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CONTENTS A warm welcome to Contura. A warm welcome to the Contura family. We hope you will get a great deal of pleasure from your new stove. As a new owner of a Contura stove you have secured a product with timeless design and long service life.
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Efficiency 81,1% Flue gas temperature at nominal output 266°C Flue gas temperature in flue spigot 295°C The undersigned is responsible for the manufacture and conformity with the declared performance. Niklas Gunnarsson, Business area manager NIBE STOVES Markaryd, 1st September 2022...
A sufficient supply of combustion air must always be guaranteed. Air suction systems can interfere with the combustion installation, or maintenance. air supply. The undersigned is responsible for the manufacture and conformity with the declared performance. Niklas Gunnarsson, Business area manager NIBE STOVES Markaryd, January 1, 2022...
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0,13% Distance to cumbustible wall (mm): Behind 150 Beside 500 Corner 150 Production number: Follow the installation instructions. Use only recomended fuels NIBE AB Box 134 SE-285 23 MARKARYD SWEDEN Förbränningsluftsreglage Typskylt HANDÖL Type: 50-series Production no. 7090300236 NIBE AB SE-85 21 Markaryd Sweden...
INSTALLATION DISTANCES Installation distance to walls and ceiling C51L Move the stove in position and check that the installation distances given in the diagrams are met. The minimum distance between the stove opening and combustible parts of the building or décor must be at least 1 m. When top connecting a steel flue please refer to the relevant manufacturer’s installation instructions.
REMOVAL Removing the loose components Fire bars Lift the fire bars straight up, clean the ash from the guide groove in the stove base plate before repositioning it in position. Fire box surround When sweeping, the smoke baffle must be lifted out, this can be done when one side has been dismantled.
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REMOVAL Removing the loose components Stove base plate The stove base plate is lifted out when all the cladding has been removed. Fixed or removable handle The stove handle is fitted on delivery. To make the handle removable, replace the screw for the lock hook with the shorter screw supplied.
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ADJUSTING AND CONNECTING Adjusting and connecting Preparations before rear connection The stove is prepared for top connection on delivery. When connecting from the rear, the cover and connection must be swapped around. • Dismantle the cladding as instructed previously, see page 6-7. •...
CHIMNEY Connection to the chimney Adjusting the stove • Position the stove on the hearth plate. • Adjust the height of the four adjustable feet until the stove is horizontal. max Ø154 After the stove has been adjusted and positioned according to the installation distances, connection to the chimney is carried out.
LIGHTING IN THE RIGHT WAY Wood loading It is important that the correct amount of wood is used, especially when lighting. If you are lighting the fire for the first time you 1. Open the door handle slightly and let the vacuum in the firebox should use a set of scales to see how much 2 kg kindling is.
CHOICE OF FUEL build up in the chimney and could, at worst, lead to a chimney fire. All sorts of logs, such as birch, In addition, it causes the glass of the tiled stove to soot and may beech, oak, elm, ash, conifers and cause discomfort to those living nearby.
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UK Smoke control areas The Contura 51L stove has been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning wood logs and operated in accordance with these instructions and when fitted with a permanent stop to prevent closure of the air control vent beyond the 30% open position when sold into smoke control areas.
IMPORTANT WARNING This stove must not be installed into a chimney that serves any other heating appliance. There must not be an extractor fan fitted in the same room as the stove as this can cause the stove to emit fumes into the room. Properly installed, operated and maintained this stove will not emit fumes into the dwelling.
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Combustion air supply In order for the stove to perform efficiently and safely there must be an adequate air supply into the room in which the stove is installed to provide combustion air. The provision of air supply to the stove must be in accordance with current Building Regulations Approved Document J. Special attention should be taken in newer build properties where the design air permeability is less than 5m3/h.m2.
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• The wood is damp, which causes poor combustion and generates a lot of smoke as a result. • Check the length of the chimney so that it meets NIBE’s • Too low temperature in the firebox, which causes incomplete recommendations, that is a total length of at least 3.5 metres.
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Damper Blocker, mandatory for Smoke Control Areas Position the damper blocker as illustrated. Damper Blocker for C51L...
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NIBE AB · Box 134 · SE-285 23 Markaryd · Sweden contura.eu Contura reserves the right to change colours, materials, dimensions and models at any time without special notice. 811102 IAV/BAV C51L GB-3 Your dealer can give you the most up to date information.
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