Jide MODUL-ART Reference manual

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MANUAL FOR INSTALLATION, USE AND
MAINTENANCE
MODUL-ART
Thank you for choosing a Jidé stove!
We are convinced it will bring you comfort and warmth.
In order to get the best out of your stove, we insist on the importance to follow the
instructions and advices stated in this manual.

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................3
General information............................................................................................................................ 3
USER INSTRUCTIONS..........................................................................................................4
Lighting the fire................................................................................................................................... 4
Combustion ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Wood –Choice and use ....................................................................................................................... 5
MAINTENANCE OF THE STOVE ...........................................................................................7
Maintenance....................................................................................................................................... 7
Cleaning of the glass............................................................................................................................ 7
Door ................................................................................................................................................... 7
Chimney-sweeping.............................................................................................................................. 8
Spare parts –Identification plate......................................................................................................... 8
INSTALLATION GUIDELINES................................................................................................9
Preparation......................................................................................................................................... 9
Assembly .......................................................................................................................................... 10
TROUBLE SHOOTING........................................................................................................11
Causes - Advice ................................................................................................................................. 11
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY JIDÉ...............................................................................12
CE MARKING....................................................................................................................13
PRODUCT FICHE –EU 2015/1186 .....................................................................................13
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT................................................................................................14

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INTRODUCTION
General information
To obtain optimum operation of your fireplace in complete safety, we recommend having it
installed by a specialist who will do the work professionally.
The responsibility of Jidé relates to the supply of the appliance. The installation is the
responsibility of the owner who must have it done according to the requirements of this
notice, and in accordance with the applicable regulations and standards of the different
countries governing the installation, insulation and connection of closed wood-burning
fireplaces, in new and old constructions, as well as smoke flues. The appliance may not be
modified as it could present a real danger and will invalidate the warranty.
A list of our dealers-installers is available on our site www.jide.be/en.
Before using your fireplace for the first time and in order to guarantee its good usage and
operation over time, we suggest you carefully read these instructions for use in order to
familiarise yourself with its various functions and characteristics.
Before starting your first fire, please ensure that no material required for the installation is
in the fireplace.
The paint has not been cured and will consequently harden when used for the first time,
causing the release of smoke and odours. We advise you to make a very strong fire and
then ventilate the room well.
The MODUL-ART range is available in different versions with manual thermostat:
MODUL-ART 67
MODUL-ART 77
MODUL-ART 16/9
MODUL-ART XL16/9
MODUL-ART Woodbox 67
MODUL-ART Woodbox 77
MODUL-ART Woodbox 16/9

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USER INSTRUCTIONS
Lighting the fire
Before lighting the fire, clear excess ash.
Do not overcome the maximum load allowed per hour (see page 6).
Important handling to start your fire:
1It is mandatory to half-open the door during 15 minutes to use the appliance properly
and to gain a sufficient temperature in the stove.
2Close the door when the glass is warm. The combustion air inlet is adjusted with a
manual control. Adapt its position to insure appropriate air amount according to the
load of wood.
ATTENTION
-Before reloading, open the door slowly to prevent smoke backdraft in the room;
-To ensure optimal working, do not remove completely ash of the stove;
-The stove is designed to operate with the door closed after lighting the fire. Reload when
only glowing embers remain;
-We advise you to use fire starter cube which facilitate a quicker and cleaner wood
combustion.
Do not use liquid flammable products!
Combustion
Combustion air
Combustion air is adjusted with a pull opening more or less the combustion air valve. Adapt
its position according to the load of wood placed in the stove. The more wood in the stove,
the more air is needed for combustion.
Chimney
Smoke produced by wood combustion is evacuated by the chimney.
-Good draught results from a huge difference in temperature between the inside of the
chimney and the outside of the house.

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-Too strong draught does not permit to gain a sufficient temperature for a good
combustion.
-Weak draught leads to risk of backdraft, dirt on the glass and in the chimney.
Consult a qualified chimney sweep for each question concerning a good use and maintenance
of the chimney.
General recommendations
We advise against reducing highly the working of the stove (ventilator speed too slow) until
there is no more flame, evidence of bad combustion. Unburned gas turn into soot.
Likewise, an overloaded stove will not bring you more comfort but will lead to less efficiency,
a useless increase of wood consumption, a loss of warmth and an abnormal wear of the
stove.
Some climatic conditions may impact on the combustion and the draught of the chimney
(strong wind, fog).
When removing ash, be careful with remaining embers!
During the fire, the door must be closed.
Do NEVER use flammable liquids (ex: methanol) to light or revive the fire!
Wood –Choice and use
Jidé fireplaces are designed to burn hard wood logs only.
The quality of the wood is important.
“Green” wood contains a lot of water (approx. 50 %).
“Dry” wood, kept outside for 18 to 24 months and well ventilated, still contains 15 % water.
Damp wood is more difficult to consume, presents a lower calorific power and pollutes the
environment.
Damp smoke has disadvantages, for example a reduced draft and the formation of tar in the
flue and on cold surfaces (the window for example).
Split wood will give a best combustion and will improve the working of your stove.
Wood calorific value depends on the kind of wood, and its volume for a same quantity of
warmth is different according to this choice. Therefore, "hard" wood like beech and oak, with
a huge density, will need less quantity than other kinds with less density.

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Density
Hornbeam ..................................................................................... 400 –500 kg per m³
Oak ................................................................................................ 380 –480 kg per m³
Beech ............................................................................................ 350 –450 kg per m³
Birch .............................................................................................. 300 –400 kg per m³
Poplar ............................................................................................ 250 –350 kg per m³
Loading of the fireplace with wood:
MODUL-ART 67...................................................... 2,4 kg (maximum) dry wood per hour
MODUL-ART 77...................................................... 2,8 kg (maximum) dry wood per hour
MODUL-ART 16/9 .................................................. 3,2 kg (maximum) dry wood per hour
MODUL-ART XL16/9……………………………………………..4,0 kg (maximum) dry wood per hour
ATTENTION
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Overload of your stove can have significant consequences and these damages will
obviously not be covered by the guarantee:
Distortion of the baffle;
Bleaching of the glass;
Deterioration of the vermiculite;
Excessive expansion of the door, which could lead to a distortion.
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Furthermore, we recommend you:
- Do not burn resinous or treated wood (e.g. painted wood) or any other material
containing toxic products harmful to the environment, or which are aggressive for the
components of the fireplace.
- Your fireplace is not designed to be used as an incinerator, only burn heating wood.
- Do not overcome the calorific value of wood. Pay attention to the calorific value of
compressed logs. Half a compressed log at a time.
Ideal rate : 15 %
Energy efficiency
Moisture rate (%)

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MAINTENANCE OF THE STOVE
Maintenance
Wait until the stove has cooled down completely before any intervention.
Vacuum particles and residues in the appliance (with an ash vacuum cleaner).
Use a dry cloth for cleaning metal components.
Protective panels (vermiculite) of the heating chamber may split up without preventing a normal
working of the stove. Nevertheless, make sure no piece is missing. If so, replace the damaged panel.
Your dealer can supply you a spray for eventual retouch of painting.
Make sure to use original spare pieces for each repair.
Cleaning of the glass
We recommend one of the following two methods for cleaning the window of your fireplace:
1. If dry, use absorbent paper and / or 000 steel wool:
With good burning (dry wood and good fire management), the absorbent paper makes it
possible to remove most dirt from the glass. Remove the remaining dirt by using steel wool
"000". (Thicker steel wool can damage the glass (scratches)). Avoid rubbing the edge of the
screen print (black part printed on the glass) with steel wool, this can permanently damage
the screen print. You can use this method on cold glass or on warm glass (with a glove).
2. With a damp cloth and wood ash:
The window can be easily cleaned with a cloth or slightly damp absorbent paper that has
been previously soaked in the cold (white) ash of your fireplace. Rub the dirty parts and
wipe them with a clean damp cloth.
We prohibit the use of a liquid cleaning product. The dripping of this product on the lower black
screen of the glass can leave traces, which unfortunately will be final, they can also damage the
paint of the device. If you have to use a liquid detergent due to too much contamination, two
precautions are essential:
• Use a product without corrosive soda.
• Spray the product on a cloth and not on the glass to prevent spillage.
!!! If you do not follow these precautions, the glass may break !!!
Indeed, a liquid product can carry the dust with it to the compensation seal that is located
between the glass and the structure of the door. This dust penetrates the seal and loses its
elasticity and forms a hardened crust, which causes stress on the glass and leads to cracks.
Door
Check the joint of the door.
Use the annual maintenance to check the seal of your fireplace by wedging a strip of paper on the
joint before closing the door. If the strip does not stay wedged, the joint must be replaced and your
dealer will be able to do this.
Twice a year, clean the hinge of the door, coat with a releasing oil in order to prevent moisture
penetrating and from blocking the axis of this one.

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Chimney-sweeping
With a concern for safety and observance of the applicable legislation, you must have the
chimney swept at least once per year, in order to limit the tar deposits in the chimney.
It is an opportunity to check the condition of the flue and connection of the chimney. It is
recommended first carefully removing the baffle then repositioning it in its initial position.
Vacuum three or four times per year the residues above the baffle.
Spare parts –Identification plate
The packaging contains the following items:
A poker;
A cold grip;
A glove;
A connection plate dia 100 mm (connection combustion air);
A plug plate and a fixing screw (to close the air inlet of the back in case of connection
from below);
A plug smoke outlet and a connection plate to the smoke pipe;
A paint spray for eventual retouching. Attention: before using the fireplace, make sure
to get the spray out and to keep it away with a minimum distance of 2 m.
On the packaging, an instruction manual and an identification plate.
Every Jidé stove is listed from their manufacture, following the indications stated on a plate
accompanying the present document, resuming in particular the power, the efficiency and
the CO-emissions of the stove.
This plate is to keep and will allow, if necessary, to distinguish your appliance in our files
(traceability). We advise you to paste it on the instruction manual or on your invoice.

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INSTALLATION GUIDELINES
Preparation
When you receive the stove, it is important to check if there is no damage occurred during
transport.
Basis of the stove
The stove will be placed on a solid and flat surface, whose robustness will be sufficient to
bear the weight of the stove and of the chimney.
Radiated heat of the stove
Heat may be radiated through the glass and the convection air. Ensure any materials exposed
to this radiated heat are resistant to high temperatures.
Space from the fire:
Backward 150 mm
Sides 400 mm
Forward 1200 mm
Connection
To ensure an airtight connection adapted to the wished installation and to the good working
of your stove, contact your installer who will give you the helpful information.
The chimney section must, if possible, be the same as the stove's section. If chimney section
is much greater than the output of the appliance, we advise you to instal a pipe along the
length of the chimney and to insure the airtight of the connection. Be alert to the state of the
existing chimney and even more to the connection of the flexible to this existing chimney. A
bad connection can lead to damages. Use only stainless steel pipe appropriated to this use.
It is mandatory to put from the device at least 1 m hard or flexible pipe, in steel or in stainless
steel, to connect the smoke exit.
A chimney for a stove must have a normal draught, at its maximum power, the draught must
be placed between 12 and 20 Pa.

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Assembly
Placing of the chimney connection
Make sure to have an airtight connection.
Connection combustion air intake
Two specific cases may appear:
1No possibility or necessity of outside air intake:
Remove the metal sheet plug on the front of the air box, which will permit to take the
combustion air in the room. Leave also open the air inlet on the back.
2Connect the outside air inlet to the back of the nozzle or to the bottom (remove the lid
and plug the back entrance). In this case, keep the front panel of the air box.
CAUTION: We could not be held responsible for an improper installation. These
must be very neat and made according to standards. Complementary products
used for the installation must be conform to local regulations.

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TROUBLE SHOOTING
Causes - Advice
Observations
Possible reason
Advice
Lighting-up difficulties
- Wet wood
- Logs too large
- Cold flue
- Draft not sufficient
- Use small and dry wood to form a bed of embers
- Reheat the flue by lightingnewspaper, door closed
- Check the operating conditions of the flue and the air intake level in the
home
- Test the draft with a depressionmeter
Smoke backdraft
- Insufficient draft
- Effect of wind
- Poorly insulated flue
- Flue too short
- Flue not sealed
- Flue cross-section too small
- Flue partly obstructed by a foreign
body of tar
- Presence of a too powerfull V.M.C
or cooker extraction hood
- During the opening of the door
- Consult the installer
- Draft test with a depression meter
- Inspect the flue and sweep if necessary
- Review the air intake level of the home (check the opening of a door or
window)
- Place the house und a slight overpressure
- Open the air inlet before opening the door
- Always open the door slowly in order to avoid smoke being sucked
outside the fireplace
Little heating, the fire does not take
well during normal operation
- Insufficient draft
Little heating, the fire does not take well during normal operation
Chimney fire
- Sweep chimney oversight
- Respect the normal occurrence of chimney sweeping
Poor heating with a strong fire
- Appliance not sealed
- Excessive draft
- Check the integrity of the appliance (joints) and connection
- Reduce the draft conditions of the flue and in particular add a draft
regulator to obtain between 12 and 20 Pa
Too much heating, combustion too fast
- Appliance overloaded with fuel
- Small diameter fuel
- Too important opening of the air
for combustion
- Load the appliance reasonably, 1 kg of dry wood per hour for 3 kW of
power. Ex. 3 kg of dry wood per hour for a 9 kW appliance.
- Increase the diameter of the logs
- Clear the ash from the appliance less often
- Decrease the air flow of combustion
Backflow of smoke through the door
- Insufficient draft conditions at
nominal operation of the appliance
- Slightly open the air inlet in order to respect the minimum value of the
operating air flow
- Take care with the use of a cooker hood or VMC
- Check the position of the baffle
- Check the position and seal of the door joints
The window fouls very quickly
- Damp wood
- Slightly insufficient draft
- Operating with the primary air not
sealed
- Burn rate reduced for too long
- Use wood with a moisture level of 15 %
- Increase the level of the air inlet in the appliance
- Increase the cross-section for the passage of smoke by slightly opening
the air inlet
- Check the position of the baffle
- Close the primary air (lever in central position)
- Avoid reduced burn rates
The window cracks
- Shock or blow, never "slam" the
door of the insert
- The seal (between glass and door)
hardens by the use of liquid
products when cleaning the
window
- Replace the window
Formation of bistre (tar) in the flue and
appliance
-Damp wood
- Flue too long
- Flue poorly insulated
- Burn rate reduced for too long
- Lack of air intake in the home
- Use wood with a moisture level pf 15 %
- If possible reduce the path for the smoke, line the flue
- Add heat insulation to the flue (ceramic wool …)
- It is recommended using the appliance intensely every day
- Check the air inlet level in the home (opening of a door or window)
- Check the use of a cooker hood or
VMC
The paint flakes
- Overheating
- Sanding and repainting
- Respect the maximum loading of wood per hour

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY JIDÉ
We hereby certify that the following appliances comply with the type model described in the
declaration of conformity CE. They are manufactured and launched in accordance with the
requirements specified in the royal decree of 12th October 2010, regulating minimal standards for
performance and level of pollutant release for heat appliances fired by solid fuel.
MODUL-ART –intermittent appliances
According to the test report issued by the A.R.G.B. laboratories (Royal association of Belgian gas-
fitters) meeting the European EN 13240 standard, it was stated that:
The power in kW for:
Modul-art 67...................................................................................................................................8 à 10 kW
Modul-art 77...................................................................................................................................9 à 11 kW
Modul-art 16/9..............................................................................................................................11 à 13 kW
Modul-art XL16/9……………………………………………………………………………………………12 à 14 kW
Efficiency measured and calculated according to standard is 77 % and 80 % for the XL16/9.
Carbon monoxide emissions measured according to standards is 0.08 %.
Particle emissions measured according to standards is 38 mg/Nm3and 24 mg/Nm3for the
XL16/9.
In order to guarantee the good working of the appliance and not to release pollutants dangerous for
health and environment in the atmosphere, we strongly recommend to follow the guidelines
concerning advised and not advised fuel, stated in the instruction manual supplied with the
appliance.
Herve, the 20/12/2017
Vincent HICK
Managing Director

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CE MARKING
PRODUCT FICHE –EU 2015/1186

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GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
The warranty given hereinafter is only valid if the appliance is installed professionally and
used according to the recommendations stipulated in this user and installation notice.
The duration of the warranty is seven years, starting from the date of delivery by the
installer or dealer, for the following parts: the combustion chamber body of the appliance
and the external trim.
The warranty is limited to two years for the following parts: the fans and the speed
controller.
The defective material will be exchanged after its return
The following are excluded from the warranty:
-Internal wear parts in contact with the flames and embers;
-The vermiculite panels;
-The joints of the door and ash box;
-The window, liable to undergo shocks or rough handling;
-Normal wear and tear and lack of maintenance;
-Damage resulting from an installation defect and abnormal draft of the chimney
(maximum 20 Pa);
-Damage due to non-compliant repairs or modification of the original condition of the
fireplace or its accessories;
-Losses or malfunctions due to a lack of monitoring, improper use of the appliance
(overheating) or poor usage, in particular:
Mismatch between the nominal power of the fireplace and the necessary calorific
supply;
Poor choice of fuels;
Overload of the fireplace with wood with respect to the permitted limits;
Intentional and permanent interruption of the ventilation;
Usage with the door of the ash box open.

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By agreement, the costs of travel, transport, labour, packaging and the consequences of the
immobilisation of the appliance resulting from warranty operations are to the charge the
customer.
The warranty is only provided through the dealer-agent on presentation of the purchase
invoice.
Jidé S.A. reserves the right to modify its products and brochures at any time at its sole
discretion.
Model Jidé: Modul-art
Buyer: Last name …………………………………… First name………………………………
Address ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Post code …………………. City ……………………………………………………
Seller's stamp
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