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Brightwell 500L
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July 2022 v1
Pevex Stoves - Brightwell 500L
– Installation & Operating Manual
FIRE SAFETY
To provide reasonable fire safety, the following
should be given serious consideration.
1. Do not over fire the stove.
2. Over-firing will also damage the painted finish.
3. Install a smoke detector in the room.
4. A conveniently located Class A fire extinguisher to
contend with small fires resulting from burning
embers.
5. A practical evacuation plan.
6. A plan to deal with a chimney fire as follows:-
(a) Notify the fire department.
(b) Prepare occupants for immediate
evacuation.
(c) Close all openings into the stove.
(d) While awaiting the fire department watch for
ignition to adjacent combustibles from over-
heated flue pipe or from embers or sparks
from the chimney.
Picturing Showing a Typical CO Alarm
Provision of an alarm must not be considered a
substitute for either installing the appliance
correctly or ensuring regular servicing and
maintenance of the appliance and chimney
system.
WARNING:-
If the CO Alarm sounds unexpectedly:-
1. Open Doors and windows to ventilate the
room and then leave the premises.
2. Let the fire go out.
WARNING NOTE:
Properly installed, operated and maintained this
stove will not emit fumes into the dwelling.
Occasional fumes from the de-ashing and re-
fuelling may occur. However, persistent fume
emission is potentially dangerous and must not be
tolerated. If fume emission does persist, then the
following immediate action should be taken:
(a) Open doors and windows to ventilate room.
(b) Let the fire out or eject and safely dispose of
fuel from the stove.
(c) Check for flue or chimney blockage and clean
if required.
(d) Do not attempt to relight the fire until the cause
of the fume emission has been identified and
corrected. If necessary seek expert advice.
The most common cause of fume emission is flue-
way or chimney blockage. For your own safety
these must be kept clean at all times.
CARBON MONOXIDE CO ALARM
This is not supplied with your
stove you would purchase this
separately,
The fitting of CO Alarms in the
same room as the appliance is a
compulsory requirement under
cur- rent Building Regulations.
For ROI an additional CO Alarm
must be fitted either inside each
bedroom or within 5 metres of the
bedroom door, refer to Building
Regulations
Part
J.
Further
guidance on the installation of a
carbon
monoxide
alarm
is
available in BS EN 50292:2002
and
from
the
alarm
manufacturers
instructions.
Carbon Moxoxide
Alarm
WARNING
We would also recommend the installation
of a smoke detector in the room that the
stove is installed in.
