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3.9
Commissioning and handover
Ensure
the installation of this stove is completed in accordance with Current National laws, local
codes, and Regulations in each country. All local Regulations & any Rules in Force, including those
which refer to National and European standards,
must be
observed when installing this product.
Ensure
all parts are fitted in accordance with these instructions.
Check the soundness of door seals, castings, and all joints.
On completion of the installation allow a suitable period for any fire cement and mortar to dry
out, before lighting the stove.
Check the operation of all air controls.
Carry out a final smoke draw test.
Warm the flue within inside the stove with a blowlamp or similar product, for approximately 10
minutes.
Place a smoke pellet on the Centre of the grate.
Ensure
all air controls are fully open.
Close the stove door. The smoke emitted from the smoke pellet should now be drawn fully up the
flue and be seen to exit from the flue terminal.
Complete the test with all windows and doors closed within the room the stove is fitted.
If there are any extractor fans fitted in adjacent rooms the test
must be
repeated with the fans
switched on and running on maximum with interconnecting doors fully open and all external
windows and doors closed.
Check the effect of any ceiling fans that may be installed on their maximum setting.
If the smoke spillage test fails, re-check the flue system and room ventilation. Products of
combustion entering the room are
potentially very dangerous
and the stove must never be left
installed in this condition.
When the fault of the smoke test failure has been identified and rectified another smoke test
must be completed to ensure that no products of combustion enter the room and property.
Check the stove for smoke or fume spillage under normal use, light the stove and slowly increase
the temperature.
Once the stove is under fire check all seals for soundness and check that the flue is functioning
correctly and that all products of combustion are vented safely to atmosphere via the chimney
terminal.
Complete the test with all windows and doors closed within the room the stove is fitted.
If there are any extractor fans fitted in adjacent rooms the test must be repeated with the fans
switched on and running on maximum and with interconnecting doors fully open and all external
doors and windows fully closed.
Check the effect of any ceiling fans that may be installed.
Ensure no products of combustion enter the room and property.
When the appliance reaches its normal operating temperature open the door and carry out a
spillage test with a smoke match or pellet around the door opening.
If spillage occurs allow the stove and chimney system to cool and re- check the flue system and
ventilation. This
must be
rectified to
ensure
safe operation of this stove before handing over to
the end user.
Whenever a stove or chimney is installed or renovated, it is a mandatory requirement that a
Check List and Notice Plate be completed. The purpose of the Check List is to ensure that the
installation has been carried out correctly. The Notice Plate is a record of the installation, the
appliance and fuels that can be used with the chimney. It must be located in a convenient and
accessible location, for example, near a services meter. Completion of the data required on the
Notice Plate can be by the heating appliance installer, builder, chimney supplier/installer or other
competent person.
On the completion of the installation and commissioning
ensure
that the operating instructions
for the stove are left with the customer and user.
