RAIS TOPAS Assembly instructions

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INSTRUCTIONSFORINSTALLATION,
USEANDMAINTENANCE
RAISTOPAS&RAISOPUS
IMPORTANTINFORMATION
Onfirstlightingthestoveyoumustbecarefulnottotouchthepainted
surfacesanditisMOSTIMPORTANTthatthedooriskeptslightly‘ajar’in
orderforthedoorsealandsealanttocure.
Thiswillpreventthedoorsealstickingtothepaintedbodyandbecoming
damaged.

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INTRODUCTION...………………………………………………………….. 4
WARRANTY..…………………………………………………….………….. 4
SPECIFICATIONS………………………………………………………….. 5
CONVECTION………………………………………………………………. 6
INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS ………………………………….……… 7
CHIMNEY………………………………………………………….…………. 89
INSTALLATION……………………………………………………………... 10
INSTALLATIONWITHTURNTABLE….…………………………………. 11
CHANGEOFCHIMNEYCONNECTION……………………..….……….. 1214
INSTALLATIONDISTANCETOCOMBUSTIBLEWALL……………… 15
GENERALINSTALLATION(RIGHTANGLE)SECUREBASE….….. 16
CORNERINSTALLATION45°…………………………………. 16
360°SWIVELBASE…………………………………………….. 17
INSTALLATIONDISTANCETONONCOMBUSTIBLEWALL………. 17
FORTHEINSTALLER……………………………………………………… 18
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS…………………………………………….. 19
FUEL…………………………………………………………………………... 19
DRYINGANDSTORAGE…………………………………………………… 20
REGULATIONOFCOMBUSTIONAIR…………………………………… 21
USINGTHEWOODBURNINGSTOVE…………………………………… 22
ADJUSTMENTOFAIRDAMPER…………………………………………. 22
CONTROL…………………………………………………………………….. 22
FIRSTUSAGE………………………………………………………………… 23
LIGHTINGANDFUELLING………………………………………………… 2425
CLEANINGANDCARE…………………………………………………….. 26
CLEANINGOFTHEFLUEWAYS………………………………………… 27
PROBLEMSOLVING……………………………………………………….. 28
ACCESSORIESANDSPAREPARTS……………………………………. 29
SPAREPARTDIAGRAMRAISTOPAS…….………...…………………. 3031
SPAREPARTDIAGRAMRAISOPUS……....…………………………… 3233
Revision:
Date :2011
RaisTopasandRaisOpus

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ARaiswoodburningstoveismorethanjustaheatsource:italsoshowsthatyoucare
aboutdesignandqualityinyourhome.
Tomakethemostofyourwoodburningstoveitisimportantthatyoureadthemanual
thoroughlybeforeinstallingandusingit.
Inthecaseofwarrantycoverage,andforgeneralqueriesregardingyourwoodburn
ingstove,itisimportantthatyouknowthestove’sproductionnumber.
Wethereforerecommendthatyounotedownthenumberinthetablebelow.
Theproductionnumberislocatedinthetopoftheconvectionbox.
Warranty
YourRaiswoodburningstovecomeswitha5yearwarranty.
Thewarranty,however,doesnotcoverheatinsulatingmaterials,glassandseals.
TheseareavailabletoorderfromyourlocalRaisdealer/stockist.
Anyalterationsmadetothestovewillvoidthewarranty.
Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingaRaiswoodburningstove.
TheseapplianceshavebeenapprovedbyHETASas
intermittentoperatingappliancesforburningwoodlogsonly.

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RAISTOPAS RAISOPUS
Nominaloutput(kW): 5 5
Min./Max.output(kW): 4.7  5.5 4.7  5.5
Heatingarea(m
2
): Approx100 Approx100
Size,width/depth/height(mm): 495/485/1300 495/485/1600
Combustionchamberwidth/depth/height(mm). 370/380/411 370/380/411
Recommendedamountofwoodwhenfuelling(kg)
(Basedon2  3logsofwoodapprox.25cm)
1.5 1.5
Min.uptake/Min.draught(Pascal): 12 12
Weight(kg): 165 180/280
Efficiency(%): 77 77
ParticlesafterNS3058/3059(g/kg): 2.7 2.7
DustmeasuredaccordingtoDin+(mg/Nm
3
):
Smokegasmassflow(g/s): 6.4 6.4
Smokegastemperature(°C): 232 232
Intermittentoperation: Fuellingshouldbeundertaken
within3hours
Specifications

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Thestovesareequippedwithcooldoorhandles  aRaisspecialfeature whichmeans
youcouldalmostdoawaywithgloves.Beaware,however,thatallexteriorsurfaces
becomehotduringuse  sotakeextremecare.
Convection
Raisstovesareconvectionstoves.Thismeansthatthestove’sbackandsidepanelsare
notoverheated.Convectionmeansthatthereisacirculationofair,whichensuresthat
theheatisdistributedmoreevenlythroughouttheentireroom.Thecoldairissuckedinat
thebaseofthestoveandupthroughtheconvectionchannel,whichrunsalongthe
stove’scombustionchamber.Theheatedaircomesoutatthetopofthestove,which
ensuresacirculationofwarmairthroughouttheroom.

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InstallationInstructions
Thefollowingpagesgiveinstructionsforthesafeandproperinstallationofthisheating
applianceintheUK.Theseinstructionscoverthebasicprinciplesofinstallation,
althoughsomedetailsmayneedslightmodificationtosuitparticularlocalsiteconditions.
InallcasestheinstallationmustcomplywithcurrentUKBuildingRegulations,Local
AuthorityByelawsandotherspecificationsorregulationsastheyaffecttheinstallationof
thestove.
PleasenotethatitisalegalrequirementunderEnglandandWalesBuildingRegulations
thattheinstallationofthestove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operatesuchaschemeandalistingof
theirregisteredCompetentPersonscanbefoundontheirwebsiteatwww.hetas.co.uk.
ItshouldbenotedthatthecurrentBuildingRegulationsrequirementsaregivenin
ApprovedDocumentJ.Theserequirementsmayalsobemetbyadoptingtherelevant
recommendationsgiveninBritishStandardsBS8303,BS6461andBS7566.
WARNING.HealthandSafetyAdviceNotice.
TheinstallationofthisheatingapplianceisgovernedbytheHealthandSafetyatWork
Act1974.itistheresponsibilityoftheinstallertoensurethatallrequirementsofthisAct
aremetduringtheinstallationworks.Attentionisdrawninparticulartothefollowing:
Handling: Theapplianceisaheavyitemandadequatefacilitiesmustbeavailable
forloading,unloadingandsitehandling.
FireCement: Sometypesoffirecementarecausticandshouldnotbeallowedtocome
intocontactwiththeskin.Protectiveglovesshouldbewornwhen
handlingfirecement.Incaseofcontactwiththeskin,washimmediately
withplentyofwater.
Asbestos: Thisstovecontainsnoasbestos.Ifthereisapossibilityofdisturbingany
asbestosinthecourseoftheinstallation,thenpleaseseekspecialist
guidanceanduseappropriateprotectiveequipment.
MetalParts: Wheninstallingorservicingthisstovecareshouldbetakentoavoidthe
possibilityofpersonalinjury.
ImportantWarning  PreparatoryWorkandsafetyChecks:
· Thisstovemustnotbeinstalledintoachimneywhichservesanyotherheating
appliance.
· Theremustnotbeanextractorfanfittedinthesameroomasthestove,asthiscan
causethestovetoemitfumesintotheroom.
· Ifthisapplianceisinstalledintoanexistingchimney,thechimneymustfirstbe
sweptandexaminedforsoundnessandsuitability,beforetheapplianceisinstalled
(seealsosectionheaded‘Chimney’).

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Chimney
Thechimneyisthedrivingforcewhichmakesthestovefunction.Inorderforthestoveto
performsatisfactorilythechimneyheightmustbesufficienttoensurethecorrectdraught
of14to18Pa,soastocleartheproductsofcombustionandpreventproblemsofsmoke
leakingintotheroomwhenthestoveislit.
Note:Achimneyheightofnotlessthan4.5metres,measuredverticallyfromtheoutletof
thestovetothetopofthechimney,should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.
Theoutletfromthechimneyshouldbeabovetheroofofthebuildinginaccordancewith
theprovisionsoftheBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.
Iftheinstallationisintoanexistingchimney,thenitmustbesoundandhavenocracksor
otherfaultswhichmayallowfumesintothehouse.Olderproperties,especially,mayhave
chimneyfaultsorthecrosssectionmaybetoolargei.e.morethan230x230mm.
Remedialactionshouldbetakenifrequired,expertadviceshouldbesoughtwhere
required.
Ifthechimneyrequireslining,thenasuitablesolidfuelfluelinermustbeused,in
accordancewithBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.
Anyexistingchimneymustbeclearofobstructionandshouldhavebeensweptclean
immediatelybeforetheinstallationofthestove.Ifthestoveisfittedinplaceofanopen
fire,thenthechimneyshouldbesweptonemonthafterinstallationtoclearanysootfalls
whichmayhaveoccurredduetothedifferenceincombustionbetweenthestoveandthe
openfire.
Ifthereisnoexistingchimneytheneitheraprefabricatedblockchimney,inaccordance
withBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJoratwinwallinsulatedstainlesssteel
fluetoBS4543canbeused.Thesechimneysmustbefittedinaccordancewiththe
manufacturer’sinstructionsandtheBuildingRegulations.
Asinglewallmetalfluepipeissuitableforconnectingthestovetothechimneybutis
notsuitableforusingforthecompletechimney.Thechimneyand
connectingfluepipemusthaveaminimumdiameterof150mmandit’s
dimensionshouldbenotlessthanthesizeoftheoutletsocketofthestovewhichis
150mm.Anybendinthechimneyorconnectingfluepipeshouldnotexceed45°.90°
bendsshouldnotbeused.
Combustiblematerialshouldnotbelocatedwheretheheatdissipatingthroughthe
wallsoffireplacesorfluescouldigniteit.Thereforewheninstallingthestoveinthe
presenceofcombustiblematerialsdueaccountmustbetakenofthe
guidanceontheseparationofcombustiblematerialgiveninBuildingRegulationsAp
provedDocumentJandalsointhesestoveinstructions.

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Ifitisfoundthatthereisexcessivedraughtinthechimneytheneitheran
adjustablefluedamperoralternativelyadraughtstabilisershouldbefitted.The
adjustablefluedampershouldnotcloseofftheflueentirely,butshouldinits
closedpositionleaveaminimumcontinuousopeningfreeareaofatleast20%
ofthetotalcrosssectionalareaoftheflueorfluepipe.
Adequateprovisione.g.easilyaccessiblesootdoorordoorsmustbeprovided
forsweepingthechimneyandconnectingfluepipe.
Youshouldalsofamiliariseyourselfwiththedraughtconditionsforchimneys
with2flues.
Forstrongdraughts,thechimneyorflueshouldbefittedwithadraught
stabiliser.Inwhichcase,itisimportanttoensurethatthereisafreeflowthrough
areaofminimum20cm
2 whentheregulatinggateisshut.Otherwise,thefuel
energymaynotbeusedoptimally.
If,atanytime,youareunsureabouttheconditionofthechimney,youshould
contactachimneysweep.
Rememberthataccesstothesootdoorshouldbekeptclear.

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Installation
Itisprohibitedtocarryoutunauthorisedalterationstothestove.
Theremustbeplentyoffreshairintheroomwherethestoveisbeinginstalled,inorderto
ensurepropercombustion.Notethatanymechanicalexhaustventilatione.g.an
extractionhoodmayreducetheairsupply.Anyairgrillesmustbeplacedinsucha
manner,thattheairsupplyisnotblocked.
Thestoveisequippedwithfourconvectionairoutlets,whichmaybeconnectedwith
suitableairductstootherrooms.
BuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJgivesspecificguidanceontherequired
permanentventilationintotheroomforcombustionairofsolidfuelappliances.
Thefloorstructuremustbeabletocarrytheweightofthewoodburningstove,aswellas
theweightofachimney,ifnecessary.
WhenyouchoosewheretosetupyourRAISwoodburningstove,youshouldconsiderthe
heatdistributiontotheotherrooms.Thiswillenableyoutogetthebestuseoutofyour
stove.
Thestoveshouldbesetupatasafedistancefrominflammablematerials.
Seethemanufacturer'splateonthewoodburningstove.

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Installationwithturntable
Ifthestovehasaturntablethenpleasedothefollowing:
Pushthefootpedal/releasearmbackwards,afterwhichthestoveisturnedat15°
intervals.Whenthestoveisinthedesiredposition,letgoofthepedalandturnthestove
lightlyuntilitslipsintoplace.

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Changeofchimneyconnection
Thestoveisdeliveredreadyfortopoutlet,butitcanbechangedtorearoutletinthe
followingway:
Removethebaffleplateandsmokediverter(seecleaningandcare).
Liftupthereflectorplate,pushoutthe‘knockout’and
putthereflectorplatebackintoplace.
Removethecasingknockout.

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LoosenthethreeM6nutswithaspanner.
Liftthebackpaneloffthebaseplateandremovethe
knockoutplateinthebackpanel(seeprevious
page)aswellasthereflectorplate.
Itmaybeadvantageoustoloosenthefournutsand
takeoutthereflectorplatebeforeremovingthe
knockoutplateontotheaboveplates.

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Removetheprotectivecover/sealandplaceoverthe
holeinthetopmakesurethatthesealispositioned
properly.TightentheassemblyusingthethreeM6nuts.
Theflueoutletspigot,whichcanbefoundinthestoveina
bag,andtheholderfortheupperfluediverterare
assembledwith3M6x20nutsandbolts.
Theupperfluediverter,baffleplateandtopplateare
assembledinreverseorder.

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Installationdistanceincaseofcombustiblewall
Tofindoutwhetherthewallnexttowherethestoveisgoingtobeinstalledisflammable,
youshouldcontactyourbuildingcontractororthelocalbuildingauthorities.
Thehearthshouldbeabletoaccommodatetheweightofthestove.Thechimneymustbe
independentlysupportedbywallbracketsoraceilingsupportplate.Theweightofthestove
isindicatedinthebrochure.
Thestoveshouldalwaysbeinstalledonanoncombustiblehearthofasizeandconstruction
thatisinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthecurrentUKBuildingRegulationsApproved
DocumentJ.
Ifthestoveistobeinstalledonawoodenfloor,itmustbecoveredwithanoncombustible
materialatleast12mmthick,inaccordancewithUKBuildingRegulationsApproved
DocumentJ,toadistanceof300mminfrontofthestoveand150mmtoeachside
measuringfromthedoorofthecombustionchamber.
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UKBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJandalsoin
thesestoveinstructions.

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350mm

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Usinguninsulatedfluepipe,theminimumdistancetoacombustiblewallmustbe450mmor
225mmifthewallisheatshielded(seeSectionJoftheBuildingRegulations)fromtheflue
pipe.

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FortheInstaller
Finallybeforefiringthestoveforthefirsttimeacheckshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
assemblyandstoveinstallationhasbeensatisfactoryandthattherearenoleaksinany
sealsintheapplianceandapplianceconnectionstothechimney.
Ensurethattheapplianceandchimneyfluearefunctioningcorrectlybeforefinally
handingovertotheuser.Readthelaterpartsofthismanualforguidanceoncare
requiredwhenfirstlighting.
Informtheuserthattheappliancehasbeencommissionedandreadytouseandgive
instructiononthesafeoperationofthestove.
TheseInstructionsmustbeleftwiththeuserandtheusershouldbeinstructedtokeep
theminasafeplace.

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ONLYUSERECOMMENDEDFUELS
Thefollowingtableshowsthecalorificvalueofdifferenttypesofwood,whichhavebeen
storedfor2yearsandwhichhavearesidualmoistureof15 17%.
Wood Kgdrywoodprm
3 comparedtobeech/oak
Hornbeam 640 110%
Beechandoak 580 100%
Ash 570 98%
Maple 540 93%
Birch 510 88%
Mountainpine 480 83%
Fir 390 67%
Poplar 380 65%
1kgofwoodyieldsthesameheatenergyirrespectiveofwoodtype.
1kgofbeechmerelytakesuplessspacethan1kgoffir.
Operatinginstructions
PleasenotethatHETASApplianceApprovalonlycoverstheuseofdryseasonedwood
logsonthisappliance.HETASApprovaldoesnotcovertheuseofotherfuelseither
aloneormixedwiththewoodlogs,nordoesitcoverinstructionsfortheuseofother
fuels.
Fuel
ThestoveisdesignedandapprovedinaccordancewithEN13240andNS3058for
stokingsplit,driedfirewood.Thefirewoodmusthaveawatercontentof1522%andits
max.lengthshouldbethelengthofthecombustionchamberminus5060mm.
Stokingwithwetfirewoodcausesbothsoot,environmentalpollutionandbadfuel
economy.Freshlycutwoodcontainsapprox.5070%waterandisthoroughlyunsuitable
forstoking.Allowatleast1yearofstoragetimefornewlycutwoodbeforeusing.Wood
withadiameterofmorethan100mmshouldbesplit.Regardlessofwoodsize,itshould
alwayshaveatleastonesurfaceareafreeofbark.
Wedonotrecommendstokingwithpainted,laminatedorimpregnatedwood,woodwith
asyntheticsurface,paintedrefusewood,chipboard,plywood,domesticwaste,paper
briquettesandpitcoal,asthiswillproducemalodoroussmoke,whichcouldbe
poisonous.
Whenfiringwiththeabovementioneditemsandamountslargerthanthose
recommended,thestoveissubjectedtoalargeramountofheat,whichresultsina
higherchimneytemperatureandlowerefficiency.Thiscanresultinthestoveand
chimneybecomingdamagedandwouldvoidthewarranty.
Thecalorificvalueofthefirewoodiscloselyconnectedtothemoisturelevel.
Moistfirewoodhasalowheatvalue.Themorewaterthewoodcontains,themore
energyittakesforthiswatertovaporise,resultinginthisenergybeinglost.

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Dryingandstorage
Dryingwoodtakestime:properairdryingtakesapproximately2years.
Herearesometips:
Storethewoodsawn,splitandstackedinanairy,sunnyplace,whichisprotectedagainst
rain(thesouthsideofthehouseisparticularlysuitable).
Storethefirewoodstacksatahand'sbreadthapart,asthisensuresthattheairflowing
throughtakesthemoisturewithit.Avoidcoveringthefirewoodstackswithplastic,asthis
preventsthemoisturefromescaping.Itisagoodideatobringthefirewoodintothehouse
23daysbeforeyouneedit.