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Over-Firing
FumeEmission
WarningNote:Properlyinstalledandoperatedthis
appliancewillnotemitfumes.Occasionalfumefromde-
ashingandre-fuelingmayoccur.Persistentfumeemission
ispotentiallydangerousandmustnotbetolerated.If
fumeemissiondoespersistthentakethefollowing
immediateactionsshouldbetaken:
a)Openthedoorsandwindowstoventilatetheroom.
b)Letthefireoutandsafelydisposeoffuelfromthe
appliance.
c)Checkforflueorchimneyblockage,andcleanif
required.
d)Donotattempttorelightfireuntilcauseoffumehas
beenidentified,ifnecessaryseekprofessionaladvise.
Freezing
Chimneyfires
DoorGlassBacksUp
Ifthefireisgoingtobeoutofuseforalongperiod,(for
instanceinthesummer,)thentopreventcondensation,and
hencecorrosion,thethermostatshouldbeleftatthe
maximumsettingandthemaindoorsleftajar.Itisalso
advisabletosweepthechimneyandcleanoutthefire.
Sprayingtheinsideofthedoorsandfireboxwithalightoil,
suchasWD40,willalsohelptokeepallinternalparts
workingwell.
Forthefiretooperatecorrectlyitisimportantthatthe
doorsealsareingoodcondition.Checkthattheydonot
becomewornorfrayedandreplacethemwhennecessary.
Itisrecommendedthat thefireisservicedonceayearto
keepitinfirstclassworkingorder.Aftercleaningoutthe
fireboxthoroughly,checkthatallinternalpartsareingood
workingorder,replacinganypartsthatarebeginningto
showsignsofwear.Checkthatthedoorsealsareingood
conditionandthatthedoorssealcorrectly.Checkthe
operationofthethermostat,bothwhencoldandhot.A
servicingguide,TIS48.isavailableonrequest.
Thechimneyshouldbesweptatleasttwiceayear.Inmost
installationsitwillbepossibletosweepthechimneythrough
theappliance.
Firstremovethefrontfirebarsand thethroatplate.Then
sweepthechimneyensuringthatsootisremovedfromall
horizontalsurfacesaftersweeping.
Insituationswhereitisnotpossibletosweepthroughthe
appliancetheinstallerwillhaveprovidedalternativemeans,
suchasasootdoor.Aftersweepingthechimneythe
applianceflueoutletandthefluepipeconnectingthe
appliancemustbecleanedwithafluebrush.
Aftercleaninganysootfromwithinthefire,replacethe
throatplateandthefrontfirebars.
Differenttypesofsweep’sbrushesareavailabletosuit
differentflueways.Forstandardbrickchimneysawire
centresweep’sbrushfittedwithaguidewheelis
recommended.Forprefabricatedinsulatedchimneysthe
manufacturersinstructionswithregardtosweepingshould
beconsulted.
Checkthat:
a)theairinletisnotobstructedinanyway,
b)chimneysandfluewaysareclear,
c)asuitablefuelisbeingused,
d)thereisanadequateairsupplyintotheroom,
e)anextractorfanisnotfittedinthesameroomasthefire.
Checkthat:
a)thedoorsaretightlyclosed,
b)thethermostatknobisturneddowntotheminimum
settingandtheairwashisclosed,
c)theairinletdamperisclosed(atthebottomleftof the
appliance,seeFig.1.)andthatitisnotpreventedfrom
closingcompletelybyapieceofash,
d)asuitablefuelisbeingused,
e)thedoorsealsareingoodcondition.
Ifthefireisover-firingitwillcauseprematurefailureofthe
internalfireparts.Overfiringisoccurringwhenanyinternal
partsofthefirebegintoglowred.Topreventover-firing
ensurethat:
a)thedoorsealsarekeptingoodcondition,andthatthe
doorsaresealingcorrectly,
b)thethermostatonthefireisworkingcorrectly,
c)asuitablefuelisbeingused.
Themostcommoncauseoffumeemissionisfluewayor
chimneyblockage.Foryouownsafetythesemustbekept
clean.
Ifaboilerisfitteddonotlightthefireifthereisany
possibilitythatanypartsofthesystemmaybefrozen.
Ifthechimneyisthoroughlyandregularlyswept,chimney
firesshouldnotoccur.However,ifachimneyfiredoes
occurthenturnthecontrolknobtotheminimumsetting
(seeFig.1),andtightlyclosethedoorsoftheappliance.
Thisshouldcausethechimneyfiretogooutinwhichcase
thecontrolshouldbekeptattheminimumsettinguntilthe
fireintheappliancehasgoneout.Thechimneyand
fluewaysshouldthenbecleaned.Ifthechimneyfiredoes
notgooutwhentheaboveactionistakenthenthefire
brigadeshouldbecalledimmediately.
Afterachimneyfirethechimneyshouldbecarefully
examinedforanydamage.Expertadviseshouldbesoughtif
necessary.
Differencesinchimneydraughtsmeanthatthebestsetting
oftheaircontrolswillvaryfordifferentinstallations.A
certainamountofexperimentationmayberequired,
howeverthefollowingpointsshouldbenotedandwitha
littlecareshouldenabletheglasstobekeptcleaninmost
situations:
a)Theairwashreliesonasupplyofheatedairtokeepthe
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