Spartherm XS 500 User manual

Installation and Operating
Instructions
Linear Fireplace Cassettes
XS 500
S 600
M 700
L 800
XL 900
Please note:
Any guarantee claims are no longer valid if the installation and operating
instructions have been ignored.
-Subject to technical
modifications and errors-
(Version 09/2014)
SPARTHERM
Feuerungstechnik GmbH
Maschweg 38
D - 49324 Melle
Germany

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Foreword / Quality Philosophy
You have chosen to purchase a Spartherm fireplace cassette –thank you for
the trust you have placed in us.
In a world characterised by an abundance of choice and mass production, our
company name is associated with the principles of our owner Mr. Gerhard
Manfred:
“High technical quality combined with contemporary design and service for
the satisfaction of our customers and to achieve their recommendation. In
combination with our specialist trade partners, we offer you first-class
products that touch people on an emotional level, creating feelings of security
and comfort. To ensure this is achieved, we recommend that you carefully
read these operating instructions so that you can become quickly and
comprehensively acquainted with your fireplace cassette.
Besides information on using the cassette, these instructions also include
important care and operating information for your safety and to maintain the
value of your fireplace cassette, as well as providing you with valuable tips
and assistance. In addition, we will demonstrate how you can operate your
fireplace cassette in an environmentally friendly way.
If you have any further questions, please contact your specialist dealer.
Hoping you enjoy a beautiful fire at all times!
Your Spartherm Team
G.M. Rokossa

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Contents Page
General information 6
1. Certified quality / definition 7
1.1The Clean Air Act 1993 and Smoke Control Areas 7
1.1. Scope of delivery 8
1.2. Transport damage 8
2. Installation instructions 9
2.1. Adjusting the feet of linear fireplace cassettes 9
2.2Fundamental requirements for the installation/use of an
open fireplace 10
2.2.1 Installation location 10
2.2.2 Multiple installations 11
2.3Technical data 12
2.4 Combustion air supply 18
2.5 Combustion air pipes 18
2.6 Flow restrictors 18
2.7General requirements for the use of fireplace cassettes in
existing fireplaces 18
2.8Preparation of the existing fireplace 19
2.9Fire protection 20
2.9.1Flooring 20
2.9.2Thermal radiation field 21
2.10 Load-bearing components made of concrete and reinforced
concrete 21
2.11 Special safety measures for protecting adjacent combustible
construction components from fire (when retrofitting the
cassette into a fireplace) 21
2.12 Wooden beams 22
2.13 Heat insulation material 22
2.13.1 Heat insulation thicknesses (rock wool according to AGI Q
132) 22
2.13.2 Masonry work for walls needing protection 23
2.13.3 Expansion joint between the casing and the fireplace
cassette 23
2.14 Example installation 24

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2.15 Installation of the fireplace cassette into an existing
fireplace 25
2.16 Installing the frame 26
2.17 Aligning the fireplace cassette 27
2.18 Installing or dismantling the firebox into/from the
convection air jacket 27
2.19 Installation of the convection air sockets 28
2.20 Connecting a hot air blower 29
2.21 Dismantling and installing the firebox door 31
2.22 Installing the exhaust gas flue at rear / bottom 33
2.23 Firebox lining 34
3. Operating instructions 37
3.1General instructions about operation 37
3.2 Type plate 38
3.3Burning wood 38
3.3.1First use/commissioning 38
3.3.2 Combustion air regulation 39
3.4 Lighting a fire / burning wood 40
3.4.1 Adding wood / end of the fire 41
3.4.2 Volume of wood to add per hour 42
3.5 Heating output regulation 42
3.6 Room heating capacity 43
3.7 Heating in the transitional period / unfavourable weather
conditions 43
3.8Fuel 44
3.9 CO2neutrality 45
3.9.1 Storing wood 45
3.10 Your contribution to environmental protection 46
3.11 Cleaning and care 46
3.12 Chimney fire 47
3.13 Maintenance 48
4. Troubleshooting 48
4.1 Glass experiencing heavy, quick and irregular sooting 48
4.2 Fire is difficult to light 49
4.3 Smoke leakage when adding wood to the fire 49
4.4 Fire burns too quickly / wood consumption is too high 49

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5. General guarantee conditions 50
5.1. General information 50
5.2. Guarantee period 50
5.3. Proof of purchase 50
5.4. Guarantee exclusions 50
5.5. Correction of defects - repairs 51
5.6. Liability 51
5.7. Note 51
6. Commissioning report 52

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General information
Spartherm fireplace cassettes are high quality German products. They are
easy to install because they are pre-assembled. Please observe these
instructions and discuss them together with the new owner of the fireplace
cassette.
You should talk to the responsible heating inspector/chimney sweep in
your district before installing your fireplace cassette. The inspector will
advise you about the relevant building regulations and the suitability of your
chimney, as well as carrying out the approval process for your fireplace
cassette. The inspection of your chimney will be conducted in accordance
with DIN EN 13384 using the three key values provided in these instructions
(see “Technical data”).
Small children, old or frail people: As with all heating appliances, it is a
good idea to install safety devices for these groups of people because the
glass panel and also the outer casing of the fireplace cassette can become
very hot! Risk of burning! Never allow these groups of people to touch
or use a fireplace cassette without supervision when a fire is lit or has just
been extinguished! In general, the fireplace cassette should not be operated
without supervision for long periods of time!
National and European standards, relevant country-specific and local
regulations and guidelines, as well as the relevant fire regulations in the
German state, are to be observed when installing and operating your
fireplace cassette and when connecting it to the chimney.

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1. Certified quality / definition
Our fireplace cassettes are tested according to DIN 13229.
This family of cassettes can be installed in four standard sizes (500-900) into,
for example, existing open fireplaces.
However, it is also possible to install the fireplace cassette in a similar way to
a fireplace insert if the appropriate tests have been completed. This includes
taking into account the relevant sizes of the air supply and recirculation
openings.
The fireplace cassettes have a self-closing firebox door so that the door is
only opened for operating the fireplace (e.g. cleaning the firebox or for putting
more fuel on the fire). It is not permitted to tamper with the closing mecha-
nism for safety reasons and should this occur it will invalidate the guarantee
and the approval to use the fireplace cassette. The guarantee and the
approval to use the fireplace cassette are also invalidated if the cassette is
technically modified in any other area by the customer.
1.1 The Clean Air Act 1993 and Smoke
Control Areas
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 controls 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/

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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”. Spartherm appliances
that have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas are
identified by a suffix P3 in the model name. These models are recommended
for use in smoke control areas when burning solely dry wood logs. Wood
briquettes must not be burnt with these appliances in smoke control areas.
1.1. Scope of delivery
A fireplace cassette with the following characteristics:
Firebox made of refractory concrete/vermiculite
Primary and secondary airflow systems
Self-closing firebox door with a high temperature-resistant ceramic
glass panel
Heat-resistant gloves
Type plate (see 3.2 for attachment)
1.2. Transport damage
Please immediately check the goods on delivery (visual inspection). Note
any damage that may have occurred on your delivery note and then please
inform your fireplace fitter. Protect the visible parts of the cassette from soiling
or damage during installation.
Only approved transport aids with sufficient load-bearing capacity may
be used for transporting your fireplace cassette.
The following points must be observed for safe and uncomplicated transport:
The fireplace cassette must generally only be transported either in an
upright position or slightly inclined onto its rear!
If a hand truck is being used as a transport aid, this may only be
positioned at the rear of the cassette.

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2. Installation instructions
Your fireplace cassette may only be assembled and installed by a specialist
fireplace fitter. You should talk to the responsible heating inspector/chimney
sweep in your district before setting up and installing the fireplace cassette in
order to clarify the suitability of your chimney and installation location, as well
as for any other possible issues.
2.1. Adjusting the feet of linear fireplace cassettes
Your fireplace cassette is delivered with the feet secured by a nut (Fig. a).
Undo the nut before installation (Fig. b). You will need a size 19 spanner.
The feet can then be adjusted from the inside during installation of the
fireplace cassette.
Fig.a
Fig.b

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2.2 Fundamental requirements for the installa-
tion/use of an open fireplace
All necessary national and European standards, as well as local regulations
in the German state (DIN, DIN EN, state building regulations, fire regulations
etc.) must be observed and applied for the installation, connection and
operation of the fireplace cassette. The following is a list of the relevant
regulations (without any claim to completeness).
FeuVo/LBO/VKF: Fire regulations of the relevant federal state / state
building regulations or fire protection regulations of
the VKF (Switzerland)
1st BlmSchV: First ordinance for implementing the Federal
Immission Control Act
TROL: Specialist regulations issued by the Tile Stove and
Air Heating System Association (ZVSHK)
DIN 1298 / EN 1856: Connecting flue pipes for heat generating systems
DIN EN 13229: Inset appliances including open fires using solid
fuels
DIN 18896; Fireplaces using solid fuels, technical specifications
for installation and use
DIN EN 13384: Exhaust gas systems calculation method
DIN 18160-1/2: Exhaust gas systems / residential chimneys
Fireplaces may only be installed in rooms and locations where no
danger results from their position, structural conditions and type of
use. The surface area of the installation room must be designed in
such a way and be large enough to ensure that the fireplace can be properly
operated in line with its intended purpose.
Fireplace cassettes are fireplaces that are dependent on room air. This
means that problems can arise when a ventilation system is operated at the
same time (e.g. cooker extractor hood, bathroom fan, etc.). In these cases,
suitable measures (e.g. low pressure monitor) must be taken to ensure that
safe operation is guaranteed.
2.2.1 Installation location
General requirements placed on installation sites for fireplaces and
fireplace cassettes:
Fireplace cassettes may only be installed in rooms and locations where no
danger results from their position, structural conditions and type of use. In
particular, in the case of fireplace designs dependent on room air then

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sufficient combustion air must flow through the installation space. The surface
area of the installation room must be designed in such a way and be large
enough to ensure that e.g. open fireplaces with cassettes can be properly
operated.
There is no risk to the operation of fireplace cassettes when:
The system has safety devices that independently and reliably pre-
vent low pressure in the installation room.
or
The total combustion airflow volume required for the fireplace cas-
settes and the airflow volume of the ventilation systems do not cause
low pressure less than 0.04 mbar in the installation room used for the
open fireplace and any combined rooms providing ventilation.
Fireplace cassettes may not be installed in:
Stairwells, except in residential buildings with no more than two
apartments.
Hallways that are generally accessible
Garages
Rooms in which highly flammable or explosive materials or mixtures
are processed, stored or manufactured in such volumes that danger
may result from them exploding or becoming inflamed. Fireplace cas-
settes may not be installed in rooms or apartments that are vented
using ventilation systems or hot air heating systems with the aid of
fans, unless the safe operation of the fireplace cassette is guaran-
teed.
2.2.2 Multiple installations
It is possible to have multiple installations connected to a chimney in
accordance with DIN 18160 because the fireplace cassettes are fitted with a
self-closing firebox door (A1). All of the fireplaces connected to a chimney
must also have been approved for multiple installations!

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2.3 Technical data & dimension sheets
The following information has been taken from the testing report and
corresponds to the testing conditions!
Fireplace cassette
500
600
700
800
900
Technical data:
Unit
E4
E5
E7
E10
E14
Type of fuel:
-
Firewood
Room thermal
output:
kW
4,6
4,9
6,9
9,9
14,0
Wood feed quantity:
kg/h
~ 1,4
~ 1,5
~ 2,1
~ 3,0
~ 4,2
Thermal output:
kW
4,5 –6,0
4,2 –6,4
4,8 –9
6,9 –12,9
9,8 –18,2
Efficiency:
%*
> 80
CO² emissions at
13% O²:
mg/Nm³
< 1250
Dust emissions:
mg/Nm³
< 40
Exhaust gas
temperature at
sockets:
°C
252
335
370
340
360
Manometric
pressure:
Pa
12
Exhaust gas mass
flow:
g/s
3,8
4,5
5,0
9,0
12,0
Combustion air
requirement
m³/h
12,6
15,5
16,6
-
40,3
Weight depending
on design
kg
50
80
95
110
130
Power supply
(only with hot air blower)
-
230V 50HZ AC
Requirements:
1st level of BlmSchV.
YES
2nd level of BlmSchV.
YES
EN 13240
YES
DIN Plus
YES
Regensburg
YES
München
YES
Achen
YES
15a (for Austria)
YES
Clean Air Ordinance
from 01.2011 (for Switzerland)
YES
*The values given represent the average recorded from multiple fires. These values were
recorded under test conditions without the hot air blower being switched on.

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linear cassette XS 500

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linear cassette 600 –900 (S,M,L,XL)

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dimensions
linear
cassettes
Linear XS
500 (mm)
Linear S
600 (mm)
Linear M
700 (mm)
Linear L
800 (mm)
Linear XL
900 (mm)
A
aperture
standard:
45mm
aperture standard: 60mm
B
456
453
503
523
543
C
492
489
539
559
579
D
582
609
659
679
699
E
345
510
610
710
810
F
380
546
646
746
846
G
470
666
766
866
966
H
ø130
ø150
ø150
ø150
ø150
I
352
412
442
472
502
J
ø100
convection air openings: ø125
K
400
566
666
766
866
L
250
374
434
534
634
M
523
520
570
590
610
N
405
582
685
782
882
O
541
540
590
610
630
P
-
optional exhaust floor sheet*
Q
-
optional combustion air spigot behind *
R
-
optional fan*
S
-
optional case for speed controller*
T
-
Optional combustion air spigot below*
*only for linear cassettes S, M, L und XL

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linear cassette XS 500
1
Cassette frame 45, 60, 80mm
2
Firebox door with ceramic glass
3
Firebox lining
4
Firebox
5
Exhaust gas socket
6
Convection air jacket
7
Optional convection air sockets (Ø100mm)

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1
Cassette frame 60, 80, 100mm
2
Firebox door with ceramic glass
3
Firebox lining
4
Firebox
5
Inspection/maintenance openings
6
Exhaust gas sockets, rotatable (vertically or horizontally)
7
Convection air jacket
8
Optional convection air sockets (Ø125mm)
9
Combustion air sockets, outlet to rear
10
Combustion air sockets, outlet below
11
Hot air blower (speed adjustable)
linear cassettes 600 –900 (S,M,L,XL)

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2.4 Combustion air supply
Fireplace cassettes may only be installed in rooms with at least one door to
the outside or a window that can be opened or are directly or indirectly linked
to a combustion air supply in other rooms. When the cassettes are installed in
apartments or other functional units then only those rooms in the same
apartment or functional unit may be counted as being linked for combustion
air supply purposes.
2.5 Combustion air pipes
According to the state building regulations - which correspond to Article 37,
Paragraph 2 of the Model Building Regulations - combustion air pipes in
buildings with more than two full floors and those pipes that bridge fire walls
must be constructed in such a way that fire and smoke cannot be transferred
to other floors or fire compartments.
PLEASE NOTE:
The guidelines for fire protection requirements in ventilation systems (draft
template) –version January 1984 –can be used to show how the previously
named regulations can be fulfilled.
2.6 Flow restrictors
Flow restrictors may only be installed in exhaust gas sockets or in flue pipes.
Flow restrictors must be easy to operate. They must have openings in the
form of circular sections, which have a continuous area not less than 3% of
the cross-sectional area, and be at least 20 cm² in size. The setting of the
flow restrictor must be identifiable by the position of the operating handle.
2.7 General requirements for the use of fireplace
cassettes in existing fireplaces
The fireplace cassettes are suitable, amongst other things, for retrofitting into
existing fireplaces. Please observe the following installation instructions
before installing the fireplace cassette (read the instructions before starting
the installation of the fireplace cassette and then observe the instructions
during installation):
Please inform the responsible heating inspector/chimney sweep in
your district before installation.

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The existing open fireplace into which the fireplace cassette is to be
installed must correspond to the guidelines for the construction of
fireplaces and the regulations in DIN EN 13229.
The fitter must satisfy themselves as to what extent the open fire-
place corresponds to these requirements. If necessary, the fitter must
carry out any required corrective work.
It must be ensured that the flue pipes, exhaust gas collection cham-
ber and chimney are operationally safe and fireproof.
Open fireplaces that are retrofitted with a fireplace cassette must
have their own chimney.
Open fireplaces may only be installed in rooms and locations where
no danger results from their position and structural conditions.
The installation room must have sufficient combustion air flow.
The surface area of the installation room must be designed in such a
way and be large enough to ensure that the fireplace can be properly
operated.
FIREPLACE CASSETTES MUST BE INSTALLED BY SPE-
CIALIST FITTERS OR SPECIALIST COMPANIES.
2.8 Preparation of the existing fireplace
Approval must be obtained from the heating inspector/chimney
sweep for your district before the cassette is installed.
The chimney must be swept, examined and tested for leaks.
Check whether the open fireplace is suitable for installing a fireplace
cassette.
Please note that the fireplace will be subjected to a higher level of
stress after the cassette has been installed.
The existing open fireplace will be reduced in size due to the installa-
tion of necessary thermal insulation coatings.
IMPORTANT: Take into account the following conditions when measuring up
for the fireplace cassette.
Shut-off dampers are to be completely opened in the exhaust gas
system and locked in place so that they cannot close. If required,
they are to be totally removed.
The combustion air feed pipes that lead to the fireplace must not be
closed. Ensure that there is sufficient combustion air (minimum 360
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The fireplace cassette can be connected to a flexible exhaust gas
flue, which is fed through the existing chimney flue. This flexible ex-
haust gas flue must correspond to DIN 1856-T2. (Manufacturer e.g.:
Westaflex, type: MS-System or Haflex, type: 870s)
2.9 Fire protection
2.9.1 Flooring
In front of the openings to fireplaces with closed fireboxes, flooring made out
of combustible materials must be protected by a covering of non-combustible
materials. The covering must extend outwards at the front by a minimum of
500 mm and at the sides by at least 300 mm from the fireplace opening (see
Fig. 2).
The non-combustible covering can be made out of ceramics (e.g. tiles,
flagstones), natural stone or other mineral construction materials (e.g. marble,
granite), metal with a
thickness of at least 1mm
or glass of corresponding
strength. The covering
must be secured against
dislocation.
A
B
XS 500
Floor covering
466
S 600
566
M 700
666
L 800
766
XL 900
866
Fig. 2