity.
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5CHotPlateOperation
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Tooperateyourhotplateonyourstoveliftthehotplatecoverupwards,alwaysusingtheglovesupplied,until
thecatchattherearislockedintoplace,topreventthecoverfromfalling.Tolowerthehotplate,releasethe
catch(usingthetoolsupplied)andslowlylowerthehotplatecoverbackintoplace,usingtheglovesupplied.
Familiariseyourselfwiththisoperationwhilstthestoveiscold.
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6.0INITIALBURNINGANDCURINGOFTHEAPPLIANCE
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Thefirsttimethattheapplianceislit,therewillbeanodourgivenoff.Thisisthecomponentsoftheappliance
curing.Itwillbenecessarytoventilatetheroominwhichtheapplianceissited.
Thefirstfiringneedstobedonecarefullytoallowallofthecomponentsoftheappliancetosettlegradually.
Nevertrytoruntheapplianceflatoutthefirsttimeyoulightit.
Graduallybuilduptheoutputofthefiresothatnosuddenstressesareputonthecomponentsofthe
appliance.
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6A.USINGYOURSTOVE‐IMPORTANTNOTES:
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•Seriousdamagecanresultiftheapplianceisleftrunningwiththeaircontrolsfullyopenfor
extendedperiods.
•Makesurethatnoneofthedoorsareleftopenwhiletheapplianceisinoperation.
•Neverleavetheapplianceunattendedduringtheinitiallightingsequence.
•Donotattempttoopenthedoorimmediatelyafterignitingthefire.Thiscouldcauseaflameflash
out.
•Alwaysweartheprotectivegloveswhenoperatingtheappliance.
•Neverburnenhancedfuelssuchas‘Petrocoke’
•Donotoverloadtheappliancewithfuel.
•Neverusechemicalsorfluidssuchasgasoline,charcoallighter,drainoilorkerosenetolightafire.
•Usingtheapplianceonaverylowoutputwillcauseexcessiveamountsoftartobuildupinsidethe
flueandcanbeaseriousfirerisk,asthiswillfuelachimneyfire.
•Weadvisethatyouhavetheapplianceservicedannuallybyacompetentheatingengineerbefore
thebeginningofanewheatingseason.
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7.0LIGHTINGANDMAINTAININGALOGFIRE
Allchimneysandfluesactdifferently.Afterawhile,youwillfindouthowyourunitworksbestforstarting.
•Usescruncheduppaperanddrykindlingtostartthefire.Laytheseonthegrate.
•Opentheprimaryandsecondaryaircontrols.Thethermostatcontrolshouldbesettonumber5.
•Theignitioncontrolshouldbepushedin.Thiswillopenthedampertothechimneyfullyandcreatethe
bestconditionforthelightingofthefire.
•Itwilltakeafewminutesforthefiretoestablishitself.
•Whenthefireisburninghot,addsmallpiecesofhardwood.
•Keepallthedraftcontrolsfullyopentillabedofhot,glowingembersisestablished.
•Onceyouhavesomeredhotburningembers,openthedoorandraketheembersevenlyoverthe
gratebeforeaddinglargerpiecesofwood.
•Wesuggestthatyoudonotfullyloadtheapplianceuntilyouhavebecomecompletelyfamiliarwith
theoperationofALLthecontrols.
•Forbestresults,inanidealsituation,opentheprimaryaircontrolonethirdopenandthesecondaryair
controlcompletelyopen.Theoutputoftheappliancecannowbecontrolledusingthethermostat
control.ThisiswhenburningLOGS.
•Donotopentheloadingdoortooquicklywhenreloadingtheapplianceasthiscancauseflamesto
flashoutthedoor.Thisoccurswhenthereisunburnedfuelandalargeamountofgasesinthetopof
thefirebox.Whenthedoorisopened,oxygeniscombinedwiththegasesandtheseignite,causinga
‘miniexplosion’.
•Themaximumsizeoflog,whenrefuellinganestablishedfire,shouldbe30cm’slongand30‐40cm’sin
circumference.
•Donotburnpaintedorvarnishedwoods,MDF,oakbarkorwoodwithmorethan20%humidity.

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8.0ASHREMOVAL
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•Theremovaloftheashesshouldbedonewhentheapplianceiscold.
Ashesmustberemovedperiodicallyforthecorrectandefficientoperationofyourappliance.
Donotwaittilltheashpan'scompletelyfull.Thefrequencyofthisashremovalwilldependonthefuelbeing
burned,ie.Softwoodorhardwoodastheycreatedifferingamountsofash.
Keepinmindthatcleaningyourapplianceboostsitsefficiency,asash,sootortardepositswillblocktheheat
fromcomingoutoftheapplianceandthehob.
Excessashinthepancancausethefiretogooutandmayalsocauseseveredamagetoyourgrates.Itwillalso
blockthedampercontrollocatedattherearoftheashpanchamber.
Ifthereisashinsidetheashpanchamber,thiswillalsoneedremoving.Ifnotremoveditmaygetpushedinto
thedampercontrolaperture;locatedattherearoftheashpanchamber;preventingthethermostatcontrol
fromworkingcorrectly.Periodicalinspectionisrecommended.
Takecarewhenremovingtheash,assmallbitsofhotemberscanstaydormantforlongperiodswhenburied
inashes.Thesewillthenflareupagainwhenexposedtooxygen,someknowledgeofproperashremovalis
requiredforsafety.Herearetheimportantpoints:
Removeashestoametalcontainerusingasmalltrowel.Nevervacuumtheashesunlessitisagenuine
‘AshVac’.Thisisavacuumyoucanbuyathearthshops,itisspecificallydesignedforashremoval.
•Placethefilledashbucketonanon‐combustiblesurfacesuchasstone,concrete,brick,orslate,asthe
heatwilltransferthroughthebottomofthecontainer.Fitalidforextrasafety.
Foryourownprotection,apairofheatproofglovesandadustmaskmaybenecessary.
9.0WOODASHDISPOSAL
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Thebestthingtodowithyourashesistoputtheminyourgarden.Woodashesarehighinpotassium,calcium,
sodium,magnesium,andphosphorus.
Woodashwillmakeyoursoilmorealkaline,soapplyitappropriatelyforyoursoil.
Inareaswhereofhighrainfall,thisisabenefitbecausethesoilstherearetypicallyacidic.
Dryareastendtohavemorealkalinesoil,soaddingwoodashmightbeaproblem.
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Ifyouhavenogarden,youcandisposeofcompletelycoldashwithyourhouseholdtrash.
Placeitinatightlyclosedbagtokeepitcontained.
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10.0OPERATINGINTRANSITIONPERIODS(Summer)
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Whentheoutsidetemperaturegetstobemorethanthetemperaturewithintheproperty,thereisastrong
possibilityoftheflueworkinginreverse.Iftheapplianceisnotlit,thiswillcausethedraughtoftheflueto
travelinadownwarddirectionandthesmellofsmokewillbeobviousintheroom.
Ifyouexperienceproblemslightingtheappliancebecauseofthegreateroutsidetemperature,thenitwillbe
necessarytowarmthefluebeforeloadingtheappliancewithkindling.Therearevariousmethodsforthis
procedure.Askyourlocalsupplierorregisteredchimneysweepforadvice.
Ifthefireislit,theheatoutputoftheapplianceisoftenreducedandtheexhaustgasesmaynotcomeoutthe
chimneycompletely.Thiscancausethemtocomebackintotheroom.
Inthiscase,
•shaketheembersmorefrequently,
•increasetheairforcombustionand
•onlyloadareducedquantityoffuel.
Thiswillhelptokeepthechimneyhotandworkingefficiently.
Checkthatallthesealsoftheapplianceareingoodorderandthattheconnectionstothechimneyarealso
sound.
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11.0MAINTENANCE‐CLEANINGTHEAPPLIANCE
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Takegreatcarechoosingtheproductsyouusetocleanyourappliance.Amajoramountofcleaningcanbe
carriedoutusinghotsoapywaterandasoftcloth.Usingthewrongproductswillcausedamagetoitssurfaces.
Neverusebleachorchlorinebasedproducts,causticcleaners,paintsolvents,biologicalpowders,coarse
abrasivesorsalt.
Nevermixdifferentproductsastheymaycauseachemicalreactionwitheachotherandcauseharmtoeither
youortheappliance.
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12ARECOMMENDEDCLEANINGPRODUCTS
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Forthemorestubbornstains,amildlyabrasivecleanershouldbeused,suchas‘Astonish’.
Thisissafetouseonenamelsurfaces.DonotuseAstonishonthechromecomponents.
Foranyfurtherinformation,pleasecontactyourDealer!
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12BDAILYCARE
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Tokeepthesurfacesofyourappliancebrightandclean,adailywipeoverwithalintfreecloth,soakedinhot
waterandalittlesoapisallthatisneeded.
Tobuffthecleanedsurfaces,asoft,dry,lintfreeclothshouldbeused.
Inordertokeepyourapplianceintiptopcondition,itisnecessarytowipeupanyspillsorcondensationstreaks
assoonasissafetodoso.(i.e.whentheunitiscold)
Thiswillpreventthemarkburningontotheapplianceandbecomingamuchtougherstaintoremoveatalater
date,orcausingapermanentmark.Trynottouseexcessiveamountsofwaterwhencleaningtheappliance.
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