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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide December 2015 BS EN 13240:2001 +A2:2004 CE BK575 Rev03...
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Arada Ltd December 2015 Congratulations on the purchase of your new Arada stove! More than 30 years of experience has been put into the development of your stove to ensure ultimate performance and years of trouble free use and enjoyment.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 1 Warnings Pure Petroleum coke or Bituminous house coal must not be burned in this appliance. The use of these fuels will invalidate the appliance guarantee. Arada recommends the use of HETAS approved smokeless fuels which have been deemed suitable for use on closed appliances, including multi fuel stoves.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 2 Installation 2.1 Hearths and Recesses The stove should be installed on a surface with adequate load bearing capacity. If the existing construction does not meet this prerequisite, suitable measures (e.g. load distributing plate) should be taken to achieve it. Please pay particular attention when examining existing building work for suitability to meet the following requirements.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Ideally, adjacent walls should be of suitable non-combustible construction, preferably brickwork. In large replaces take care that any supporting beam is protected by a 13mm sheet of heat resistant re board spaced 12mm o the surface with strips of non-combustible material.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide The tting of an extractor fan in the same room as the stove, or an adjacent room is not permitted. A spillage test will be required to determine how any extractor fans may a ect the required size of ventilation requirements.
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Figure 2: Fitting the ue outlet for a top ue con guration. The ue pipe assembly is secured in place with four M5 bolts (supplied). Tighten bolts diagonally and evenly to ensure full compression of the gasket but do not over tighten.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 2.5 Firebox liner panels Arada DEFRA stove uses rebox liner panels at both sides of the stove. The throat plate is not supported by these liners, however the throat plate must be installed before the liners can be tted, and the liners removed before the throat plate can be removed.
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Figure 4: Throat plate support and secondary air pipe. Figure 5: Bars shown seated on their comb outside the stove. In stoves with non-riddling grate systems the grate is assembled with the ends of the bars marked ’H’ sitting on the front comb, and the ends marked ’L’ sitting on the rear comb.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 3 Flue and Chimneys The stove must be connected to a suitable and e cient ue so that products of combustion (fumes) from the stove are expelled to the outside air. Please remember that chimney draught is dependent on four main factors : •...
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Due to the gradual introduction of European Chimney Standards chimneys will be speci ed according to their performance designation as de ned in BS EN 1443 that covers the General Requirements for chimneys. The minimum performance designation required for use with solid fuel burning stoves is T450 N2 S D3.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide is lit and the functioning of the chimney system is checked for satisfactory operation. • Be sure that the chimney is operating and all smoke and fumes are vented to the atmosphere through the chimney terminal.
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Never leave the appliance unattended for an extended length of time with the door(s) open. Prior to lighting the stove for the rst time, please check with the installer that: • Installation and all building work is complete. (Refer to the installation guide.) •...
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 5.1 Warning - Fume / Smoke emissions Warning: Properly installed, with a suitable ue or chimney, operated and maintained correctly, this appliance will not emit fumes into the dwelling. Occasional fumes when de-ashing and refuelling may occur.
6.2 Clean burning of wood In order to burn wood cleanly, in accordance with the DEFRA exception certi cate applicable to this stove, it is important that the Ignition and Re-fuelling instructions are followed carefully.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Figure 6: The ow of air through your stove. 8 Lighting your stove 8.1 Ignition Sequence (Lighting from cold) Place a relighter and a large handful (0.5-0.6 kg) of dry kindling in the stove.
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Figure 7: Air control positions. possible so avoid smoke emissions during subsequent re-fuelling. BK575 Rev03...
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 8.2 Re-fuelling (Normal use after the ignition sequence) When the stove requires re-fuelling (i.e. the previous fuel load has died down to a glowing ember bed), add two small logs with a total weight of approximately 1.3kg.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide and clean the inside face of the glass with a damp cloth or with glass cleaner (available from stove shops and www.aradastoves.com). 9.2 Reduced burning When wood is burnt slowly in a closed appliance, it produces moisture and tar, which will create condensation and deposits in the chimney.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide and warmth from your Arada stove from Arada. You can nd a complete list of spares and consumables such as liners, grate bars and throat plates as well as items to enhance its visual appearance and e ciency such as Arada anthracite stove paint and rope kits.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 10 How heat is delivered by your stove 10.1 Radiant heat All Arada stoves radiate heat into the room. The radiated heat is most intense at the front of the stove and less intense the further you move away from the stove.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 11.1 Adjusting the door hinges Once the appliance has been under re for a period of time the re door may appear to have moved out of alignment with relation to the door aperture or catch.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 11.4 Fire door seal The rope seal around the edges of the main re door should also be checked. Look for signs of fraying, peeling away or the ends not meeting. If the rope is unable to create a good seal with the stove body it should be repaired/replaced.
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide • Arada Technical Support 01297 35998 technical@aradastoves.com • Arada Stoves Support Site www.aradastoves.com/support BK575 Rev03...
• Non-boiler Aarrow and Villager stoves come with a lifetime guarantee • Non-boiler Hamlet stoves come with a ten year guarantee • Stratford and Villager boiler stoves come with a ve year guarantee • Hamlet boiler stoves have a three year guarantee •...
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 2. You must be the original purchaser of the stove in order to make a claim. This guarantee is not valid in relation to any claims made by someone who did not originally purchase the stove from Arada or an approved Arada dealer.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 9. The guarantee does not cover damage caused by storing or using the stove in a damp environment, defects or faults caused by local conditions such as draught problems and chimney defects or corrosion caused by condensation, damp or water ingress into the ue, chimney or the surrounding of the stove.
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