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Mendip Stoves Insulated chambers
Mendip Stoves are lined with vermiculite heat deflection panels and baffles, these panels are designed to ensure the
maximum efficiency and are an integral part of the clean burn process of the stove. These baffles 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
.
Connection to chimney
Mendip Stoves are factory set up with a top flue outlet, this can be altered from top to rear connection, remove the top
collar and rear cover plate and exchanging collar and plate. Care should be taken to ensure an airtight fit when refitting
collar and plate. A decorative cover plate is included with every stove to cover the hole in the convection top plate.
This collar allows connection to either a masonry chimney or a prefabricated factory made insulated metal chimney.
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.
