RAIS Q-Tee series, User Manual

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English RAIS - Manual for RAIS Q-Tee
For the Installer
Finally before firing the stove for the first time a check should be made to ensure that the
assembly and stove installation has been satisfactory and that there are no leaks in any
seals in the appliance and appliance connections to the chimney.
Ensure that the appliance and chimney flue are functioning correctly before finally hand-
ing over to the user. If necessary read the later parts of this manual for guidance on care
required when first lighting.
Inform the user that the appliance has been commissioned and ready to use and give
instruction on the safe operation of the stove.
These Instructions must be left with the user and the user should be instructed to keep
them in a safe place.
Operating instructions
Please note that HETAS Ltd Appliance Approval only covers the use of dry
seasoned wood logs on this appliance. HETAS Ltd Approval does not cover
the use of other fuels either alone or mixed with the wood logs, nor does it
cover instructions for the use of other fuels.
Fuel
The stove is designed and approved in accordance with EN 13240 and NS 3058 for stok-
ing split, dried firewood. The firewood must have a water content of 15-22% and its max.
length should be the length of the combustion chamber minus 50-60 mm.
Stoking with wet firewood causes both soot, environmental pollution and bad fuel
economy. Freshly cut wood contains approx. 50-70% water and is thoroughly unsuitable
for stoking. Count min. 1 year of storage time for newly cut wood before using.
Wood with a diameter of more than 100 mm should be split. Regardless of wood size, it
should always have at least one surface area free of bark.
We do not recommend stoking with painted, laminated or impregnated wood, wood with
a synthetic surface, painted refuse wood, chipboard, plywood, domestic waste, paper bri-
quettes and pit coal, as this will produce malodorous smoke, which could be poisonous.
When firing with the above-mentioned items and amounts larger than those recommend-
ed, the stove is subjected to a larger amount of heat, which results in a higher chimney
temperature and lower efficiency. This can result in the stove and chimney becoming dam-
aged and would void the warranty.
The calorific value of the firewood is closely connected to the moisture level of the fire-
wood. Moist firewood has a low heat value. The more water the wood contains, the more
energy it takes for this water to vaporise, resulting in this energy being lost.