Camelot Real Fires THERMOVENT CONVECTOR FIRE User manual

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE UK MARKET
TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THOSE IN THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
These instructions, together with those in the operating instructions, cover the basic principles to ensure the
satisfactory installation of the fire, although detail may need slight modification to suit particular local site
conditions.
In all cases the installation must comply with current Building Regulations, Local Authority Byelaws and other
specifications or regulations as they affect the installation of the fire. In addition, all local regulations, including
those referring to national and European standards need to be complied with when installing the appliance.
It should be noted that the Building Regulations requirements may be met by adopting the relevant
recommendations given in British Standards BS 8303 and BS 15287 as an alternative means to achieve an
equivalent level of performance to that obtained following the guidance given in Approved Document J.
Please note that it is a legal requirement under England and Wales Building Regulations that the installation of the
fire is either carried out under Local Authority Building Control approval or is installed 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
HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Special care must be taken when installing the fire
such that the requirements of the Health and
Safety at Work Act are met.
Handling
1. Adequate facilities must be available for
loading, unloading and site handling. The
Thermovent fire weighs approx. 85kg when
assembled to the gather without dog grate or
canopy.
Fire Cement
2. Some types of fire cement are caustic and
should not be allowed to come into contact
with the skin. In case of contact wash
immediately with plenty of water.
Asbestos
3. This fire contains no asbestos. If there is a
possibility of disturbing any asbestos in the
course of installation then please seek
specialist guidance and use appropriate
protective equipment.
Metal Parts
4. When installing or servicing this fire care
should be taken to avoid the possibility of
personal injury.
CO Alarms
5. Building regulations require that whenever a
new or replacement fixed solid fuel or
wood/biomass appliance is installed in a
dwelling a carbon monoxide alarm must be
fitted in the same room as the appliance.
Further guidance on the installation of the
carbon monoxide alarm is available in BS EN
50292:2002 and from the alarm
manufacturer’s instructions.
6. Provision of an alarm must not be considered
a substitute for either installing the appliance
correctly or ensuring regular servicing and
maintenance of the appliance and chimney
system.

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FIRE PERFORMANCE
1. In the UK the fire has been approved by HETAS
Ltd as an intermittent operating appliance for
burning wood logs only. It should be noted
that it is an offence to burn wood logs in this
fire if it is installed within a Smoke Control
Area in the UK. The nominal heat outputs for
the various fires are as follows:
2. Product Nominal heat output
Second generation
Thermovent 14.1KW
Convector Fire
3. BEFORE UNDERTAKING ANY WORK AT A
CLIENTS PREMISES ENSURE ADEQUATE
PROTECTIVE CLOTH / SHEET HAS BEEN PUT
DOWN TO ALLOW YOU TO WORK AND
TRAVEL BETWEEN THE INSTALLATION AND
THE OUTSIDE OF THE PREMISES.
Components of a Camelot Second Generation
Thermovent fire:
A. Main Thermovent firebox
B. Flue gather
C. Flue baffle plates x 2
D. Dog grate and irons
E. Canopy
F. Flue / Canopy straps
G. Vermiculite board fire liners
H. Poker / Glove
PREPARATORY WORK AND SAFETY CHECKS
IMPORTANT WARNING
4. This fire must not be installed into a chimney
that serves any other heating appliance.
5. There must not be an extractor fan fitted in
the same room as the fire as this can cause
the fire to emit fumes into the room.
Chimney
6. In order for the fire to perform satisfactorily
the chimney height must be sufficient to
ensure an adequate draught of approximately
15 Pa so as to clear the products of
combustion and prevent smoke problems into
the room.
7. NOTE: A chimney height of not less than 4.5
metres measured vertically from the outlet of
the fire to the top of the chimney is a
recommended minimum to be satisfactory.
Alternatively the calculation procedure given
in BS 5854:1980 may be used as the basis for
deciding whether a particular chimney design
will provide sufficient draught.
8. The outlet from the chimney should be above
the roof of the building in accordance with the
provisions of Building Regulations Approved
Document J.
9. If installation is into an existing chimney then
it must be sound and have no cracks or other
faults which might allow fumes into the house.
Older properties, specially, may have chimney
faults or the cross section may be too large i.e.
more than 230 mm x 230 mm.
10. Remedial action should be taken, if required,
seeking expert advice, if necessary. If it is
found necessary to line the chimney then a
flue liner suitable for solid fuel must be used in
accordance with Building Regulations
approved Document J.
11. Any existing chimney must be clear of
obstruction and have been swept clean
immediately before installation of the fire.

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12. If there is no existing chimney then either a
prefabricated block chimney in accordance
with Building Regulations Approved Document
J or a twin walled insulated stainless steel flue
to BS 4543 can be used.
13. These chimneys must be fitted in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions and
Building Regulations.
14. A single wall metal fluepipe is suitable for
connecting the fire to the chimney but is not
suitable for the complete chimney. The
chimney and connecting fluepipe must have a
minimum diameter of 225 mm and its
dimension should be not less than the size of
the outlet socket of the fire.
15. Any bend in the chimney or connecting flue
pipe should not exceed 45 degrees. 90 degree
bends should not be used.
16. Combustible material should not be located
where the heat dissipating through the walls
of fireplaces or flues could ignite it. Therefore
when installing the fire in the presence of
combustible materials due account must be
taken of the guidance on the separation of
combustible material given in Building
Regulations Approved Document J and
also in these fire instructions.
17. Camelot Second Generation Thermovent fires
are equipped with a flue control damper. DO
NOT fit a flue damper control in the chimney.
18. Adequate provision e.g. easily accessible soot
door or doors must be provided for sweeping
the chimney and connecting fluepipe where
required.
Hearth:
19. The hearth should be able to accommodate
the weight of the fire and its chimney if the
chimney is not Independently supported. The
weight of the fire is indicated in the data sheet
20. The fire should always be installed on a non-
combustible hearth of a size and construction
that is in accordance with the provisions of the
current Building Regulations Approved
Document J.
Combustible materials:
21. The clearance distances to combustible
material beneath, surrounding or upon the
hearth and walls adjacent to the hearth should
comply with the guidance on the separation of
combustible material given in Building
Regulations Approved Document J and also in
these fire instructions.
22. If the fire is to be installed on a wooden floor,
it must be covered with a non-combustible
material at least 12mm thick, in accordance
with Building Regulations Approved Document
J, to a distance of 30 cm in front of the fire and
15 cm to each side measuring from the door
of the combustion chamber.
Combustion air supply:
23. In order for the fire to perform efficiently and
safely there should be an adequate air supply
into the room in which the fire is installed to
provide combustion air. This is particularly
necessary if the room is double glazed or a
flue draught stabiliser is operating in the same
room as the appliance.
24. All air inlet grilles should be positioned so that
they are not liable to blockage, for example by
plants outside the building or furniture inside
the room.
25. The provision of air supply to the fire must be
in accordance with current Building
Regulations Approved Document J. An
opening window is not appropriate for this
purpose.
FITTING THE FIRE
Check Air control:
26. Check the air control on the bottom front
edge of the fire operates correctly after
transit. Using the small handle slide to the left
to close, to the right to open.

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Check Fire box & flue gather:
27. Insert the flue baffle plates on the left & right
side flue openings on the top of the fire.
Pre-assembly:
28. Place the flue gather on top of the firebox.
Ensure the clamp plate bolt holes on the top
at the front and on the sides and back are
clear and visble.
29. Use fire clay / rope to seal the joint on all four
sides from the outside paying particular
attention to the corners. Corners can be
sealed from the inside also of required.
30. Fit the front clamp (long piece with the 90
degree ends on) with the ends pointing UP.
DO NOT TIGHTEN. Ensure the off centre holes
allow the clamp plate to overlap the flue
gather.
31. Fit the straight long back clamp again ensuring
the off centre holes allow the clamp plate to
overlap the flue gather. DO NOT TIGHTEN.
32.
33. Fit left and right short side clamp plates
ensuring the off centre holes allow the clamp
plate to overlap the flue gather. DO NOT
TIGHTEN.
34. Tighten the REAR clamp plate.
35. Tighten the FRONT clamp plate.
36. Tightent LEFT and RIGHT clamp plates.
37. Visually check all seals.
38. Ensure the flue baffle control operates freely
but also rubs / engages in the notches on the
top front edge of the fire so it will hold in
position.
Flue baffle plates:
39. Ensure the baffle plates on top of the fire are
pulled forward.
Vermiculite liners:
40. Designed to protect the fire and relfect heat
back into the fire box, these boards simply rest
at the lower back of the fire and the sides.
They are brittle so handle with care until
installed in the fire.
Offer up the canopy to the fire:
41. Offer the canopy up to the fire by springing
the back face open to go over the front and
back clamp plates.
42. The canopy will rest
on the front clamp
plate uprights.
43. Pull the canopy
forward until the
rear folds touch the
rear clamp plate.
44. Stand back from the fire and adjust the
position of the canopy until the front edge
looks correct in context to the rest of the fire
i.e. parrallel with the horizontal aspects of the
fire front to back and side to side and equally
spaced side to side.
Canopy clearance for ease of fitting and
efficiency:
45. Measure the overall height from the floor to
the top of the canopy.
46. Measure the distance from the hearth to the
register plate / base of the chimney near the
flue. The top of the canopy should be 100mm
less than this distance. If not, and there is
scope providing the lintle on the fire will allow
this without revealing the cut top of the
canopy below the lower edge of the lintle
when installed, remove the canopy and
shorten to allow a 100mm gap. IF IN DOUBT
call the installation help line on 07900 414144
as repairing a canopy cut in error is an
expensive process.
Position the fire:
47.Position the Firebox/gather in the hearth
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centred within the fireplace and parallel to the
FRONT edge of the hearth / lintle. If the back
edge of the flue on the gather cannot be
positioned directly underneath the back edge
of the chimney flue, connectors will be
required to make the connection. Maximm
angle should be 45 degrees for any such
connections.
48.Once the components to connect the gather
to the chimney are estabilshed pull the fire
forward.
Connect the fire:
49.The FEMALE spigot on the gather has an
inside dimension of approx 200mm to fit a
round converter. A convertor will be required
to join this size to the size of the chimney flue
(nominally 225mm) and are available from
flue liner manufacturers.
50.Insert the flue liner up the chimney and move
the fire box / gather back into the fire until it
lines up with the liner and drops over the
spigot on the top of the flue gather. The
connector should rest inside the spigot.
51.Check the fire box is centred in the fireplace
and the front face is parrallel with the front
edge of the hearth or lintle.
52.Seal the joint into the chimney and onto the
flue gather using fire clay / rope / clamps.
53.Offer up the dog grate to the front of the fire
and locate using the bolts provided through
the holes in the edges of the fire.
54.Ensure the feet of the dogs are resting on the
hearth and the grate is in line with the rest of
the fire. On an uneven hearth some
adjustment may be required to make the dog
grate look right. Oversize holes are provided
for this reason.
Attach canopy:
55.Offer the canopy up to the fire again by
springing the back face open to go over the
front and back clamp plates. Hook the top of
the canopy behind the lintle as you do this
taking care not to damage the front face of
the canopy.
56.The canopy will rest on the front clamp plate
uprights.
57.Pull the canopy forward until the rear folds
touch the rear clamp plate. Attach using the
fittings provided.
58.Stand back from the fire and adjust the
position of the canopy until the front edge
looks correct in context of the rest of the fire,
the hearth and the fireplace itself.
59.Check the lower edge of the canopy on both
sides. This should be parrallel with the hearth.
If not the fixings on the rear edge of the
canopy may need to be lowered or raised.
60.Check that there is a suitable gap to the rear
face of the fireplace to allow hot air behind
the canopy to enter the room easily.
61.If the lintle allows, ensure there is a 100mm
gap between the top of the canopy to the
register plate / bottom of the cast chimney
base. Again this is to allow hot air behind the
canopy to escape freely into the room.
Dress / clean the fire:
62.The fire and grates will have been painted and
graphite paste applied before delivery. As
such these should just need touching up and
brushing lightly to highlight features. DO NOT
brush up every face of the fire. The top heat
exchange exits in particular are intended to
remain matt black to reduce their visual
impact.
63.If a polished steel canopy is supplied this will
need lightly re-polishing with a carbon paste
impregnated brush. Copper or brass canopies
will simply need polishing with brasso or
similar as will any brass or bronze features on
dog irons etc.

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64.The fire is now installed and ready to test light
when the fire clay has had some initial time to
dry
Cleaning up:
65.At Camelot we take pride in leaving clients
premises looking better than before we
arrived in the area we are working.
66.Whilst waiting for the clay to harden, clear
away all bebris and sweep / hoover up as
required. Pack away tools and prepare to light
the fire.
Commissioning and handover:
67.On completion of the installation allow a
suitable period of time for any fire cement and
mortar to dry out, when a small fire may be lit
and checked to ensure the smoke and fumes
are taken from the fire up the chimney and
emitted safely to atmosphere. Do not run at
full output for at least 24 hours.

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68. On completion of the installation and commissioning
ensure that the operating instructions for the fire are
left with the customer along with the glove and poker
tool.
69. Be sure to advise the customer on the correct use of the
fire with the wood and warn them to use wood only.
70. Advise the user what to do should smoke or fumes be
emitted from the fire.
71. The customer should be warned to use a fireguard to BS
8423 in the presence of children, aged and/or infirm
persons.
POST INSTALLATION COMPLETION:
72. At the end of every installation take a digital
photograph of the fire installed and lit and email to
[e-mail]
73. REQUEST THE CLIENT SIGN BELOW ACKNOWLEDGING
COMPLETION OF THE INSTALLATION TO THEIR
SATISFACTION, AND THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE
FIRE. YOU AS THE INSTALLER MUST SIGN THIS ALSO.
KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS AND SEND ORIGINAL
BACK TO CAMELOT AT
Camelot Real Fires, Hatfield Bank, Norton,
Worcestershire, WR5 2PZ or scan and email to
[e-mail]
Date of installation:_______________________
Client:_________________________________
Prod. No_______________________________
Installer Company:________________________
Installer name:___________________________
Installer signature:________________________
Client signature:__________________________
Technical Specification
(3rd party testing to BS EN 13229)
Test fuel Beech wood logs
Nominal heat output, kW 14.1
Efficiency,% 51.6
CO emissions @ 13% O2 0.26
Flue gas mass flow, g/s 57.1
Flue temperature, °C 228
Safety distances from combustible materials
Rear, mm 500
Side, mm 400
The appliance has been tested for intermittent burning.
Installation / Client notes: