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Esse Bakeheart Owner's Manual

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Bakeheart and Warmheart
Wood Fired Cook Stove
Owner's Manual
OMNI-Test
Laboratories, Inc.
0224WS009S
0224WS009E

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  • Page 1 Bakeheart and Warmheart Wood Fired Cook Stove Owner’s Manual OMNI-Test Laboratories, Inc. 0224WS009S 0224WS009E...
  • Page 2 GENERAL SAFETY All ESSE cook stoves are designed and manufactured to be simple and efficient to use, and we’ve taken great care to ensure that they meet the applicable safety requirements, when appropriately installed and used. Before use, ensure you are familiar with the following: PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE YOU INSTALL AND USE YOUR NEW ROOM HEATER.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. WELCOME TO YOUR ESSE ....................... 5 BEFORE USING YOUR COOK STOVE ....................6 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ....................6 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR COOK STOVE ..................6 SUPPLIED TOOLS AND PARTS ......................8 CO AND SMOKE ALARM........................ 9 VENTILATION ..........................9 FUEL ..............................
  • Page 4 CHIMNEY & FLUE ........................29 CHIMNEY HEIGHT........................34 POSITIONING WITHIN A MASONRY FIREPLACE ................35 FLOOR PROTECTION ........................36 WALL CLEARANCES (CLEARANCE DISTANCES) ................36 FLUE DRAFT..........................37 COMMISSIONING ........................37 4. CONSUMABLE PARTS ......................39...

  • Page 5: 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 6: Before Using Your Cook Stove

    GETTING TO KNOW YOUR COOK STOVE Hotplate Bolster Lid Firebox Oven (Bakeheart Only) Air Controller Air Controller This is used to control the fire intensity, by managing the amount of air supplied to the fire. When moved to the right, there is more air and a fiercer burn rate, whilst...
  • Page 7 The firebox is accessed through the large glass fronted fire door, which is opened by rotating the catch 90° counter-clockwise. On the Bakeheart model, the oven is behind the bottom door, which is also opened by rotating the catch 90°...

  • Page 8: Supplied Tools And Parts

    2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLIED TOOLS AND PARTS Your ESSE cook stove comes supplied with… ✔ ✔ Heatshield • To install on the rear wall ✔ ✔ Glove • For interacting with the controls ✔ ✔ Operating Tool • Hotplate removal & opening doors ✔...

  • Page 9: Co And Smoke Alarm

    Your installer should have ensured that you have a carbon monoxide (CO) and smoke alarm fitted, in the same room as your ESSE cook stove. You should make sure that you are familiar with the operation of these essential pieces of equipment.

  • Page 10: Wood Logs

    Combustion air is drawn into your ESSE stove from four locations, one of which is controllable. It is important to understand the function of each, and where...

  • Page 11: Lifting The Bolster Lid

    Pilot Air Pilot Air enters your ESSE cook stove through a small hole at the front of the base of the appliance. The Pilot Air helps keep the cook stove burning cleanly, even towards the end of a log’s useful life.
  • Page 12 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 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. These symptoms will stop within a short period, but ensure that the room is well ventilated during this ‘settling in’...

  • Page 13: Refuelling

    Controller to control the fire, until the flames are slowly ‘dancing’ on top of the wood logs. 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 14: Cooking On Your Cook Stove

    COOKING ON YOUR COOK STOVE The ESSE Bakeheart both heats local spaces, whilst also being perfect for cooking on the hotplate, in the oven or even directly to the hot embers.
  • Page 15 Your ESSE Bakeheart 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 16 If this does become a problem, the supplied Fireshield (Bakeheart only) can be placed in front of the glass oven door, to help deflect heat away from the user.

  • Page 17: Reduced Burning

    2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Fireshield (Bakeheart only) Fireshield in use (Bakeheart only) REDUCED BURNING Once a fire has established, close down the air control, and ensure that the door is firmly closed. Experimentation with the setting of air controls may be required, depending upon the flue draft and fuel type.
  • Page 18 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 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. As the cook stove top is used for cooking, associated wear and tear will occur.
  • Page 19 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 cook stove. The rope seals on the inside face of the door should be inspected regularly, and replaced as necessary.

  • Page 20: Replacing The Fire Bricks

    2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 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. To do so, remove the hotplate by first inserting the end of the Operating Tool into the hole at the side of the steel disk.
  • Page 21 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Remove the two screws holding the 2. Remove the steel airwash by steel baffle in place. unscrewing the two screws holding it in place, and pulling clear through the front of the cook stove. 3. Remove the steel baffle and baffle 4.

  • Page 22: Replacing The Fire Glass

    2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 7. Slacken the fixing bolt holding the 8. Pull the two air pipes clear from the horizontal air pipe bracket in place, and firebox. swing it clear. 9. Remove the four side fire bricks through the front of the cook stove, insert the replacement bricks, then reverse steps 1 –...

  • Page 23: Chimney Sweeping

    Department for assistance. 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 the firebox of all ash, before closing the door. Position the Air Controller to a central position –...

  • Page 24: Warranty

    WARRANTY Your ESSE cook stove has been built to the highest standard using premium materials, and comes with a two year manufacturer’s warranty. Register your ESSE cook stove, by either completing or returning the supplied Warranty Registration Card, or by registering online at www.esse.com/warranty-...

  • Page 25: 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 box •...

  • Page 26: Planning The Installation

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PLANNING THE INSTALLATION It is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that when installing the appliance, that all applicable Health and Safety requirements 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 standards, relating to the installation of solid fuel appliances.

  • Page 27: Installing The Heatshield

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INSTALLING THE HEATSHIELD Unit is supplied with a heat shield that is to be mounted to the wall. BAKEHEART HEATSHIELD (I-BH-100-005US) WARMHEART HEATSHIELD (I-WH-100-005US)
  • Page 28 3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PRODUCT SPECIFICATION BAKEHEART WARMHEART ESSE cook stoves are hand crafted, so small variations in size can occur.

  • Page 29: Co And Smoke Alarm

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Key Product Specifications Bakeheart Warmheart 2.15 grams per hour 2.15 grams per hour Emissions 75.4% 75.4% Efficiency 10,001 – 46,685 10,001 – 46,685 BTU Range Weight (lbs)* Minimum Flue Draft 12 Pa 12 Pa Flue Diameter 6”...
  • Page 30 3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS As a basic guideline… The minimum chimney internal cross section area must be 6” ✔ (150mm) diameter, or 6”x6” (150mm x 150mm). The chimney must have a minimum height of 13’ (4m) measured from ✔ the top of the stove to the top of the chimney. The chimney must extend at least 3’...
  • Page 31 3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS “T” section package, firestops (where needed), insulation shield, roof flashing, chimney cap, etc. maintain proper clearances to the structure as recommended by the manufacturer. The chimney must be the required height above the roof or other obstructions for safety and proper draft operation.
  • Page 32 3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Method B Using 6” (152mm) inside diameter, listed factory-built Solid-Pak chimney section with insulation of 1” (25mm) or more, build a wall pass-through with a minimum 9” (229mm) air space between the outer wall of the chimney length and wall combustibles.
  • Page 33 3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Method C Starting with a minimum 24 gauge 0.024” (0.6mm) 6” (152mm) metal chimney connector, and a minimum 24 gauge ventilated wall thimble which has two air channels of 1” (25mm) each, construct a wall pass-through. There shall be a minimum 6”...

  • Page 34: Chimney Height

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS sheet metal supports. Ensure that the supports are fastened securely to wall surfaces on all sides. Note:  Connectors to a masonry chimney, excepting method B, shall extend in one continuous section through the wall pass-through system and the chimney wall, up to but not past the inner flue liner face.

  • Page 35: Positioning Within A Masonry Fireplace

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS POSITIONING WITHIN A MASONRY FIREPLACE The cook stove can be positioned within a masonry fireplace, but care must be given where a combustible mantelpiece or beam is incorporated. Remember to incorporate enough room for the bolster lid to be fully opened. Where a mantelpiece or beam of combustible material, (such as wood), is used in the fireplace, it should be a...

  • Page 36: Floor Protection

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FLOOR PROTECTION The cook stove must be placed upon a hearth or floor protector made from non- combustible material(s). The size of the hearth or floor protector must be in line with national requirements, in extending at least the minimum distance to the front, rear and sides of the appliance, and have a total size as indicated.

  • Page 37: Flue Draft

    3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Check a single wall flue pipe is permitted with State and local officials, regarding the building code restrictions within your area. Clearance distances may only be reduced by means approved by the regulatory authority. FLUE DRAFT An appropriate flue draft is essential, for the stove to work safely and efficiently. When installed, and prior to commissioning, a flue draft reading should be taken, to ensure the draft is appropriate.
  • Page 38 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 39: Consumable Parts

    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 40 ESSE Engineering Ltd., Long lng, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 6BJ, UK Tel. 01282 813 235 Fax. 01282 816 876 Website www.esse.com...

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