Hi-Flame Precision III HF910 Instruction Manual

Free-standing multi fuel non-boiler stove

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Instruction Manual
Precision III HF910
Free-standing Multi Fuel Non-Boiler Stove
Published September 2012
Please note This appliance must, at
all times, be operated in accordance
with the instructions to minimise the
amount of smoke produced.
You will need to refer to the serial
number of your stove shown above
should you ever need to make a claim
under the Precision Warranty. You will
also find the serial number, beginning
with HF, on the CE plate at the rear of
the stove as well as on the lid of the
www.hi-flame.com
outer packaging.
Ref: HF910 / UK-NI-ROI / V1-ND.15-09-12

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  • Page 1 ® P recision Instruction Manual Precision III HF910 Free-standing Multi Fuel Non-Boiler Stove Published September 2012 Please note This appliance must, at all times, be operated in accordance with the instructions to minimise the amount of smoke produced. You will need to refer to the serial...
  • Page 2 USER WARNING NOTE...
  • Page 4: Standard Features

    IMPORTANT STANDARD FEATURES In the interests of safety please 1 Primary Air Control Air which enters read these instructions carefully under the grate for burning multi fuels, before installing or operating (other than wood). Also used at the your new stove. Even if you have beginning of wood fires installed or operated stoves before, 2 Pre-heated Secondary Air...
  • Page 5: General Dimensions

    GENERAL DIMENSIONS All dimensions in millimetres...
  • Page 6: Technical Data

    TECHNICAL DATA GENERAL SPECIFICATION PERFORMANCE DATA FROM CE EN13240 TEST Precision III Model Name Wood Logs HF910 Model Number (intermittent use): 735 mm Overall Height Nominal Heat Output 10.0 kW 605 mm Overall Width Refuelling Interval 60 minutes 494 mm Overall Depth Efficiency (net) 80.3%...
  • Page 7: Packing List

    INTRODUCTION PACKING LIST Thank-you for purchasing this As soon as you receive your new stove please check that you have a full set of Precision III stove. We are confident that with its state-of-the-art components as set out in the list below. In the unlikely event of a shortage, combustion technology it will warm please report this immediately to the...
  • Page 8: Installation Regulations

    INSTALLATION Other Information Points REGULATIONS The Solid Fuel Association website is a very good source of practical You must ensure that your stove is information www.solidfuel.co.uk. installed by a recognised competent person who is appropriately qualified For additional useful information and in the installation of stoves and that links to the government websites the installation complies with all local,...
  • Page 9: Important Safety Advice

    IMPORTANT SAFETY ADVICE • To ensure your safety make sure that your stove’s installation complies with • Ensure that an approved carbon all local building regulations’ ventilation monoxide detector (BS EN50291:2001) requirements. Low energy houses have is fitted in the same room as the stove. their own particular requirements and It should be powered by a battery these should be strictly adhered to.
  • Page 10: Assembling The Stove

    ASSEMBLING THE STOVE this plate should sit securely on a small ledge at the back of the firechamber, Your new Precision stove is extremely towards the top. The rest of the plate heavy. Always handle with care and sits on top of the side firebricks to make sure that you have additional maintain it at the correct angle and in strong help when you move it.
  • Page 11 For a top flue outlet remove the loose Always use the correct sized Phillips fitted stove lid and unfasten the crosshead screwdriver and be careful blanking plate fixing screws underneath not to damage the bolt heads as these the lid to reveal the flue pipe opening will be re-used.
  • Page 12 YOUR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can IF YOU LIVE IN A UK be found at the following website: SMOKE CONTROL AREA www.smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk. The Clean Air Act 1993 Your local authority is responsible for and Smoke Control Areas implementing the Clean Air Act 1993 Under the Clean Air Act local...
  • Page 13: Recommended Fuels

    RECOMMENDED FUELS – the time between refills. All of this is providing it is fully seasoned wood. The Precision III HF910 stove allows the Never use wet or unseasoned (green) burning of wood in non-Smoke Control wood as this will cause nuisance smoke Areas and approved smokeless multi and a very disappointing fire.
  • Page 14: Prohibited Fuels

    PROHIBITED FUELS content used in their production which will also leave harmful residue inside the Never use your stove like an incinerator. stove and flue system. Burning prohibited ‘fuels’ is an offence For more information about wood fuel in a Smoke Control Area and could visit the DEFRA funded National Energy create nuisance smoke which is also an Foundation website Logpile at...
  • Page 15: Important: First Fires

    UNDERSTANDING HOW IMPORTANT: FIRST FIRES DIFFERENT FUELS BURN Use smaller and shorter ‘gentle’ fires the first five or six times that you fire up Wood and solid fuels (multi fuels) burn the stove, making these progressively in different ways and you will need to bigger, as this will avoid any potential understand these differences if you thermal shock and allow the steel and...
  • Page 16: Burning Wood Logs

    BURNING WOOD LOGS A Kindling This is generally finely chopped wood, approximately 5 to As previously stated wood burns best 10mm thick (1/4” to 1/2”) from your on a bed of its own embers which also supply of logs. Alternatively use dried forms a barrier that reflects heat and twigs or small branches which have also protects the fire grate from being...
  • Page 17 2 The First Refuel Phase For best results: After 10 minutes... Primary Air – close completely Secondary Air – fully open Door – closed Once the embers are starting to glow and the flames start to calm down the first refuelling can take place. For this stage use slightly larger pieces of wood than the lighting wood –...
  • Page 18 are the better the wood is burning. If the log surface is predominately black and / or the flames are a dull orange then there is still some time to go before the fire is operating at full temperature. Maximum height of wood fuel load Never leave the stove unattended after refuelling until the flames are well established on the new logs.
  • Page 19 • Do not burn wood in this stove – the fuel to start burning quickly. This will Precision III HF910 is not an appliance also ensure that there is no build-up of exempted by DEFRA for use in a Smoke harmful gas which could be released Control Area.
  • Page 20: Burning Mineral Fuels

    BURNING MINERAL FUELS metal components and cause permanent damage. Ideally, when fully Do not use in a Smoke Control Area burning the fire should look like a unless you intend to burn an shallow dome. Authorised Smokeless Fuel. When burning good quality mineral See www.smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk fuels the Airwash system (Secondary air) The recommended smokeless fuel load...
  • Page 21: Some Simple Tips

    SOME SIMPLE TIPS REMOVING ASH 1 When refuelling use small regular Wood will produce a lot less ash than loads as this will produce a more multi fuels and it would not be efficient and cleaner burning unrealistic to expect to empty the ash performance.
  • Page 22: Installation

    INSTALLATION limit the Primary air flow and cause excessive heat build-up which could CHECK-LIST eventually warp or burn out the grate. This information is intended to outline Locate the operating tool in the slot at the general principles of installing your the front of the ash pan to make a stove.
  • Page 23 • The fireplace recess or opening is suitably constructed and conforms to all applicable building regulations and can accommodate the stove along with the safe minimum operating distances STOVE required (see page 6 and 23). • Any adjacent walls, next to which a free-standing stove is installed, are of HEARTH a suitable thickness and are of non-...
  • Page 24 handbook (page 6) as well as local, should provide the minimum clearances national and European building for the stove which are outlined in this regulations, whichever is the greater. A handbook. The hearth should extend combustible material is anything which by a minimum of 225mm (9”) from can burn once it gets hot enough and the front of the stove (which includes...
  • Page 25 Providing adequate air space around The recommended minimum height for the stove will allow the stove to the chimney / flue system from the top radiate heat and circulate warm air of the stove to the top of the chimney around the room.
  • Page 26 have been used also have inspection particularly if they are made of old or hatches, irrespective of any other porous brick and / or are jointed with hatches in the system. lime mortar, eventually causing unsightly stains on decorative coverings. Since stoves create flue gases at a much greater temperature than those •...
  • Page 27 COMMISSIONING The British Flue and Chimney Manufacturers Association website, 1 Internal Parts Confirm that all accessed through www.feta.co.uk/ internal parts of the stove are correctly bfcma, produces an authoritative and fitted, including the baffle plate informative download Yellow Guide to 2 Doors and Seals Confirm that the solid fuel flues and chimneys.
  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLE-SHOOTING chimney closure (registration) plate and chimney has as many cleaning CHIMNEY FIRE access points as practicable to enable If your stove has been installed comprehensive removal of soot, correctly and you have also operated it creosote and other debris from every correctly and regularly carried out the point in the system.
  • Page 29 should be immediately closed to let the the room and let the fire go out to fire die down to an acceptable level and allow the stove to cool. Never pour to reduce the heat output which will in water onto the fire as this could cause turn eliminate the glow from the over- cast iron components to break heated components.
  • Page 30 temperatures can also temporarily stabiliser in the flue pipe may need to effect the performance of the chimney be fitted to ensure that the stove will draught and consequently its always operate under a stable draught effectiveness in removing smoke and to allow the stove’s controls to fumes from the stove’s firechamber.
  • Page 31 gauge will provide you with the best air controls are in the fully open indication of whether or not your stove position, will provide limited heat is operating effectively. output. Check that any permanent air vent fitted to supply the extra •...
  • Page 32: Routine Checks

    ROUTINE CHECKS Secondary air as this air flows down and over the glass to help burn and During routine checks if you notice wash away any particulates that have anything wrong with your stove then it accumulated there. See pages 15 – 19 should be rectified immediately.
  • Page 33: Standing Down

    STANDING DOWN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE There will be some point in the year • Baffle Plate and Flue Way when you will not need to use your During the heating season check the stove for a considerable time and taking flue way and baffle plate at least once care to clean it thoroughly then will a month to start with and remove any save you much time later.
  • Page 34 side firebrick. Swing the plate around at that minor cracks are perfectly normal this angle so that the right hand side of due to the high temperatures created the baffle plate can be manoeuvred out inside the stove. If necessary small through the door.
  • Page 35 make sure that all traces of the cleaning traditional ‘stove black’ polish which fluid have been removed and the glass your Precision dealer can supply. is thoroughly dry as any residue can be Make sure the stove is cold and use ‘baked’...
  • Page 36: Annual Service

    ANNUAL SERVICE Door Seal Check that this continues to make an air-tight seal and replace In the interests of safety it is important if necessary. Ensure that the new rope that your Precision stove is serviced on joint is also in the middle at the base an annual basis in accordance with the of the rope seal channel.
  • Page 37: First Service

    Date FIRST SERVICE Work carried out: Next Service Due Signed Print Dealer’s Stamp or HETAS Registration Number Date SECOND SERVICE Work carried out: Next Service Due Signed Print Dealer’s Stamp or HETAS Registration Number Date THIRD SERVICE Work carried out: Next Service Due Signed Print...
  • Page 38 You must not have allowed made the claim will only be entertained the stove to corrode. Warranty claims by Hi-Flame or their distributors if it for stoves which are more than 12 follows this procedure and complies months old must include the service...
  • Page 39 (including the Under no circumstances shall Installer / installation requirements) and Hi-Flame be liable for any incidental it has been posted to Hi-Flame for our or consequential damage claims of records. any nature whatsoever arising from...
  • Page 40 © Hi-Flame 2015 All rights reserved. Booklet contents may not be copied in whole or in part without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Horse Flame®, Hi-Flame and Precision are the www.hi-flame.com original trading names of Hi-Flame Fireplace (UK) Limited...

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