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CHARNWOOD
LA20i
Roomheater
Operating
and
Installation Instructions
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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CHARNWOOD LA20i Operating and Installation Instructions Contents Operating Instructions General Points.............................................. 3 Fuels............................................................. 3 Door Operation ............................................ 3 Lighting ....................................................... 3 Controlling The Fire .................................... 3 Running The Fire With The Doors Open ..... 4 Ash Clearance.................................
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1 2 3 4 5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CHARNWOOD LA20i Housing Authority will be able to and empty the ashpan. GENERAL POINTS advise you if other fuels may be Before lighting the fire check with burnt. For instructions on burning CONTROLLING THE the installer that the work and checks other fuels please ask your your FIRE described in the installation supplier or Housing Authority for the instructions have been carried out “Charnwood Instruction The rate of burning and hence the correctly and t
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not prevented from closing by spilled fuel or ash. Open Care should be taken to ensure that ash is cool before emptying it into plastic liners or bins. Secondary Air Flap (shown To make ash removal easier there is a closed) special Charnwood ash carrier available. This may be purchased from your supplier or, in case of difficulty, from ourselves. RIDDLING Riddling twice a day is usually sufficient. Do Not Go Beyond 45° Position The fire should be riddled with all When Riddling doors shut. Place
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more frequently if necessary. appliance flueways should be cleaned TROUBLE SHOOTING before lighting. The throat plate and flueways may be cleaned with a low fire still burning. Door Seals Fire Will Not Burn. Use the scraper tool to scrape any For the fire to operate correctly it is Check that: sooty deposits to the front of the plate important that the door seals are in a) the air inlet is not obstructed in until they fall off into the fire. good condition. Check that they do any way, not become
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blockage, and clean if required. fire if there is any possibility that any be kept at the minimum setting until D) Do not attempt to relight fire parts of the system may be frozen. the fire in the appliance has gone out. until cause of fume has been The chimney and flueways should identified, if necessary seek then be cleaned. If the chimney fire Chimney Fires. professional advice. does not go out when the above If the chimney is thoroughly and action is taken then the fire brigade The most comm
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CHARNWOOD LA20i These building regulations state that HEALTH AND SAFETY CHIMNEY the hearth must extend in front of the PRECAUTIONS In order for the appliance to perform appliance by at least 300 mm (12 WARNING satisfactorily the chimney height inches) and to the sides by at least Please take care when installing the must not be less than 4 metres 150 mm (6 inches). If in doubt as to appliance that the requirements of the measured vertically from the outlet of th
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cylinder to BS:1566 part 1 should be plates and the firebricks. Knock out used in most situations, unless the the knock-outs for the boiler tappings appliance is to be fitted in a soft on the appropriate side of the firebox. water area in which case the stainless Remove the backnuts and fibre steel boiler may be used with a direct washers from the boiler tappings and hot water cylinder. fit the boiler into the appliance. Place All pipework in the primary circuit the fibre washers over the tappin
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0 1 appliance and the structural following points: FLUE CONNECTION brickwork with vermiculite (e.g. 1. The bottom grate bars must all be AND INFILLING micafil or similar) concrete. Ensure fitted and should move freely and that there are no air pockets. The Make the flue connection with the easily when the riddling mechanism recommended mix is six volumes of special 150°elbow part no. is operated. vermiculite granules to one volume of 010/AV12. Please note that this item Portland cement thoroughl
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0 1 CHARNWOOD LA20i 394 OVERALL DIMENSIONS 154 84 (All dimensions are in mm) i/d 260 Add-In Boiler May Be Fitted With Tappings Either Side. FLUE C L 150° 619 547 506 405 265 200 554 260 120 164 Page 10 LA20i 3/99 2 3 4 5
