Contura 550 User manual

C 550
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Installation
instruction

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CERTIFICATE
PRODUCT
Product type Stove lit with solid biofuels
Type designation Contura 550
Manufacturing number See rating plate on the stove
Intended area of use Heating of rooms in residential buildings
Fuel Wood
MANUFACTURER
Name NIBE AB / Contura
Address Box 134, Skulptörvägen 10
SE-285 23 Markaryd, Sweden
CHECKS
According to AVCP System 3
European standard EN 13240:2001 / A2:2004
Test institute Rein-Ruhr Feuerstätten Prüfstelle, NB 1625,
has checked declared performance and issued test report no. RRF-40 09 2088
PERFORMANCE DECLARATION
No. C550-CPR-130601-SE-1
DECLARED PERFORMANCE
Essential characteristics Performance Harmonised technical
specification
Reaction to fire A1 WT
Minimum distance to combustible material 100 mm to rear
500 mm to side
Other safety distances according to
the installation instructions
Risk of falling embers Approved
Emissions from combustion CO 0.06%
NOx 112 mg/m3
OGC 58 mg/m3
PM 26 mg/m3
Surface temperatures Approved
Cleaning options Approved
Mechanical durability Approved
Emissions of hazardous substances Approved
Nominal output 5 kW
Efficiency 79%
Flue gas temperature in connector at nominal
output
310°C
EN 13240:2001 / A2:2004
The undersigned is responsible for the manufacture and conformity with the declared performance.
Niklas Gunnarsson, Business area manager NIBE STOVES
Markaryd, 1st July 2013

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List of Contents
Technical details 68
Removing the loose parts 68
Connection to chimney 70
Supply of combustion air 71
Installation distances 72
Assembly 73
Installing base 76
Installing drawer 77
A warm welcome to Contura
A warm welcome to the Contura family. We hope you
will get a great deal of pleasure from your new stove.
As a new owner of a Contura stove, you have secured
a product with timeless design and long service life.
Contura also has a combustion process that is both
environmentally friendly and efficient, for the best heat
production.
Read through these installation instructions carefully
before installation. Read how to best light your stove
in the lighting instructions.
The stove becomes very hot
During operation, certain surfaces of the stove become
very hot and can cause burn injury if touched. Also, take
heed of the strong heat radiated through the door glass.
Placing flammable material closer than the safe distance
indicated may cause a fire. Smoulder combustion can cause
quick gas ignition with the risk of damage to property and
personal injury.
NOTE: WARNING!
Report the installation of a stove to your
local authority.
The owner of the house is personally responsible
for ensuring compliance with the mandatory safety
requirements and must have the installation approved by
a qualified inspector. Your local chimney sweep must also
be informed about the installation as this will affect the
routines for regular chimney-sweeping services.
CONTENTS

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FACTS
Effect 3-7kW
Nominal effect 5 kW
Efficiency up to 79%
Model 550
Height (mm) 1010
Width (mm) 500
Depth (mm) 440
Weight (kg) 100
Type approved in accordance with:
European standard EN-13240
Swedish environmental and quality marking,
P-marking cert. no. 220309
Norwegian standard NS 3059, SINTEF 043-140
German standard DIN, 18.891, RO-91 03 529
Danish standard DS/EN 13240 Plus,
id no. 598
Removing the loose
parts
If the insert needs to be put down
to be moved, loose components
should be removed. When the stove is
installed reinstall the components in
reverse order.
1 Fire bars
2 Grate disc
3 Heat deflector
4 Hearth cladding (Vermiculite).
1
2
4
3
Important to remember!
Technical details
Structural support
Check that the wood joists are strong
enough to bear the weight of the stove and
chimney. The stove and chimney can usually
be placed on a normal wooden joist in a
single occupancy house, if the total weight
does not exceed 400 kg.
Floor plate
Due to the risk of falling embers, a
combustible floor must be protected by a
hearth plate which covers at least 300 mm
to the front and 100 mm along each side.
The hearth plate can consist of natural
stone, concrete, metal or glass. A painted
metal or glass hearth plate is available as
an accessory for these models.
Installation by authorised
technician
This manual contains instructions about
how the stoves must be assembled and
installed. To ensure the function and safety
of the stove, we recommend that the
installation is carried out by an authorised
technician. Contact one of our dealers who
can recommend suitable fitters.
Building permission
These main insructions may give guidance
which would contravene national building
regulations. Please refer to supplementary
instructions or ask your local authority for
advice regarding building regulations.
Before installing a stove or erecting a
chimney it is necessary for you to make
a building application permission to your
local authority.

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REMOVAL
How to remove the hearth surround (Vermiculite)
Handle the vermiculite with care. Lift the smoke baffle with one hand whilst removing
the sides pieces. Reinstall in reverse order
4
How to remove the heat deflector
3
2
1

LEK
LEK
LEK
LEK
Ø
ca 180 mm
Ø
ca 180 mm
LEK
!
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1 32
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CHIMNEY
Connection to chimney
Rear connection to a masonry chimney
Top connection to the chimney
Make sure that the connector
gasket does not work loose when
the connection pipe is placed
on the connector. If further
sealing material is required, heat-
resistant sealant may be used.
The back panel must be installed before the stove is rear connected.
The hot air grille must be installed before chimney
top connection.
• The stove meets the requirements for connecting to chimneys
dimensioned for 350°C flue gas temperature.
• The external diameter of the connection sleeve is 150 mm.
• The stove requires a draft in the chimney of at least –12 Pa. The
draft is affected both by the length and area of the chimney, and
by how well sealed it is. The minimum recommended chimney
length is 3.5 m and suitable cross sectional area is 150-200 cm²
(140-160 mm in diameter).
• A flue with sharp bends and horizontal routing reduces the
draught in the chimney. The maximum horizontal flue is 1 m, on the
condition that the vertical flue length is at least 5 m.
• It must be possible to sweep the full length of the flue and the
soot doors must be easily accessible.
• Carefully check that the chimney is sealed and that there is no
leakage around soot doors and flue connections.
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5 64
In the bag with these installation instructions
are two wing screws for the cover.

LEK
LEK
40 mm
LEK
40 mm
LEK
30 mm
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!
LEK
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SUPPLY AIR/ACCESSORY
Supply of combustion air
When a stove is installed in a room, the demand for air supply to
the room increases. Air can be provided indirectly via a vent in
the outer wall or via a duct from the outside that is connected to
the connector on the underneath of the stove. The amount of air
needed for combustion is approx. 25m3/h.
The connector has an external diameter of 67 mm. When duct
routing further than 1 m the pipe diameter must be increased to
100 mm and a correspondingly larger wall vent must be selected.
In hot areas the duct should be insulated with 30 mm mineral wool
covered with a moisture inhibitor (plastic). It is important that the
lead-in between the pipe and the wall (or floor) is sealed using
jointing compound.
A 1 m length of condensation-insulated ducting for combustion air
is available as an accessory.
Through the external wall
Indirect air supply through the external wall
Through floor and foundation slab
Through floor and wall-and-cavity
foundation
In the back and floor plates there are knockouts
that must be removed to insert pipes or for
air supply if the stove is equipped with a lower
hatch and/or fan (accessory).
Installation variants
Leave a 40 mm gap between
the condensation insulation
and the bottom of the stove.

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* If the stove is placed on a hearth plate made of glass for example (accessory), the height from the floor is affected by a distance corresponding to the thickness of the hearth plate. Also applies to
separate glass hearth plates (accessory).
** To prevent discolouration of painted non-flammable walls we recommend that the same side distance as to combustible walls is used.
The minimum distance in front of
the stove opening to combustible
parts of the building or interior
decoration must be at least 1 m.
When top connecting a steel flue,
please refer to the particular
manufacturer's installation
instructions. Observe the safety
distance to combustible material
that the steel flue requires.
Installation distances
WHEN INSTALLING TURNTABLE (OPTION) the
following installation distances do not apply.
See the separate installation instructions for
turntable.
A = height from floor to chimney
connection upwards
B = height from floor to c/c chimney
connection rear
C = height from floor to air inlet
D = height from floor to lower edge
of hatch
A separate glass hearth
plate (accessory)
increases the connection
height to the chimney
by 10 mm. The spacers
supplied with the hearth
plate are installed on the
stove before connection.
INSTALLATION DISTANCES
1010
496
2000
Air inlet Ø67
Combustible roof
D 300
139
97
B 850
A 942
C 340
30
438
Air inlet Ø67
Ø150
280
70
565
670
800
800
Fire-retardant wall of
brick or concrete
310
100
595
740
Combustible wall
750
500
240
100
100
200
300
400
60
160
260
360
Combustible wall
320*
700
1100
70*
190
50
Fire-retardant wall of
brick or concrete
Permitted
area for
combustible
parts of the
building

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10
VANADIUM
No.7
CHROME
x 3
10
10
VANADIUM
No.7
CHROME
2
3
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Installing C 550
ASSEMBLY
1
3
2
To facilitate the installation of
the side panels, the two upper
screws for the back panel must
not be tightened before the
side panels are installed.
Installing rating plate
Supplied rating plate positioned on underneath of heat deflector,
or with fan option on the inside of the stove.

LEK
LEK
!
4
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ASSEMBLY
4
Hold the side panel approximately 20 mm above the base panel
and turn the side panel’s front edge around the edge of the base
frame. Hook the side panel on the back panel. Align and depress
the side panel end over the base panel’s shaft pin.
Clean the glass thoroughly
before installing the side
panels!

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VANADIUM
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LEK
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It is extremely important that the installation is inspected by an authorised chimney sweep before
the stove is used. Also read the ”Lighting instructions”, before lighting for the first time.
Final inspection of the installation
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6
ASSEMBLY

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4
2
3
1
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When installing the base, the
knockout in the back panel
must always be removed for the
supply of convection air.
1
3
2
4
ASSEMBLY
Installing base

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x 3
2
3
1
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When installing the drawer,
the knockout in the back panel
must always be removed for the
supply of convection air.
1
3
2
ASSEMBLY
Installing drawer

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Contura reserves the right to change dimensions and
procedures described in these instructions at any time without
special notice. The current edition can be downloaded from
www.contura.eu
NIBE AB · Box 134 · 285 23 Markaryd · Sweden
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