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Mendip Stoves Insulated chambers
Mendip Burcott fireplace inset stove is lined with vermiculite heat deflection panels and a steel baffle, these panels
are designed to ensure the maximum efficiency and are an integral part of the clean burn process of the stove. These
vermiculite bricks should not be removed other than for cleaning the stove. Any defective panels should be replaced.
Place fuel into the fire fire chamber of your stove, impact from logs can cause the heat deflection panel to crack
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Connection to chimney
Mendip Burcott fireplace inset stove has a flue collar 30 degrees , this is to allow easier fitting of a flexible liner to the
stove. Mendip stoves recommends the use of a stainless steel flue liner on all installations into a traditional chimney.
Connect the stove collar to the flexible flue liner before installation of the stove and fit the collar back to the stove once
the stove has been installed insitu.
Commissioning and handover
Ensure loose parts are fitted in accordance with the instructions given in the instruction booklet. On completion of the
installation allow a suitable period of time for any fire cement and mortar to dry out, a small fire may be lit to check that
smoke and fumes are taken from the stove up the chimney and emitted safely into the atmosphere. Do not run at full
output for at least 24 hours.
On completion of the installation and commissioning ensure that the operating instructions for the stove are left with
the customer. Ensure to advise the customer on the correct use of the appliance with the fuels likely to be used in the
stove and notify them to use only the recommended fuels for the stove.
Advise the user what to do should smoke or fumes be emitted from the stove. The customer should be warned to use a
fireguard to BS 8423:2002 in the presence of children, aged and/or infirm persons.
