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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide March 2015 BS EN 13240:2001 +A2:2004 CE BK575 Rev02...
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Should you have any questions about your stove which are not covered by this manual, please contact the Arada retailer in your area, call our technical support department on +44 (0)1297 35998 or visit our website www.aradastoves.com which o ers a wealth of information on how to care...
Do not use aerosol sprays or any other ammable materials near the appliance when in use. Arada Ltd will not be responsible for any consequential or incidental loss or injury however caused. Any manufacturer’s instructions must not be taken as overriding statutory requirements.
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.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide allowed su cient time to fully dry before using the stove or cracking is likely to occur. 2.2 Combustible Materials Please view the product sheet which accompanied your stove for speci c minimum distances to combustible measurements.
HETAS Guide which can be found on the HETAS website. If you plan to use an external air supply on a suitable stove, and have bought the appropriate Arada External Air Supply Kit, please refer to the instructions included with the kit on how to install it.
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Figure 1: Fitting the ue outlet for a rear ue con guration. Figure 2: Fitting the ue outlet for a top ue con guration. The outlet pipe ange is pre tted with a gasket rope seal. Additional re cement may be added if required.
Figure 3: Fitting the ue pipe inside the spigot. 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.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide • Insert throat plate assembly into the re box and manoeuvre so that the throat plate drops into the landing plate cut- outs. • Raise the throat plate assembly vertically out of the landing slots ensuring the front edge remains behind the front edge of the air wash lip, see g 4.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 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’...
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide minimum e ective height of the ue must be at least 4.5 metres from the top of the stove to the top of the ue outlet. When warm the ue draught should be between 0.1 to 0.2 mb.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide If the chimney is old (i.e: built of brick or stone without a liner) or being opened up for reuse additional checks and smoke testing as described in Appendix E of the Approved Document J 2010 Edition should also be carried out to ensure the ue and chimney are in good operating condition.
How changes in the weather can e ect the performance of the stove. Using the correct fuels. 5 Before using your stove Arada stoves are designed to be operated with the re door(s) closed at all times, apart from refuelling (when alight) or cleaning (when cold). BK575 Rev02...
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Ensure that you have read and understood these instructions before lighting the re. Our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/aradastoves features a collection of videos designed to help you get the best from your Arada stove. Always wear suitable protective re gloves when refuelling your stove, such as the Arada glove supplied with your stove.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide You may hear your stove produce clicking or ticking noises whilst it heats up or cools down. This is completely normal and is produced by the expansion and contraction of the steel components in your stove when its temperature changes.
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 7 Air controls Our DEFRA stoves have one air inlet control for easy operation. The air inlet provides air through the base of the stove, via the control slider located under the base of the door.
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Figure 7: Air control positions. BK575 Rev02...
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 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. With the air control set to maximum (fully to the left) light the relighter and push the door up to a point where it is 10mm ajar.
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide Always re-fuel onto a hot bed of glowing embers. Always ensure the re is well alight after re-fuelling before leaving the stove unattended. The average fuel load of the stove is 1.3kg per hour of dry well seasoned hardwood providing approximately 4.5kWh of heat with the air control set...
As a leading manufacturer we are conscious of being able to support all our stove users with the supply of spare parts to ensure your continued enjoyment 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.
All replacement parts or accessories can be ordered from your local stove dealer or online direct from Arada at visit www.aradastoves.com/support. It is worth noting that the tting of non-o cial Arada parts to your stove may invalidate its guarantee. 9.5 Ash removal...
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 many years to come. This should only be done when the stove is unlit and cold. 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.
Once again we would like to thank you for buying your Arada stove. When you buy a Arada stove, you are not only buying a rst class appliance, you are buying a commitment from us to look after you and your appliance.
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DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide where you can discover more information about your stove and associated articles. • HETAS www.hetas.co.uk • Solid Fuel Association www.solidfuel.co.uk • Document J Building Regulations (Combustion Appliances) www.planningportal.gov.uk/ • The National Association of Chimney Sweeps (NACS) www.nacs.org.uk/...
DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide 13 Guarantee When you buy an Arada stove, you are not only buying a rst class appliance, you are receiving a commitment from us to look after you and your appliance. 13.1 Guarantee If any part of the main body of the stove fails due to a manufacturing or...
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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.
11. The guarantee is only valid where any spare parts used are supplied by Arada or an approved Arada dealer. The use of spares other than those supplied by Arada Limited shall invalidate the guarantee. Parts can be sourced through an approved dealer or directly from Arada online at www.aradastovesandspares.com.
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