Hotpod Unlimited Instruction Manual

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
User Instructions Pieces of Pod (what all the bits are and what they do) VERSION 3, JUNE 2011 Installation of baffle Lighting your Hotpod Getting the best from your Hotpod Fuel notes Maintenance Safety checklist Troubleshooting Seasonal use and adverse flue and weather conditions...
Page 3: Unpacking Your Hotpod
A WARM WELCOME TO HOTPOD UNPACKING YOUR HOTPOD Thank you for purchasing a Hotpod, we trust that it will bring you as Your Hotpod is made from recycled cast iron, mild steel, and high- much pleasure as ours have brought us.
Page 4: Dimensions
THE HOTPOD SHOULD NOT bE MODIfIED IN ANy wAy USE ONLy GENUINE HOTPOD REPLACEMENT PARTS The Hotpod Unlimited has a 10 year warranty. Warranty terms and conditions can be found at: www.hotpod.co.uk/warranty.asp...
Page 5: Installation Instructions
Hotpod body with a suitable proprietary sealant such as fire cement. VENTILATION: For satisfactory operation with a natural draught, check that sufficient air for combustion is available in the room. The Hotpod should be installed in a room THE fLUE MUST NOT bE SHARED wITH OTHER APPLIANCES.
Page 6: Connection To Flue
CONNECTION TO fLUE: The Hotpod should be connected to the flue by a 125mm smoke pipe, approved for installation with combustible products. We recommend a minimum of 500mm of single walled pipe with cleaning access. The joint between the connection pipe and the flue must be leak tight. Flue connections should be sealed with a suitable proprietary sealant such as fire cement or high temperature rope seal.
Page 7 Volkswagen shock absorber strut. 1: brass ID plaque 3: Secondary air valve / air wash. This is the only really complex bit of the Hotpod and the part which makes it so efficient. The air enters through the valve and is...
Page 8 INSTALLATION OF THE BAFFLE 3. Drop the back edge down and The Hotpod baffle plate is a simple device to keep the flames inside the stove body for towards the back of the stove until it longer, helping make the Hotpod more efficient.
Page 9: Lighting Your Hotpod
1 Empty the ash-pan prior to lighting, when your Hotpod is cold. Never allow the ash- wARNING: THE HOTPOD bECOMES HOT wHEN LIT; PLEASE USE GAUNTLETS pan to overfill as not only will this reduce the efficiency of your Hotpod it can also allow PROVIDED wHEN HANDLING THE STOVE (ADJUSTING AIR-VENT, OPENING the grate to wear prematurely.
Page 10: Getting The Best From Your Hotpod
• Ideally use well seasoned, kiln dried, hardwood (eg. Oak, Beech, or Ash) logs. • 23cm (9”) logs fit perfectly. Your Hotpod door tube is roughly 15cm (6”) diameter. Use good fuel Never burn unseasoned or damp wood. RECOMMENDED MINERAL fUEL:...
Page 11: Maintenance
• If your appliance begins to burn slowly, goes out frequently or if you smell or • When the weather warms up and you stop using your Hotpod it is important to suspect fumes: carry out an annual maintenance check.
Page 12: Troubleshooting
See page 19 for fuel information to light. This is not good for you, your neighbours, your Hotpod or the flue. If you do manage to get the fire lit, the tarry moisture which leaves the firebox can condense in...
Page 13 If a flue blockage or adverse weather conditions cause the Hotpod to emit smoke, do not treat it as merely a nuisance, this smoke will indicate that carbon monoxide is being emitted into the room.
Page 14 HOTPOD ACCESSORIES OTHER HOT CREATIONS Every Hotpod comes complete with its very own Hotrod poker made from retired Volkswagen shock absorbers, and a pair of Hotpod-branded (literally) Gauntlets. Other fire tools available, which are also made out of recycled Volkswagen parts, are the brush, fire tongs and shovel - available individually or as a set complete with stand.
Page 15 +441736 797 285 HOTPOD PENCARN fORGE, CANONSTOwN, HAyLE, CORNwALL TR27 6NA Registered office: The Old School, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1QU Registered in England 05728243 VAT Registration Number 886 9099 45...