Safety Instructions; Basic Safety Precautions - Opop ECOMAX 25kW User Manual

1. Safety instructions

1.1

Basic safety precautions

1. Read carefully through the present boiler operating and maintenance manual and request adequate training from the
installer
2. The boiler connection must comply with the applicable regulations
3. Keep the boiler room tidy
4. Do not leave combustible articles in the vicinity of the boiler
5. The boiler may only be operated by persons above the age of eighteen
6. Do not allow children in the vicinity of the boiler
7. Use personal protective equipment – gloves, goggles and a cap
8. Use appropriate work attire avoiding easily combustible materials
9. Remain cautions while handling the stoking and ash pan door
10. Do not try to stoke with you long hair loose
11. Do not attach multiple appliances into one and the same chimney flue
12. Before leaving the boiler room, always make sure the chimney damper and the two doors are shut down
13. Regularly check water quantity in the system as well as the functioning of the safety equipment
14. Make sure the water in the system and the open expansion vessel has not frozen
15. Use specified fuel only
16. Do not leave the boiler unattended, ensure the heat power is consumed in the event the circulation pump stops
to work
17. In the event of boiler overheating, remove the hot firewood from the chute and allow the boiler to cool down
18. Any repairs and interventions with the electric wiring may reserved to an authorised person with a certificate in electric
engineering as provided for in Decree 50/75 Coll.
19. When handling the side covers, disconnect the boiler from the grid by pulling out the plug from the socket
20.
Follow the warning signs
1.2 Fire protection during installation and use of heating appliances
(Excerpts from ČSN 06 1008-Fire safety of local heating appliances a heat sources)
When installing the appliances, the safe distance of at least 200 mm from any construction material must be adhered to.
The distance applies to boilers and smoke ducts located in the vicinity of degree B, C1 and C2 combustibility materials
(for the degrees of combustibility, see the Table)
The safe distance (of 200 mm) must be doubled for any boiler and smoke flues located in the vicinity of C3 degree
of combustibility material.
The safe distance must also be doubled in the event no degree of combustibility of the combustible material is identified.
The safe distance shall be halved (100 mm) in the event of use of a heat insulating non-combustible board of the thickness
of at least 5 mm located 25 mm away from the combustible material (air insulation). A screening board or a protective screen
(over the protected article) must transcend the contours of the boiler including the smoke ducts by at least 150 mm on each side
and project at least 300 mm above the top surface of the boiler. A screening board or a protective surface must also be provided
to any fixtures made of combustible materials unless the safe distance can be adhered to (such as in mobile vehicles, weekend
houses, etc., for details see ČSN 06 1008).
The safe distance must also be adhered to when placing fixtures in the vicinity of the boilers.
If the boilers are located on the floors made of combustible materials, the same must be fitted with a non-combustible heat
insulating pad reaching at least 300 mm beyond the contours of the boiler on the side of the stoking and ash pan openings and
at least 100 mm on the other sides. All materials that display A degree of combustibility may be used as non-combustible heat
insulating pads.
Degree of combustibility of construction
materials and products
A - non-combustible
B - difficult to ignite
C1 – hardly ignited
C2 – normal combustibility
C3 – easily ignited
Construction materials and products classed into degree of
combustibility
(excerpt from ČSN 73 0823)
Granite, sandstone, concrete, bricks, ceramic tiles, mortar
Fireproof plasters, etc.
Acumin, isomin, heraclit, lignos, basalt felt boards, fibreglass
boards, "novodur", etc.
Hardwood (oak, beech) hardboards, plywood,"sirkolit", "werzalit",
hardened paper ("umakart")
Coniferous wood (pine, larch, spruce),particle boards, cork boards,
rubber flooring ("Industiál", "Super")
Fibreboard (hardboard, sololaquers, etc.), cellulose materials,
polyurethane, polystyrene, polyethylene
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