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Valor 4190 Installer's Manual

For natural gas, for propane gas inset live fuel effect gas fires with ultimatefireslide or fusion front
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  • Page 1 MODEL 4190 (For Natural Gas) MODEL 4191 (For Propane Gas) I n s e t L i v e F u e l E f f e c t G a s F i r e s with U l t i m a t e F i r e s l i d e...
  • Page 2 Kingdom (GB) and the Republic of Ireland (IE) only. This Installer Guide gives sufficient details to enable the appliance to be installed and maintained. If further information is required, our Valor AdviceLine will be pleased to help. Please telephone 0345 626341 (Local call rates apply)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Page Appliance Data ................................General Installation Requirements..........................Contents of Pack..............................……. Preliminary Ignition Check............................Fireplace Requirements............................. Gas Supply Pipe................................Preparing Appliance for Installation........................... Convection Box Installation............................Burner Installation..............................Front Surround & Control Linkage Installation......................Ceramic Coals & Walls Installation .......................... Operating Checks............................... •...

  • Page 4: Appliance Data

    This appliance does not contain any component manufactured from asbestos or asbestos related products. The appliance data label is chained below the burner and is visible when the bottom front cover is removed. Model 4190 Model 4191 Natural (G20) Propane (G31)
  • Page 5 d) The relevant parts of the current editions of the following British Standards:- BS 715 BS 1251 BS 1289 Part 1 BS 1289 Part 2 BS 4543 Part 2 BS 5440 Part 1 BS 5440 Part 2 BS 5871 Part 2 BS 6461 Part 1 BS 6891 BS 8303...
  • Page 6 Suitable flues and minimum flue sizes are as follows:- 225mm x 225mm conventional brick flue. 175mm diameter lined brick or stone flue. 200mm diameter factory made insulated flue manufactured to BS4543. 175mm diameter flue pipe. See BS6461 Part 1 for suitable materials. Single wall, twin wall or flexible flue liner with a minimum diameter of 125mm.
  • Page 7 2.13 Note that soft wall coverings (e.g. embossed vinyl, etc.) are easily affected by heat. They may scorch or become discoloured when close to a heating appliance. Please bear this in mind when installing. 2.14 This appliance must not be installed in any room which contains a bath or shower or where steam is regularly present.

  • Page 8: Contents Of Pack

    3 UNPACKING & PRELIMINARY CHECKS The items required for this appliance are contained in two packs. Pack 1 - Fire Unit contains: Burner & Convection box Unit Eyebolts with front surround Knurled shoulder screw for Nut & olive for 8mm inlet pipe control linkage fixing Ceramic back wall Installation template...

  • Page 9: Preliminary Ignition Check

    Check Ignition Spark Before attempting to install, it is worth checking that the electronic ignition system performs satisfactorily. 3.1.1 Fit the battery to the ignition block located below the burner tray at the left side (see figure 5). The positive terminal (+) is to the right as you insert.

  • Page 10: Fireplace Requirements

    THE FIREPLACE Fireplace size In the United Kingdom the fireplace must comply with the requirements described in section 2.2. The debris catchment area shown in figure 8 must be kept clear of obstructions. Fireplace general condition The fireplace floor should be reasonably flat to ensure that the convection box can be installed without it rocking and so that a good seal can be made at the bottom front of the box.

  • Page 11: Gas Supply Pipe

    5. GAS SUPPLY PIPE A nut and olive are provided for an 8mm pipe inlet connection to the elbow at the bottom front of the appliance. The elbow can be rotated to allow a connection from any direction. The elbow includes a valve for isolating the gas supply. The supply pipe must be rigid material.

  • Page 12: Preparing Appliance For Installation

    PREPARING APPLIANCE FOR INSTALLATION Detach the burner unit from the convection box by removing three screws (see figure 9). Lift the burner unit clear. Fit the two small "U" section seals to the bottom edges of the Fig. 9 Burner attachment points convection box side flanges (see fig.

  • Page 13: Convection Box Installation

    CONVECTION BOX INSTALLATION METHOD (1) - FRONT FIXING TO FIREPLACE SURROUND Make sure that the fireplace front surround area is sound enough to take the rawlplugs and woodscrews. If necessary, make sound with a suitable cement. 7.1.1 Place the convection box centrally in the fireplace in the position in which it is to be permanently installed.
  • Page 14 7.2.7 Fit a cable retainer over the bottom end of each cable (see figure 17). 7.2.8 Pull each cable taut. Push the cable retainers hard up against the “V” brackets. Tighten the screws in the retainers so that they clamp the cables in position. Apply tension to the cables by turning the hexagonal adjusters by hand (see figure 17).

  • Page 15: Burner Installation

    8. BURNER INSTALLATION Refit the burner unit to the convection box with three screws. Connect the supply line to the appliance. Pressure check the installation pipework for gas soundness. In the United kingdom check in accordance with the current edition of BS6891. In the Republic of Ireland check in accordance with the rules in force.

  • Page 16: Front Surround & Control Linkage Installation

    FRONT SURROUND & CONTROL LINKAGE INSTALLATION Rotate the control unit clockwise until it contacts the end of the spindle on the shut-off tap. Pick up the outer surround and slide the control button upwards as far as it will go. Make sure that the bottom of the linking bar is higher than the bottom of the front surround.

  • Page 17: Ceramic Coals & Walls Installation

    10. CERAMIC COALS & WALLS INSTALLATION 10.1 With its feather edge at the top, place the ceramic rear wall into the channel at the back of the fire box.. Push the wall flat against the rear of the fire box. (See figure 24). Fig.
  • Page 18 10.3 Place the rear base coal in the burner compartment behind the front coal. Its rear face should touch the rear ceramic wall (See figure Fig. 26 Rear base coal installation 10.4 The ceramic side walls are marked at the rear bottom corners “L”...
  • Page 19 10.5 Install the 7 loose coals as follows. The smooth surfaces of the coals should be at the bottom and back. 10.5.1 Select the two largest coals Place them in the central two valleys of the front coal (See figure 28). 10.5.2 Place two of the remaining coals in the two outer valleys of Fig.

  • Page 20: Operating Checks

    10.5.3 Place the three remaining coals behind and approximately midway between each of the coals in the front row (See figure 30). Fig. 30 Middle row of coals 11 FULL OPERATING CHECKS 11.1 Check the control The control position markings on the front surround are shown in figure 31. When first turned on from cold, the flames will appear predominantly blue.

  • Page 21: Reference Pressure Check

    11.2 Check reference pressure The appliance is pre-set to give the correct heat input at the inlet pressure shown in section 1 of this manual. No adjustment is necessary. Check the burner pressure by fitting a pressure gauge at the test point. The test point is on the pipe situated below the bottom right corner of the burner unit (See figure 32).

  • Page 22: Final Review

    12 FINAL REVIEW 12.1 Fit the fire front casting to the front surround. Locate the two screw heads at the rear top corners of the casting through the keyhole slots at the inner sides of the surround. If the screw heads do not project enough or project too far, the screws can be adjusted.

  • Page 23: Servicing & Parts Replacement

    13 SERVICING & PARTS REPLACEMENT • Always turn off the gas supply before commencing any servicing (The inlet elbow for this appliance incorporates an isolating valve). • This product uses fuel effect pieces, burner compartment walls and gaskets containing Refractory Ceramic Fibres (RCF), which are man-made vitreous silicate fibres. Excessive exposure to these materials may cause temporary irritation to eyes, skin and respiratory tract.

  • Page 24: Fire Front

    13.3 To remove the fire front surround 13.3.1 Remove the bottom front cover casting. 13.3.2 Lift the fire front casting up and forward to release the locating screw heads at the back of the casting from the keyholes in the surround sides.

  • Page 25: Control Slide Button

    13.4A To replace the control slide button - Ultimate Fireslide front 13.4A.1 Remove the front surround - See section 13.3. 13.4A.2 Swing the rear shield plate towards the centre to access the back of the button. (See fig. 41). 13.4A.3 Remove the screw securing the slide button to the back of the slide unit.

  • Page 26: Thermocouple Interrupter Block

    13.7 To remove the thermocouple interrupter block (see figure 44) 13.7.1 Remove the bottom front cover 13.7.2 Detach the thermocouple from the interrupter block by unscrewing the thermocouple nut. 13.7.3 Detach the two microswitch leads from the interrupter block. 13.7.4 Remove the interrupter block by unscrewing from the gas shut- off tap.

  • Page 27: Gas Shut-Off Tap

    13.10 To remove the shut-off tap(see figure 47) 13.10.1 Remove the burner unit - See section 13.8. 13.10.2 Turn the burner unit upside down. Detach the thermocouple and interrupter block from the tap - See sections 13.7.2 to 13.7.4. 13.10.3 Detach the pilot pipe from the tap. 13.10.4 Detach the inlet pipe.

  • Page 28: Burner Plaques

    13.13 To replace burner plaques (see figure 51) 13.13.1 Remove the 7 loose coals, ceramic side walls, front coal halves, rear base coal and ceramic back wall. The plaques can be then be removed as follows without detaching the front surround or front casting. 13.13.2 Remove the plaque clamping strips by detaching 6 screws.

  • Page 29: Spare Parts - Short List

    14 SHORT LIST OF SPARES KEY NO. DESCRIPTION NO. OFF MAKER’S PART NO. Shut-off tap 540899 Gas flow rate controller 540919 Thermocouple interrupter block 522389 Ignition microswitch 540959 Gas shut-off microswitch 540969 Pilot unit - For Natural Gas Appliances 540979 Pilot unit - For Propane Gas Appliances 544929 Injector (Elbow type) Bray cat 82 size 400 - For Natural Gas...
  • Page 30 BS EN ISO 9001 quality system accepted by the British Standards Institute. The Highest Standards Valor is a member of the Society of British Gas Industries which works to ensure high standards of safety, quality and performance. Careful Installation Valor is a Corgi registered company.

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