THE SOLID FUEL CENTRAL HEATING STOVE
INSTALLATION & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL
When installing, operating and maintaining your Ard-
more Stove respect basic standards of fire safety.
Read these instructions carefully before commencing
the installation. Failure to do so may result in dam-
age to persons and property. Consult your local Mu-
nicipal office and your insurance representative to
determine what regulations are in force. Save these
instructions for future reference.
Please note that it is a legal requirement under Eng-
land & Wales Building Regulations that the installa-
tion 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 Ltd
operate such a scheme and a listing of their Regis-
tered Competent Persons can be found on their web-
site at www.hetas.co.uk.
Special care must be taken when installing the stove
such that the requirements of the Health & Safety at
Work Act are met.
Handling
Adequate facilities must be available for loading, un-
loading and site handling.
Fire Cement
Some types of fire cement are caustic and should not
be allowed to come into contact with the skin. In case
of contact with the skin wash immediately with plenty
of water.
Asbestos
This stove contains no asbestos. If there is a possi-
bility of disturbing any asbestos in the course of in-
stallation 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”
This stove must not be installed into a chimney that
serves any other heating appliance.
The complete installation must be done in accor-
dance with current Standards and Local Codes. It
should be noted that the requirements and these
publications may be superseded during the life of this
manual.
Please refer to the current standards, BS EN 15287-
1:2007 Design, Installation and Commissioning of
chimneys. BS EN 14336:2004: Heating Systems in
Buildings. Installation & Commissioning of Water
Based Heating Systems. BS EN 12828: 2003; Heat-
ing Systems in Buildings. Design of Water Based
Heating Systems. BS EN 12831: 2003; Heating Sys-
tems in Buildings. method for
calculation of the design heat load.
Your Ardmore stove is supplied with the following
items:
• Ashpan
• Operating Tool
• Touch-Up Paint (Enamel Only)
• Glove
• Flue Spigot
• Thermostat Knob
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
The installation of any electrical services during the
installation of this stove must be carried out by a
registered competent electrician and in accordance
with the requirements of the latest issue of BS 7671.
FLUES
Flues should be vertical wherever possible and
where a bend is necessary, it should not make an
angle of more than 45owith the vertical. Horizontal
flue runs should be avoided except in the case of a
back outlet from the appliance, when the length of the
horizontal section should not exceed 150mm.
CHIMNEY
Do not connect to a chimney serving another ap-
pliance.
The stove is a radiant room heater and must be con-
nected to a chimney of the proper size and type.
The chimney must have a cross-sectional area of at
least 30 square inches 19350sq. mm or a diameter
of at least 6” (150mm). The stove is supplied with a
5” flue spigot, the flue installation will require a 5” to
6” increaser which must be fitted within 1 metre of
flue outlet. It is best to connect to a chimney of the
same size, as connection to a larger size may result
in a somewhat less draught.
A flue that has proved to be unsatisfactory, particu-
larly with regard to down draught should not be used
for venting this appliance until it has been examined
and any faults corrected. An existing masonry chim-
ney should be inspected and if necessary repaired
by a competent mason or relined using an approved
lining system.
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