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Operating and Installation Instructions CHARNWOOD LA20i Roomheater Bishops Way, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO3O 5WS, U.K. Tel: (01983) 537799 Fax: (01983) 537788 E-Mail: charnwood@ajwells.co.uk Internet: www.charnwood.com[...]
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Contents Operating Instructions General Points .............................................. 3 Fuels ............................................................. 3 Door Operation ............................................ 3 Lighting ....................................................... 3 Controlling The Fire ..................................[...]
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GENERAL POINTS Before lighting the fire check with the installer that the work and checks described in the installation instructions have been carried out correctly and that the chimney has been swept, is sound, and free from any obstructions. WARNING There must not be an extractor fan fitted in the same room as this appliance as this can cause the[...]
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should be burnt with the secondary air inlet open. RUNNING THE FIRE WITH THE DOORS OPEN The fire may be run with the doors open. This will result in a reduction in efficiency and hence heat output. The more reactive fuels, like homefire, will burn better when the doors are open than fuels like phurnacite, sunbrite and ancit. For safety reasons, if [...]
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more frequently if necessary. The throat plate and flueways may be cleaned with a low fire still burning. Use the scraper tool to scrape any sooty deposits to the front of the plate until they fall off into the fire. More soot will be deposited on the throat plate and in the flueways if the appliance is run at low levels for long periods. If this i[...]
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blockage, and clean if required. D) Do not attempt to relight fire until cause of fume has been identified, if necessary seek professional advice. The most common cause of fume emission is flueway or chimney blockage. For your own safety these must be kept clean. Freezing If a boiler is fitted do not light the fire if there is any possibility that [...]
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HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WARNING Please take care when installing the appliance that the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 are met. Some types of fire cement are caustic and should not be allowed to come into contact with the skin. In case of contact wash with plenty of water. If there is a possibility of disturbing any as[...]
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HOT WATER SYSTEM The optional add-in boiler which may be fitted in the appliance has an output sufficient for domestic hot water heating. If the boiler is fitted then the room heating will be reduced. The hot water system should be a gravity circuit and must be correctly vented as shown in Fig. 6. The steel boiler in conjunction with a double feed [...]
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FLUE CONNECTION AND INFILLING Make the flue connection with the special 150°elbow part no. 010/AV12. Please note that this item is ordered separately from the appliance. The legs of the elbow may be cut on site to suit the chimney. Also note that the legs of the elbow are different lengths to enable some situations to be catered for by turning the[...]
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0 4 5 1 2 3 Add-In Boiler May Be Fitted With Tappings Either Side. FLUE L C 154 i/d 619 554 150° 506 265 405 120 164 260 200 84 260 547 394 CHARNWOOD LA20i OVERALL DIMENSIONS (All dimensions are in mm) Page 10 LA20i 3/99[...]