Greymetal Arctic 5 User manual

November 2015 Revision 1
Installation and Operating Instructions for
Greymetal Wood Burning Stoves
Arctic 5
Lumo 5
Lumo 5 Rotary
Orbit
Greymetal Ltd
FTS
Drome Road
Zone 1
Deeside Industrial park
CH5 2LR

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Important –please read section 7.2 before lighting!
Contents
1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 3
2 COMBUSTION AND HEATING FUNCTION...................................................................................... 3
3 DESIGN.......................................................................................................................................... 3
4 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................ 4
4.1 General provisions ........................................................................................................................ 4
4.2 Safe distance of the stove in the room from flammable substances............................................ 4
4.3 Danger Warnings .......................................................................................................................... 4
4.4 Fire in the chimney ....................................................................................................................... 5
5 ASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................................................... 5
5.1 Instructions for stove assembly .................................................................................................... 5
5.2 Central Air Feed (CAF)................................................................................................................... 6
6 FUEL .............................................................................................................................................. 6
7 OPERATION................................................................................................................................... 6
7.1 Combustion process ..................................................................................................................... 6
7.2 First kindling.................................................................................................................................. 7
7.3 Kindling ......................................................................................................................................... 7
7.4 Heating.......................................................................................................................................... 7
7.5 Glass cleaning / ‘Air-Wash’ function ............................................................................................. 8
7.6 Removal of ash.............................................................................................................................. 8
7.7 Operation with the door open...................................................................................................... 8
7.8 Dampers left open ........................................................................................................................ 8
8 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................... 8
9 MOST FREQUENT FAILURES.......................................................................................................... 9
10 UNCOMMON FAILURES ................................................................................................................ 9
11 SERVICE......................................................................................................................................... 9
11.1 Guarantee and after-guarantee service........................................................................................ 9
11.2 Ordering of spare parts................................................................................................................. 9
12 STOVE PACKAGE AND DISPOSAL................................................................................................... 9
12.1 Package......................................................................................................................................... 9
12.2 Stove disposal ............................................................................................................................... 9
13 ANNEXES ..................................................................................................................................... 10
13.2 Distances to combustible materials and size of hearth .............................................................. 10
13.3 Changin flue exit / uptake........................................................................................................... 10
13.4 Instructions for cleaning cast-iron and tile stoves ...................................................................... 11

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1Introduction
The appliance is designed to heat domestic residential and social spaces. The stove is intended for use only by
adults with occasional attendance and supervision. The room in which the stove is installed must be provided with
a sufficient fresh air supply, possibly by gaps through windows and doors. In well-sealed buildings, sufficient fresh
air supply to the room must be ensured by a vent of 550mm2for each Kilowatt of rated nominal output.
The local Building Control department must be consulted prior to any DIY installation.
Please follow all of the instructions when installing and operating the stove.
The Clean Air Act 1993, Smoke Control Areas and DEFRA
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 offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any fixed
boiler if located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an offence to acquire an "unauthorised fuel" for use
within a smoke control area unless it is used in an "exempt" appliance ("exempted" from the regulations which
generally apply in the smoke control area).
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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 Arctic 5, Lumo 5, Lumo 5 rotary, and Orbit 5kW stoves are exempt appliances that have been recommended as
suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning wood logs; and have been factory fitted with a secondary air
control which cannot be fully closed.
2COMBUSTION AND HEATING FUNCTION
The stove is designed for combustion of wood and wood ‘eco’ briquettes by a burn-through system that ensures
excellent combustion conditions. If not in a smoke control area, lignite briquettes may also be used.
The heating function is achieved mainly by convection, and partially by radiant heat. The convection system is able
to heat up particularly cold rooms relatively quickly.
Convection heating works by sucking in the air from the room through the vents at the bottom of the stove into
the space between the firebox and the outer casing. It is heated in-between the double walls of the stove causing
it to rise. It flows back into the room through the vents in the upper part of the stove.
Heat is also radiated by the surface of the stove body, but the main source of radiant heat is the glass door surface.

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3DESIGN
The appliance is fabricated from pressed and welded sheet steel, and may include as an optional extra a stone or
ceramic outer casing. The stove combustion chamber is lined with refractory (heat resistant) vermiculite firebricks.
The refuelling door of the stove has a ceramic window, resistant to very high temperatures and thermal shocks.
The ceramic is almost clear, allowing heat radiation from the combustion chamber (‘firebox’) to pass through; and
allows a view of the flames when burning. There is a sold cast iron grate at the bottom of the firebox and an ash pit
below. The stove is spray painted with silicone polymer paint, resistant to high temperatures.
Primary air, secondary air and tertiary air is supplied to the firebox. Primary air is used for lighting and is
channelled under the grate; secondary air is channelled onto the glass from above and provides the self-cleaning
(‘air-wash’) of the glass. Tertiary air is fed to the upper part of the firebox through the vents at the back of the
firebox, and provides further combustion of un-burnt gases (burnout).
The Arctic, Lumo (non-rotary) and Orbit stoves have the option of feeding combustion air through the Central Air
Feed (CAF) from the outdoors. If the CAF is used, the stove does not take air from the room. These options are
specified in the Product Technical Sheet (TS).
4SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
4.1 General provisions
The principles of fire protection in the Building Regulations publication “Approved Document J -
Combustion appliances and Fuel Storage systems (2010 edition incorporating 2010 and 2013 amendments)
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADJ_2010.pdf must be observed when operating and
installing the stove.
The appliance may be used in a normally experienced environment according to Approved Document J .
In any change of environment, when a temporary danger of fire or explosion could emerge (e.g. when using glues,
solvents, paints etc.), the stove must not under any circumstances be in operation. The stove may be used further
only after thorough ventilation of the room, at best by draught.
The stove must be connected to a chimney with a draught of at least 12 Pascals. The installer should
test and certify the adequacy of the draught. The stove may be connected only to its own independent chimney.
4.2 Safe distance of the appliance from combustible surfaces:
Hearth:
The appliances do not cause the hearth temperature to exceed 100°C and can be placed on a non-combustible,
non-constructional hearth of 12mm thickness. The hearth must exceed the dimensions of the stove by at least 15
cm on each side, 10 cm at the back and 30 cm to the front. It must have a minimum thickness of 12mm.
Table No. 1 –Information on flammability degree of some building materials according to BS EN 13501-1+A1
Status of flammability of building materials and
products
Building materials classified in the relevant
flammability degree
A non-flammable
granite, sandstone, heavy porous concretes,
bricks, ceramic tiles, special plasters
B uneasily flammable
acumine, wood-cement board, lihnos, itavere
C1 hardly flammable
broad-leaved wood, plywood, sirkoklit, laminated
paper, formica
C2 medium flammable
chipboards, solodure, cork boards, rubber,
flooring materials
C3 easily flammable
wood-fibre boards, polystyrene, polyurethane

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When installing the stove in a room with combustible substances of flammability classes B, C1 and C2, safe
distances from the front of 800 mm and in other directions 200 mm must be observed, unless the Technical Sheet
or the CE plate on the rear of the stove specifies otherwise.
If the stove is installed in a room with combustible substances of class C3, the above stated distances must be
doubled. Please consult Table No. 1 for clarity.
There is no requirement for minimum clearance to non-combustible surfaces around the sides and back of the
stove. However, 100 mm is recommended to allow for heat and air circulation to the room. The further the stove is
placed in the room, the better the heat distribution.
Refer to Diagram 30, Page 42 of Document J for further installation dimensions and requirements for non-
combustible wall thickness etc.
4.3 Danger Warnings
Flammable liquids MUST NOT be used for lighting or heating! It is further forbidden to burn any plastics, wooden
materials with chemical binders (chipboards etc.) as well as unsorted household waste with remnants of plastics or
chemically treated wood etc.
The stove must be operated by adults only! It is inadmissible to let children near the stove
without supervision of adults. The stove surface is super-heated, particularly the glass; you can
suffer serious burns by touching it.
Where there are children under 8, a fire-guard must be used.
In operation, the stove requires occasional attendance and supervision. A protective mitten is included in each
stove for the safe operation of the air controllers and door handle. DO NOT put any combustible items on the
stove during operation or when it is still warm as they can ignite. DO NOT put any containers of cold liquids onto a
hot stove with stone or ceramic casing as it will cause the stone to break.
Please be extremely cautious when handling the ash pit and when removing hot ashes because there is a danger of
being burnt. Hot ashes must not come into contact with flammable items - e.g. when being emptied into dustbins.
The stove may be operated only according to these Instructions. It is inadmissible to perform any
unauthorized modifications to the stove.
4.4 Chimney Fires
If a fire occurs in the chimney, the fire in the stove must be put out immediately by removing the burning fuel with
the help of a small shovel to a suitable non-flammable container and the fire brigade must be called immediately
by dialling either 112 or 999.
5ASSEMBLY
Warning: When assembling the stove, all regulations in particular those related to national and European
standards for this type of appliance must be observed, refer to Approved Document J.
5.1 Instructions for stove assembly
Place the combustion air vents, if needed, so that they cannot become blocked.