INSTALLATION & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL
When installing, operating and maintaining your
Solis Stove respect basic standards of fire safety.
Read these instructions carefully before commenc-
ing the installation. Failure to do so may result in
damage to persons and property. Consult your local
Municipal office and your insurance representative
to determine what regulations are in force. Save
these instructions for future reference.
Please note that it is a legal requirement under
England & Wales Building Regulations that the
installation of the stove is either carried out under
Local Authority Building Control approval or is
installed by a Competent Person registered with a
Government approved Competent Persons
Scheme. HETAS Ltd operate such a scheme and a
listing of their Registered Competent Persons can
be found on their website at www.hetas.co.uk.
Special care must be taken when installing the stove
such that the requirements of the Health & Safety at
Work Act are met.
Handling
Adequate facilities must be available for loading,
unloading and site handling.
Fire Cement
Some types of fire cement are caustic and should
not be allowed to come into contact with the skin. In
case of contact with the skin wash immediately with
plenty of water.
Asbestos
This stove contains no asbestos. If there is a possi-
bility of disturbing any asbestos in the course of
installation then please seek specialist guidance and
use appropriate protective equipment.
Metal Parts
When installing or servicing this stove care should
be taken to avoid the possibility of personal injury.
“IMPORTANT WARNING”
This stove must not be installed into a chimney that
serves any other heating appliance.
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The complete installation must be done in accor-
dance with current Standards and Local Codes. It
should be noted that the requirements and these
publications may be superseded during the life of
this manual.
Please refer to the current standards, BS EN 15287-
1:2007 Design, Installation and Commissioning of
chimneys.
Your Solis stove is supplied with the following items:
•
Ashpan
•
Glove
•
Top Flue Blanking Plate
FLUES
Flues should be vertical wherever possible and where
a bend is necessary, it should not make an angle of
more than 45
o
with the vertical. Horizontal flue runs
should be avoided except in the case of a back outlet
from the appliance, when the length of the horizontal
section should not exceed 150mm.
CHIMNEY
Do not connect to a chimney serving another
appliance.
The stove is a radiant room heater and must be con-
nected to a chimney of the proper size and type.
The chimney must have a cross-sectional area of at
least 30 square inches 19350sq. mm or a diameter of
at least 6” (150mm). It is best to connect to a chim-
ney of the same size, as connection to a larger size
may result in a somewhat less draught.
A flue that has proved to be unsatisfactory, particular-
ly with regard to down draught should not be used for
venting this appliance until it has been examined and
any faults corrected. An existing masonry chimney
should be inspected and if necessary repaired by a
competent mason or relined using an approved lining
system.
The stove must be connected to a chimney with a
minimum continuous draught of 0.06” w.g. Poor
draught conditions will result in poor performance. All
register plates, restricter plates, dampers etc., which
could obstruct the flue at a future date should be
removed before connecting this appliance.
If connecting to an existing chimney with a flue diam-
eter of more that 8” it is recommend to line the flue
using a suitable stainless steel flue liner.
Where a masonry chimney is not available a propri-
etary type of 6”/150mm - twin wall, fully insulated pipe
may be used. The pipe must terminate at a point not
lower than the main ridge of adjacent outside obstruc-
tions. With such installation, access to the chimney
must be provided for cleaning purposes.
