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Regency Alterra Freestanding Wood Fire
installation
1)
Please read this entire manual before you
install and use your new wood fire. Failure
to follow instructions may result in property
damage, bodily injury or even death. Be
aware that local Codes and Regulations may
override some items in this manual. Check
with your local inspector.
2)
THE APPLIANCE AND FLUE-SYSTEM
SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AS/NZS 2918:2001 AND THE AP-
PROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
RELEVANT BUILDING CODE OR CODES.
APPLIANCES INSTALLED IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THIS STANDARD SHALL
COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
AS/NZS 4013 WHERE REQUIRED BY THE
REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
ANY MODIFICATION OF THE APPLIANCE
THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED IN
WRITING BY THE TESTING AUTHORITY
IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN BREACH OF
THE APPROVAL GRANTED FOR COMPLI-
ANCE WITH AS/NZS 4013.
CAUTION: MIXING OF APPLIANCE OR
FLUE-SYSTEM COMPONENTS FROM
DIFFERENT SOURCES OR MODIFYING
THE DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATION OF
COMPONENTS MAY RESULT IN HAZ-
ARDOUS CONDITIONS. WHERE SUCH
ACTION IS CONSIDERED, THE MANU-
FACTURER SHOULD BE CONSULTED
IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.
3)
Select a position for your Regency Heater.
Consult the minimum clearance chart for
your model and set the heater in place. For
close clearance installation use listed double
wall connector systems.
4)
To ensure vertical alignment, suspend a
plumb bob from the ceiling over the exact
center of your heater flue and mark a spot
on the ceiling to indicate the center of the
flue.
5)
Check that the area above the ceiling is
clear for cutting. Re-confirm the clearance
from the heater to combustibles to ensure
that they are within the prescribed limits.
6)
Mark the location of the pedestal base on
the floor, then move the heater aside and
mark the position of the floor protector.
7)
Install flue according to flue manufacturers
instructions. The performance of your wood
fire is governed to a very large part by the
flue system. Too short a flue can cause
difficult start-up, dirty glass, backsmoking
when door is open, and
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INSTALLATION
even reduced heat output. Too tall a flue may
prompt excessive draft which can result in
very short burn times and excessive heat
output.
8)
The floor protector must be of non-com
-
bustible material. Refer to page 8 for floor
protector clearances.
9)
When the floor protection is complete, posi
-
tion the heater with the flue collar centered
under the installed flue.
10)
In areas with seismic activity, Regency
recommends that your unit is secured to the
floor by using the bolt down holes inside the
pedestal.
11)
Do not connect this unit to a flue serving
another appliance.
SAFETY GUIDELINES AND
WARNINGS
1)
Never use petrol, petrol type lantern fuels,
kerosene, charcoal lighter fuel, or similar
liquids to start or ‘freshen up’ a fire in your
heater. Keep all such liquids well away from
the heater while it is in use.
2)
Keep the door closed during operation and
maintain all seals in good condition.
3)
Do not burn any quantities of paper, garbage,
and never burn flammable fluids such as
petrol, naptha or engine oil in your heater.
4)
If you have smoke detectors, prevent smoke
spillage as this may set off a false alarm.
5)
Do not overfire heater. If the flue connector,
flue baffle or the heater top begin to glow,
you are overfiring. Stop adding fuel and
close the draft control. Overfiring can cause
extensive damage to your heater including
warpage and premature steel corrosion.
Overfiring will void your warranty.
6)
Do not permit creosote or soot build-up in
the flue system. Check and clean flue at
regular intervals. Failure to do so can result
in a serious flue fire.
7)
Your Regency heater can be very hot. You
may be seriously burned if you touch the
heater while it is operating, keep children,
clothing and furniture away. Warn children
of the burn hazard. For safety reasons a
guard around the fire is recommended.
8)
The heater consumes air while operating,
provide adequate ventilation with an air duct
or open a window while the heater is in use.
9)
Do not connect this unit to a flue serving
another appliance.
10)
Do not use grates or andirons or other
methods for supporting fuel. Burn directly
on the base or bricks where supplied.
11)
Open the draft control fully for 10 to 15
seconds prior to slowly opening the door
when refuelling the fire.
12)
Do not connect your unit to any air distribu-
tion duct.
13)
Your wood fire should burn dry, standard
firewood only. The use of cut timber, ply
-
wood, “mill ends”, etc. is not allowed as this
fuel can easily overheat your wood fire.
Evidence of excessive overheating will void
your warranty. As well, a large portion of
sawmill waste is chemically treated timber,
which is illegal to burn in many areas. Salt
drift wood and chemically treated fire logs
also must not be burned in your wood fire.
14)
No combustible material should be closer
than the clearances, see page 8.
15)
DO NOT OPERATE WITH BROKEN
GLASS.
BRICK INSTALLATION
Firebrick comes installed in each heater and is
made to extend the life of your heater and to
radiate heat more evenly.
Important:
Remove the packing material from
above and below the top bricks.
Check to see
that all firebricks are in their correct positions and
have not become misaligned during shipping.
