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Esse Ironheart Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 Ironheart Wood Fired Cook Stove Instruction Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. WELCOME TO YOUR ESSE ......................4 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ..................... 5 BEFORE USING YOUR COOK STOVE....................5 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR COOK STOVE ..................5 SUPPLIED TOOLS AND PARTS ......................7 CO ALARM ............................. 8 VENTILATION ..........................8 FUEL ..............................
  • Page 3 COMMISSIONING ........................28 4. CONSUMABLE PARTS ......................29 5. DECLARATION OF PERFORMANCE ..................29...

  • Page 4: Welcome To Your Esse

    Before you fire up your ESSE cook stove for the first time, ensure that your installer has installed the stove in line with the ‘Installation’ section of this manual, and that the flue and chimney has been swept.

  • Page 5: Operating Instructions

    2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING YOUR COOK STOVE Ensure that all protective packaging has been removed. The hotplate has been oiled at the factory to prevent rusting and therefore will require wiping with a damp cloth and drying with a paper towel, before use. This appliance is suitable for burning wood only.
  • Page 6 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS oven temperature), rotate the dial clockwise. To open the damper, (and reduce the oven temperature), rotate the dial anticlockwise. Flue Damper This is primarily used to help manage an occasional excessive flue draft, for example, during adverse weather conditions.

  • Page 7: Supplied Tools And Parts

    If the cook stove is being used primarily to heat the room, we recommend leaving the bolster lids open, allowing heat from the hotplate to radiate into the room. SUPPLIED TOOLS AND PARTS Your ESSE Ironheart comes supplied with… ✔ Glove • For interacting with the controls ✔...

  • Page 8: Co Alarm

    Your installer should have ensured that you have a Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm fitted, in the same room as your ESSE cook stove. This is a requirement of the BS EN 50292:2013 standard, and you should make sure that you are familiar with the operation of this essential piece of equipment.

  • Page 9: Lighting Your Esse Cook Stove

    / width of 80mm. LIGHTING YOUR ESSE COOK STOVE When your ESSE cook stove is first lit, it may smoke, give off an odour, or make ‘ticking noises’. This is quite normal, as the materials used within its manufacture are heated up for the first time.
  • Page 10 We recommend a maximum load of wood logs of 2Kg / hour. It is very important that your ESSE cook stove is not overfired, as this may cause long term damage to the appliance, and invalidate your warranty.

  • Page 11: Refuelling

    Operating Tool and / or Stove Glove to riddle the appliance. The Fire Grate in your ESSE stove is made of two parts – The Grate and the Riddle Plate. The Fire Grate can be ‘riddled’ by sliding the Riddle Plate quickly forwards and backwards, forcing excess ash to fall through the slots in both parts, into the Ashpan below.

  • Page 12: Ashpan

    ASHPAN Your ESSE cook stove will be hot during and after use. Always use the supplied Operating Tool and / or Glove to remove and replace the Ashpan. Only remove the Ashpan when the appliance and ash it contains are cool.

  • Page 13: Cooking On Your Cook Stove

    Always ensure that that the bottom left door is closed during use, or too much air will be drawn into the firebox. Whilst your Ironheart can be used to heat a space, it is primarily a wood fuelled cooker. There are three cooking areas in your cook stove – The oven, hotplate and within the firebox.
  • Page 14 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Your ESSE Ironheart comes supplied with a wire shelf, which can be placed on the steel runner pins in the oven. The wire shelf has a retaining device, to reduce the risk of them pulling free of the cooker accidently.
  • Page 15 Your ESSE Ironheart is cleverly designed to allow the hot gasses from the fire to be directed to the area of the cook stove where it is most required. The Oven Damper should be used to help manage the heat, depending upon which cooking area you wish to use.

  • Page 16: Reduced Burning

    When cooking on your ESSE Ironheart, the supplied Fire Shield can be used to protect the user from heat emitted from the firebox. To install the Fire Shield, simply hang it onto the hand rail in front of the glass firedoor.

  • Page 17: Flue Draft

    CLEANING & MAINTENANCE Your ESSE cook stove should be inspected frequently, and any required maintenance undertaken. We recommend that your ESSE cook stove is serviced once a year by a qualified service professional.
  • Page 18 Ensuring a firm seal between the body of the appliance and the closed door is essential for the efficient and clean burning of your ESSE stove. The rope seals on the inside face of the door should be inspected regularly, and replaced as necessary.
  • Page 19 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS protective equipment. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for application and use. Internal flue The flue ways inside the cook stove should be cleaned as ways part of the annual service, and at the same time as the flue and chimney are swept. Once the fluepipe and chimney have been swept, all of the internal channels that allow the hot flue gasses to pass around and heat the cooker should be cleaned.

  • Page 20: Chimney Sweeping

    Side oven access plate removal CHIMNEY SWEEPING To ensure continued safe and efficient use of your ESSE cook stove, we recommend that your chimney is swept by a professional at least once a year, typically before the stove season. Where the appliance is used throughout the year, we recommend more regular sweeping.

  • Page 21: Seasonal Use

    2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS SEASONAL USE If your ESSE cook stove is to not be used for a period of time, first clean the appliance as described within the ‘Cleaning & Maintenance’ section of this manual. Empty both the Fire Grate and Ashpan of all ash, before closing the door.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Solution • Wet wood logs • Use wood logs with 15- 20% moisture content Window glass • Fuel touching glass • Use a poker to move fuel blackening window back within the fire grate •...

  • Page 23: Installation Instructions

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PLANNING THE INSTALLATION It is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that when installing the appliance, the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 are met. The installation instructions within this manual provide a guide for safe and appropriate installation, but it is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that the requirements of applicable British Standards are met, in particular BS 8303 and BS EN 15287:2007, relating to the installation of solid fuel appliances.
  • Page 24 3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Air Permeability Minimum air vent area (cm²) m3/(h.m²) <5.0kw Not required >5.0kw 27.5 Please consult Document J of the Building Regulations for detailed guidance, particularly for new build properties, where a low air permeability rating may necessitate a permanent external air vent.

  • Page 25: Product Specification

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ESSE cook stoves are hand crafted, so small variations in size can occur. Key Product Specifications Nominal Heat Output (Kw) Weight (Kg)* Minimum Flue Draft 12Pa Flue Gas Mass Flow (g/s) Flue Temperature (°C) Flue Diameter 6”...

  • Page 26: Co Alarm

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS CO ALARM Building regulations require that whenever a new or replacement fixed solid fuel or wood / biomass appliance is installed in a dwelling, a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm must be fitted in the same room as the appliance, in accordance with BS EN 50292:2002.

  • Page 27: Hearth

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Be free from cracks, severe bends, voids and obstructions. (Typically, ✔ the first 500mm should be free from bends, whilst any subsequent bends should not be greater than 45°). Ensure where a flue pipe connects to a chimney, the flue passes past ✔...
  • Page 28 3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS To use the flue draft reading point, make a small piercing through the insulating foam, through one of the two holes in the flue gasket plate. Flue collar inspection panel When both the cook stove and chimney are warm, a reading in a range between 1.25mm wg (12 Pa) and 2.5mm wg (25 Pa) should be expected.
  • Page 29 Please complete, for the owners records and to support any future warranty claims. Retailer information: Name: Address: Telephone number: Installation information: (Essential information - must be completed) Date of installation: ESSE model: Serial number: Installing engineer information: Name: Address: Telephone number: Commissioning checks: (To be completed & signed for)
  • Page 30 The Bolster Lid Rope Seals will also need replacing during the life of the cook stove. The above consumable parts can be ordered through your retailer. If your retailer is unable to supply the consumable parts, or you would like to discuss the availability of spare parts, please contact ESSE directly.
  • Page 31 5. DECLARATION OF PERFORMANCE...
  • Page 32 ESSE Engineering Ltd., Long lng, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 6BJ, UK Tel. 01282 813 235 Fax. 01282 816 876 Website www.esse.com R1 0720...

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