Servicing Instructions
IMPORTANT –
ALLOW THE FIRE TO COOL BEFORE COMMENCING SERVICING OR
CLEANING
Servicing
To ensure safe, efficient operation of the appliance, it is necessary to carry out routine servicing
at regular intervals.
The frequency of servicing will depend on the particular installation conditions and the frequency
of use.
We recommend that flues should be swept at least twice a year, during the heating season.
More frequent sweeping may be necessary where fires are burned throughout the year or where
low grade wood or bituminous coal are used as fuels. Fires are provided with removable throat
restrictors to facilitate chimney sweeping and for the removal of soot from the top of the unit. A
small boss flue brush head that will fit to standard rods may be required for the smaller fires.
Where an external soot door is fitted the chimney can be swept from the outside. The throat
restrictor flap can then be closed during sweeping and the soot removed by vacuum (from
above).
Besides chimney sweeping any internal flueways should also be cleaned. Ensure that any soot
that has fallen on to the top of the unit is removed.
A check on the seal between the fire and the fireplace opening and hearth should be carried
out.
Remove and clean the throat restrictor. Replace and ensure correct operation and adjustment.
Finally carry out a smoke draw test as described in Commissioning Section or to the HETAS
recommended requirements.
Removal and Replacement of Throat Restrictors
1.
Remove basket grate of wood burning tray with any log retainer.
2.
Remove the two nuts securing the throat restrictor friction bar on the left sidewall of the
fire.
Care should be taken when removing these nuts so that they do not damage the
thread or shear the studs. Ideally they should be soaked in release fluid before
removing.
3.
Move the throat restrictor to the right hand side and unhook from there by moving it away
from you until it drops down. Pull towards you and lower it out of the front of the fire.
4.
Reassemble, by reversing the above operation and then replace the friction bar and its
securing nuts. Tighten the nuts and check for satisfactory operation, adjusting where
necessary.
Cleaning and Maintenance
The visible front parts of the fire unit and the front edge of the wood tray and ash pan should be
repainted with heat resistant black paint. These parts can be repainted every 1 or 2 years as
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