Rayburn Heatranger 216SFW User manual

The user should obtain confirmation from the installer that
the chimney is of sound airtight construction, is clear of
obstructions and has been swept before installation.
The Rayburn Heatranger 216SFW has been designed to
burn a variety of solid fuels to provide heating facilities for
cooking, domestic hot water and central heating.
The cooker and water temperatures are manually
controlled by the spinwheel on the front of the ashpit
door.
This appliance has been tested using manufactured
briquetted smokeless fuel (Taybrite and Ancit) for closed
appliances sized between 20g and 140g. Other fuels are
commercially available and may give similar results.
WARNING: HOT SURFACES, use the tool supplied to
operate the appliance. It is recommended to use the
heatproof gloves supplied when raising the dome lids to
use the hotplate. Replacement gloves can be obtained
from the Aga Shop.
Users Instructions for
Rayburn Heatranger 216SFW
Multi-Fuel Cooker
101/06 EOPI 514411
Consumer Protection
As responsible manufacturers we take care to make sure that our
products are designed and constructed to meet the required safety
standards when properly installed and used.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING
WARRANTY.
Any alteration that is not approved by Aga, could invalidate the
approval of the appliance, the warranty and could also infringe the
current issue of the statutory rights. Use only authorised replacement
parts.
All local regulations including those referring to national
and European standards need to be complied with when
installing this appliance.
Important
This appliance could contain any of the materials that are indicated
below, it is the Users/Installers responsibility to ensure that the
necessary personal protective clothing is worn when handling, where
applicable, the pertinent parts that contain any of the listed materials
that could be interpreted as being injurious to health and safety, see
below for information.
Firebricks – when handling use disposable gloves.
Fire Cement – when handling use disposable gloves.
Glues and Sealants – exercise caution – if these are still in liquid
form use face mask and disposable gloves.
Glass Yarn, Mineral Wool, Insulation Pads, Ceramic Fibre,
Kerosene Oil – may be harmful if inhaled, may be irritating to skin,
eyes, nose and throat. When handling avoid inhaling and contact
with skin or eyes. Use disposable gloves, face-masks and eye
protection. After handling wash hands and other exposed parts.
When disposing of the product, reduce dust with water spray, ensure
that parts are securely wrapped.
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IMPORTANT
This cooker is intended to run
in a continuously alight condition
at all times, at low fire rate
when idling, unless
servicing is
required.
WARNING
THE ASHPIT DOOR AND FIREBOX DOORS MUST BE
LOCKED CLOSED AT ALL TIMES DURING NORMAL
USE, EXCEPT WHEN LIGHTING OR RE-FUELLING
INTRODUCTION

Provision must be made for additional ventilation. A
permanent unobstructed air vent having a minimum
effective area of 22cm2must communicate to outside air
or an adjacent room which in turn has a permanent vent
of at least the same size to outside air.
If a flue draught stabiliser is fitted in the flue this vent size
must be increased to a minimum 49cm2. If this appliance
is used with an additional appliance of a similar type then
the air supply must be adequate for both appliances in
accordance with Building Regulations.
Any air inlet grilles must be maintained so that they are
free from blockage.
OVEN DOOR OPERATION - SEE FIG. 1
To open the doors. Twist the handle slightly to lift up the
door catch from the locking spindle and pull the door
open.
To close the doors. Gently push the door shut until the
door catch makes contact with the locking spindle.
FIRE DOOR OPERATION - SEE FIG. 2
To open the door. Lift the door by the handle and pull
forward.
To close the door. Lift the door up by the handle and push
to shut.
THE FIREDOOR MUST BE LIFTED SLIGHTLY WHEN
OPENING AND CLOSING, OTHERWISE DAMAGE TO
THE DOOR CATCH WILL OCCUR.
DO NOT SLAM THE FIREDOOR SHUT!
DOOR OPERATION
DESN 512979
DESN 512978
2
Fig. 1
Fig. 2

Firebrick Positions and Replacement
The Rayburn is delivered complete including a set of
boiler removable firebricks where positional location
determines the amount of hot water supplied in winter and
summer seasons. The oven side and firebox firebricks are
permanently fixed with fire cement whilst the two boiler
side bricks are located for the summer season thereby
providing domestic hot water only.
For winter use or central heating facilities, the boiler face
side bricks are removed. See Figs. 3, 4 and 5.
The firebricks fitted to Rayburn Cookers are of first quality
manufacture, and providing the cooker has been installed
and used correctly will have a reasonable life.
They are however, expendable items and in time will
require renewal. The renewal of firebricks is not a major
operation and can be carried out by the average
handyman. The boiler side firebricks are supported on a
frame on the boilers sides and are held in position by a
retaining toggle at the top.
The front plate protection firebrick is held in position by a
retaining rib on the boiler side. The firebricks are not
attached with fire cement and can be removed and refitted
quite simply. See Fig. 5.
Replacement bricks either in sets or singly can be
obtained from your Rayburn stockist. Quote the serial
number which will be found on a data plate fixed to the
appliance. Do not force out the firebricks, they may
become brittle after firing.
Secondary Air Slide
On opening the firedoor the secondary air slide is seen on
the base of the opening and should be set according to
the fuel as follows:-
Air Slide Open
Wood Logs
Air Slide Closed
Manufactured smokeless fuels
Manufactured: Phurnacite Plus, Supacite, Coalite Nuts,
Maxibrite, Phurnacite, Sunbrite Doubles, Extracite,
Blazebrite, Taybrite, Coke.
Natural: Anthracite Large and Small Nuts, Selected
Housecoal (Trebles/Large Nuts and Doubles/Nuts).
WARNING: PETROLEUM COKE MUST NOT BE USED.
Oversize fuel lumps should be broken down to size.
Stone and other foreign bodies should be removed when
fuelling.
Fuels should be stored under cover, particularly
manufactured fuels which must be kept dry. Wet kitchen
refuse should not be burned.
Fuelling with Wood or Peat
The cooker will satisfactorily burn wood logs, blocks or
peat briquettes, but the logs should be perfectly dry in
order to obtain the best cooker performance and minimise
the deposits of creosote. Wood logs may also provide
overnight banking and the following hints are
recommended:-
RECOMMENDED SOLID FUELS
3
GENERAL
Fig. 3 Summer Use Domestic Hot Water Only
Fig. 4 Winter Use Domestic Hot Water and Heating
Fig. 5 Firebrick Fitting

a) Burn dry soft wood in the daytime and dry hard wood
overnight if possible.
b) Avoid using ‘green’ wood on overnight banking as
creosote deposits will be increased.
c) Using hard wood in the daytime will give prolonged
burning but heating response will be slower.
d) Before refuelling, open the flue chamber damper to its
full extent and fill the firebox up to the bottom of the
firedoor opening, ensuring the secondary air slide is at
fully open.
All Fuels Using Wood and Paper
a) Check the flue pipe is free of blockage.
b) Open firebox door.
c) Open ashpit door.
d) De-ash (Fig. 7) and remove dead fuel from
bottomgrate, rake fuel into ashpan.
e) Remove ashpan, empty and replace (Fig. 8).
f) Open flue chamber damper to maximum (Fig. 9).
g) Flue dilution lever fully to ‘left’ (flue chamber door
closed, Fig. 9).
h) Lay a liberal supply of wood and paper on top of the
bottomgrate bars together with a small quantity of fuel
and light.
i) Close and lock the ashpit door with the spinwheel
control open.
j) Close and lock the firedoor.
k) With fire established, open firebox door and fill firebox
with fuel. Check secondary air slide setting (Fig. 10).
Close and lock firebox door. Push flue chamber
damper back to position which has been found to give
desired burning rate.
All Fuels Using a Gas Poker
a) Check the flue pipe is free of blockage.
b) Open firebox door.
c) Open ashpit box.
d) De-ash (Fig. 7) dead fuel from bottomgrate, rake fuel
into ashpan. Insert flay bayonet type gas poker on top
of bottomgrate bars.
e) Remove ashpan, and empty (Fig. 8).
f) Open flue chamber damper to maximum (Fig. 9).
g) Flue dilution lever fully ‘left’. (flue chamber door
closed, Fig. 9).
h) Lay a 75-100mm (3ins-4ins) shallow depth of fuel onto
the bottomgrate and light gas poker.
i) Close the ashpit and firebox doors as far as possible -
spinwheel control open.
j. When the fuel is well alight, extinguish and remove
the gas poker, replace the clinker door and ashpan,
close and lock the ashpit door with the spinwheel
control open, close the firedoor.
k) With the fire established, open the firebox door and fill
firebox with fuel. Check secondary air slide setting
(Fig. 8). Close and lock the firebox door. Push the
flue chamber damper back to position which has been
found to give best results. Set spinwheel to give
desired burning rate.
NOTE: IF THERE IS DEAD FUEL IN THE GRATE,
DROP THE BOTTOMGRATE TO REMOVE THE FUEL
UNLESS A GAS POKER IS GOING TO BE USED - SEE
UNDER ‘TO DUMP THE GRATE’.
1. The ashpit door spinwheel does not require to be open
for more than:-
a)Coke - Five complete turns
b)Other recommended fuels - Three complete turns
during cooking period.
2. Ensure the chimney damper is fully open prior to
refuellng and the secondary air slide is set in the
position relevant to the fuel used.
3. With the firedoor only open, fill the firebox to the
recommended level of the bottom firedoor opening
(not above) and close the firedoor. A deep bed of
newly charged fuel on a low fire will take time before
the heat reaches the oven, hotplate and boiler. When
burning coal or Anthracite, allow several minutes for
the new charge to ignite before changing the damper
setting.
4. Once refuelling has been completed, close the
firedoor immediately and open only for re-fuelling.
LIGHTING THE FIRE
4
FUELLING
Fig. 6 Familiarise Yourself with the Cooker

The fire is controlled by using the spinwheel on the ashpit
door to govern air supply. The chimney damper in the flue
chamber is for reducing the chimney draught, and the
more the damper can be closed the easier the cooker is
to control. It is marked to enable you to repeat the best
settings you find suits your chimney No.1 is closed
position and No.6 when fully open.
Do not try to obtain a quick increase in temperature by
opening the chimney damper to its full extent. This results
in most of the heat being wasted up the chimney.
Avoid excessive fire temperatures with solid fuel - they are
not necessary and may do serious harm to the cooker.
The first sign that the cooker is being overheated is the
formation of clinker (melted ash), and clinker will damage
the firebricks. Damaged firebricks should be repaired with
fire cement or if necessary replaced as soon as possible.
Keep the ashpit door securely closed with screw
catch provided.
Main Oven
The correct adjustment of the spinwheel damper to obtain
the oven temperature required varies with the chimney
draught, and can be found only by experiment. The
following is a suggested method only, and may need
modification to suit local conditions. Suppose an oven
temperature for roasting is desired and the cooker is
idling.
Thoroughly de-ash the fire as described in the ‘Riddling’
paragraph, and refuel. Set the chimney damper to No. 3
setting and open the spinwheel as described under item 1
of ‘Fuelling’. As soon as the fire has become nicely red all
through, close the chimney damper. Do not allow the fire
to become white hot. The temperature of the oven should
now rise steadily. When it reaches a point about 30ºC
(50ºF) below that required, close the spinwheel to
approximately one turn open. Thereafter control the
temperature of the oven by adjusting the spinwheel.
NOTE: THIS METHOD SHOULD PROVE SUCCESSFUL
IN ALMOST ALL CASES, BUT IF CLOSING THE
CHIMNEY DAMPER CAUSES THE FIRE TO SMOKE, IT
SHOULD BE OPENED GRADUALLY UNTIL THE
SMOKING STOPS.
The Warming Oven
The oven is primarily intended for heating plates and
keeping food warm. As a guide this warming oven is just
less than half the temperature of the main oven.
NOTE: THE DOORS SHOULD NOT BE SLAMMED
SHUT, OR THIS WILL WEAR AWAY THE METAL
RETAINER CATCHES.
The Hotplate
It is recommended to use the heatproof gloves supplied
when raising the dome lids to use the hotplate.
Replacement gloves can be obtained from the Aga Shop.
The best results can only be obtained by using machine
base utensils. The hottest part of the hotplate is
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OVEN TEMPERATURE
HOT
MODERATE
SLOW
200º-260ºC (400º-500ºF)
150º-200ºC (300º-400ºF)
90º-150ºC (200º-300ºF)
Fig. 9
CONTROL
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 10