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Valor Fires 829 Installer And Owner Manual

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INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE
Model 829
Electric Heater
fitted with a
Chic, Envy,
Mirage, Serenity
Twilight
This guide is intended to help you
install and care for your Valor Fires
electric heater. Please read carefully
before installing and using your
heater. However, if further information
is required, our
Valor Fires Technical Helpline
will be pleased to help.
Telephone 0844 8711 565 (National
call rates apply in the United
Kingdom).
In the Republic of Ireland
Telephone 0044 844 8711 565.
Important: Please keep your guide in a safe place for future reference
©
Baxi Heating U.K. Limited 2008.
fascia.
or
5120178/03

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  • Page 1 Chic, Envy, Mirage, Serenity Twilight fascia. This guide is intended to help you install and care for your Valor Fires electric heater. Please read carefully before installing and using your heater. However, if further information is required, our Valor Fires Technical Helpline will be pleased to help.

  • Page 2: Customer Care

    CUSTOMER CARE Thank you for choosing Valor Fires All Valor Fires heaters are designed to meet the most stringent quality, performance and safety requirements to provide our customers with many years of trouble free service. This guide aims to improve your understanding and appreciation of your new heater, by providing simple and informative instructions to enable you to install it and to ensure that you benefit from the excellent performance and features it has to offer.

  • Page 3: Handling And Unpacking

    INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE Safety First. Valor Fires heaters are CE Approved and designed to meet the appropriate British Standards and Safety Marks. Quality and Excellence. All Valor Fires heaters are manufactured to the highest standards of quality and excellence and are manufactured under a BS EN ISO 9001 quality system accepted by the British Standards Institute.
  • Page 4 Always make sure the heater is firmly secured to prevent it from being tipped over. Always use a fireguard when young children and infirm persons can come into contact with the heater. Always use genuine Valor Fires spares. Never Never leave children unsupervised in a room where the heater is ON and unguarded.
  • Page 5 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE 3. FITTING THE HEATER The installation of this heater requires a reasonable level of DIY skills. Please read this guide thoroughly before commencing installation and if in doubt, seek help from a competent person. Before continuing with the installation of this heater, please read and complete the information on the last page of the guide.
  • Page 6 If the electric cable is damaged, to avoid a hazard Item 2 it must be replaced by a Valor Fires authorised service agent, or similarly qualified person. Figure 1. Moving the cable. All external wiring between the heater and the electrical supply shall comply with current IEE regulations.
  • Page 7 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE Heater Fixing. All of the fixings and loose parts supplied with the heater have been identified as in figure 3. Figure 3. Loose parts identification (Items are not to scale) Additional fixings may be required if fitting the heater to a plasterboard wall that has a wooden frame behind it.
  • Page 8 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE If fitting the heater into a fireplace or surround opening, try the heater in the opening to ensure that it will fit. If fitting the heater onto a decorative hearth surface such as marble or tile it is advisable to protect the hearth surface.
  • Page 9 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE 8. Thread the other end of the wire through the remaining small hole on the left hand side of the heater. Continue to push the wire through this hole until there is only a small loop of wire at the front of the heater (See figure 6 - item 3).
  • Page 10 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE Preparing the heater for installation. Twilight model - The spacer frame will need to be fitted to the heater at this point using nine No.8 x 3/8” screws provided (See figure 7). Chic, Envy, Mirage and Serenity model - The spacer frame is supplied with three magnets.
  • Page 11 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE Fitting the heater. 1. Decide the location of the heater. 2. If the heater is to be fixed in an elevated position (i.e. above hearth or finished floor height) then secure the lower support bracket to the rear bottom of the heater using one No.8 x 3/8”...
  • Page 12 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE Fitting the fascia. Twilight fascia only. 1. There is a fuel bed support supplied with the Twilight heater. Slip this between the glass and metal panel on the rear of the fascia opening as shown in figure 11. Serenity fascia only.
  • Page 13 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE Chic fascia only. 1. Supplied in the fascia pack are two tubular trim sets. The lower trim set has a flat plate fitted to the rear. Hang the upper and lower trim sets as in figure 2.
  • Page 14 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE Envy fascia only. 1. The Envy fascia may be supplied fitted with a transit bracket as in figure 18. This must be removed and discarded prior to fitting the fascia. To do this, unscrew and remove the two screws shown in figure 18.

  • Page 15: Using The Heater

    INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE 4. USING THE HEATER Important Safety. Never cover the heater or obstruct the openings at the base of the heater, this could cause overheating and consequent risk of fire. What are the three switches for? The heater is operated by three switches located below the hood on the right hand side of the heater.
  • Page 16 4. I Have a problem that is different to those in the previous examples 1- 3. Following is a list of useful telephone numbers. VALOR FIRES TECHNICAL HELPLINE 0844 8711 565. CALLERS IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0044 844 8711 565.

  • Page 17: Warranty And Service

    INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE 6. ENVIRONMENT What should I do when I’m ready to dispose of my heater? The plug should be removed from the mains cable and the mains cable cut from the heater. These should be disposed of with the heater. Environmental Protection.
  • Page 18 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE When calling heateam, it would be helpful if you could have the following information to hand:- Heater serial number. Heater brand and model number. Date of installation. Proof of purchase (If you do not have the heater serial number) Note;...
  • Page 19 INSTALLER AND OWNER GUIDE Model Serial number (Can be found on the information label - See figure 22) A LABEL CONTAINING THE SERIAL NUMBER MAY HAVE BEEN PLACED INSIDE THIS BOX. Fascia name (Block Capitals) Fascia code - Can be found close to the information label (Block Capitals) A LABEL CONTAINING THE FASCIA CODE MAY HAVE BEEN PLACED INSIDE THIS BOX.
  • Page 20 © Baxi Heating U.K. Limited 2008.

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