C O N T E N T S
Part 1: Installation Instructions
Important Message to the Owner
Page 1
Important Message to the Installer
Warnings/Cautions
Preliminary Installation Procedures
Page 2
Assembling the Wagener Fairburn
Floor Protector/Hearth Requirements
& Positioning
Wet Back Fitting
Installation Clearances & Dimensions
Page 3
Flue Installation and Diagram
Page 4
Flue Kit Installation Instructions
Page 5
Part 2: Operation & Maintenance Instructions
Message to the Owner
Page 6
Warnings & Cautions
Operating your Wagener Fairburn
Pages 7-8
Maintenance and Cleaning
Page 9
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MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
Ensure that your Fairburn is cold and that there are no hot embers in the fire box.
The outer panels of your Fairburn may be cleaned with a soft dry rag. The Fairburn is coated with “high
temperature black paint” and can be recoated using a spray can of high temperature paint.
Internal Oven Cleaning:
The internal oven has removable wire racks and trays that may be removed for
cleaning with household cleaners or steelo pads. The oven will be self cleaning and will only require a wipe
out, unless there has been a heavy spill.
External Oven Cleaning:
Remove
the two
hot plates from
above the oven
. Place newspaper on floor
directly below the oven door. Using the poker/scraper provided, scrape
across the top and down the right
hand side
of the oven
to remove soot and ash build up. Open the oven door and using the hot plate tool
provided remove cleaning port cover “below oven”. Care should be taken as soot and ash could spill out.
Scrape under oven and remove soot and ash through this opening. You may wish to vacuum this area out if
your vacuum tools will fit. Once clean reassemble.
Ash Removal
Over a period of time ash will build up in your Fairburn Ash Pan requiring removal. Ash build-up will depend
upon the quality and quantity of your fuel.
To empty ashes from the fire box, rake the grate to clear deposits above the grate. Remove Ash Pan and
dispose of contents in a non-combustible container with a tightly fitting lid, and place outdoors immediately to
a location clear of combustible materials. The grate and grate stand are removable if necessary.
Door Glass
Under normal operating conditions, using seasoned fuel, the glass in your Fairburn fire box should remain
relatively clear. If the glass becomes dirty it can be cleaned by dipping a damp paper towel into the dry cold
ashes, and rubbing gently on the dirty glass to clean. If in the unlikely event your door glass breaks it must be
replaced with a 5mm ceramic glass. This can be purchased through your Wagener Stoves Dealer.
NOTE: Do not operate your Fairburn with broken glass and under no circumstance should a non-ceramic
type glass be used as it may explode due to the intense heat inside the fire box.
Secondary Air Tube
This is located on top of the bricks between the firebox and the oven. This should be removed and cleaned
when cleaning around the oven. Note the position it sits in and after cleaning refit correctly.
The Door Seals
The door seal should be checked and adjusted to provide a perfect seal at all times. Excess air entering the
fire box past a faulty seal will make it impossible to achieve a slow burn, and may result in over firing the
Fairburn and causing damage.
Fire Box Bricks
Fire Bricks serve two purposes. Firstly, to protect the steel chassis and secondly to maintain high
temperatures in the fire box to effect complete combustion of the fuel. Cracked and broken bricks should be
replaced. Bricks are a consumable and will wear in time. Remember to place your fuel in the fire box rather
than dropping it in. This will extend the life of your bricks.
Flue Cleaning
Flue cleaning and maintenance is probably best done by a professional who can also advise you on the
condition of your flue and other parts like bricks and seals. This should be done annually. However, if you are
cleaning the flue yourself first allow the fire to go out and the Cooker to cool down. Shut the flue control to
prevent soot falling between the oven & firebox division (turn slot below the flue flange to north/south
position), remove the cowl and rod the flue from the top down. Remove the cooking plates above the oven
and remove the soot through the opening below the flue flange and from on top of the oven.
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Part 1: Installation Instructions
WAGENER FAIRBURN COOKER
(Please keep these Instructions for future Reference)
Important Message to the Owner
Please read fully the Operation & Maintenance Instructions with your Wagener Fairburn
BEFORE lighting
your first fire. Your insurance company may require notification of the installation. Please check.
If a Wet Back is fitted it must be connected to the water supply or damage will result
.
Such damage is not covered by Warranty. Tempering Valves should be installed to the system for safety.
Tempering Valves may be a Permit Requirement. Check with your Building Inspector or Local Council.
BIA: As from 22 April 2003 Automatic Smoke Detectors/Alarms are mandatory in all new homes and
when solid fuel heating appliances are installed. Permits will not be signed off if alarms are not fitted.
Important Message to the Installer
These installation instructions are the results of performance tests on the Wagener Free Standing Multi-Fuel
Cooking Range “Fairburn” Radiant in accordance with AS/NZ 2918-2001-Domestic Solid Fuel burning
appliances – Installation. Clearance tests were carried out by an independent testing laboratory in accordance
with the method described in: - Appendix B “Thermal Testing of Installation Clearances”
Installer’s Responsibilities
Installation of the Wagener Fairburn must be in accordance with these instructions.
Any variation from these installation instructions or any doubts about them must be checked against
requirements of the AS/NZS 2918-2001
The installation must be carried out by a suitably qualified installer.
WARNING: THE APPLIANCE AND FLUE SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AS/NZS 2918: 2001 AND THE APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE RELEVENT BUILDING CODE OR CODES.
THE APPLIANCE AND FLUE SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE MODIFIED IN ANY WAY
WITHOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE MANUFACTURER.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT TO AN UNVENTED HOT WATER SYSTEM
INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AS 3500.4.1 OR NZS 4603 AND THE APPROPRIATE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE RELEVENT BUILDING CODE OR CODES
CAUTION: MIXING OF APPLIANCE OR FLUE SYSTEM COMPONENTS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES OR
MODIFYING THE DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATION OF COMPONENTS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS. WHERE SUCH ACTION IS CONSIDERED, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE
CONSULTED IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.
CAUTION: CRACKED AND BROKEN COMPONENTS, e.g. GLASS PANELS OR CERAMIC TILES, MAY
RENDER THE INSTALLATION UNSAFE.
Flue System
Must be manufactured in accordance with AS/NZ 2918-2001 and tested to Appendix F. See installation
instruction section.
PLEASE LEAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE OWNER WHEN THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETED.
Controls
Oven Use: The Fairburn has only 2 controls.
1. The Air Inlet Control below the glass in the firebox door.
This provides air under the grate and over the glass and controls the rate of burn.
2. Flue Gas Direction Control: Located below and forward of the flue flange, it is a 6mm wide
screwdriver type control sitting flush with cooking surface.
This control either allows the fire gases to go directly up the flue or divert down the firebox side of
the oven by travelling across under the oven, and then coming up the other side of the oven, across
the top and then up the flue.
Heating the Oven - Cooking/Baking
First establish a good base fire in the firebox for at least one hour on full air supply with the flue control open
to the flue (screwdriver slot east/west position).
Caution: refer Over Firing section on page 6
With the fire burning well and a full load of fuel in the firebox turn the flue control anti-clockwise “to the
North/South position” (closing the direct route to the flue). The fire gases are now travelling around the
oven.
As the oven approaches your desired temperature adjust the Air Control (beneath the firebox door glass) to
maintain the temperature you require.
Allow the oven temperature to equalise for 15-20 minutes
. Now your oven is ready for use. Place
your food in the oven, close the oven door, and your oven should maintain its temperature. If additional
wood is required, first open the flue control to spill fire gases directly up the flue. Using the tool provided, lift
the hot plate (situated directly above the fire box) up
5mm for 1-2 seconds
, then remove to add the
required wood, and then replace the hot plate. Adjust your flue control to direct the fire gases around the
oven again. Do not adjust the air control as this will alter the oven temperature.
Note:
The reason for lifting the hot plate 5mm for 1-2 seconds is to allow the fire gases to be swept up the
flue, thus avoiding smoke into the room.
Stove Top Cooking
Again you must establish a good fire and allow the Fairburn to heat up. Never cook food directly on the top
hot plates. The Fairburn is not a BBQ. Always use pots, pans and appropriate cooking implements. When
bringing pots to the boil place on hot plates directly above the fire box then move towards oven side until the
desired rate of boiling is achieved.
To season and maintain Hot Plates when not in use rub with a little cooking oil.
Slow Burning
Ensure that your Flue Control is open and Air Control is fully open (for maximum air flow), and you have a
good base of hot embers. Add a full load of larger pieces of hardwood. Allow to burn for 10-20 minutes
before rotating the Air Control to low (almost closed position).
The Fairburn will burn away for long periods on low.
Reloading after a Slow Burn
At the end of a slow burn rotate the air control to fully open position. Ensure the flue control is open to the
flue. Rake the embers, and re-establish the fire by adding a few small split logs and allow the firebox
temperature to build up before adding the balance of the fuel.
The addition of large quantities of cold fuel to a low fire will reduce the firebox temperature dramatically and
this may result in ‘losing’ the fire. Proceed with fire as before.
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WAGENER Fairburn Installation & Operating Instructions
Part 1: Installation Instructions for
WAGENER Fairburn Cooker
(Please keep these Instructions for future reference)
The Wagener Fairburn has been tested to and complies with
AS/NZS 2918:2001- Domestic Solid Fuel Burning Appliances.
Important Message to the Owner
BEFORE lighting
your first fire PLEASE read fully
the Part 2 Operation & Maintenance Instructions.
Note: Automatic Smoke Detectors/Alarms are mandatory in all new homes and when solid fuel heating
appliances are installed. Permits will not be signed off if alarms are not fitted.
If a Wet Back is fitted it must be connected to the water supply or damage will result
.
Such damage is not covered by Warranty.
Wet backs must be installed by a Registered Plumber.
The cooker installation must be carried out by a suitably qualified installer.
We recommend using an accredited NZHHA Technician
Important Message to the Installer
These installation instructions are the results of independent testing laboratory performance tests on the
Wagener Free Standing Multi-Fuel Cooking Range “Fairburn” Radiant in accordance with
AS/NZ 2918-2001 - Domestic Solid Fuel burning appliances - Installation.
The Wagener Fairburn must be installed in accordance with these installation instructions to comply with
AS/NZS 2918-2001-Domestic Solid Fuel burning appliances.
Any variation from these installation instructions or any doubts about them must be checked against the
requirement of the AS/NZS 2918-2001.
The flue system must be manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS2918-2001 and tested to Appendix F.
When planning your installation consider the weight of the Fairburn (approx. 300kg) and safe lifting and
handling. Take extra care when lowering the Fairburn onto the drawer base to ensure fingers are clear.
WARNING: THE APPLIANCE AND FLUE SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AS/NZS 2918: 2001 AND THE APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE RELEVENT BUILDING CODE OR CODES.
THE APPLIANCE AND FLUE SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE MODIFIED IN ANY WAY
WITHOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE MANUFACTURER.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT TO AN UNVENTED HOT WATER SYSTEM
Install in accordance with AS 3500.4.1 or NZS 4603 and the appropriate requirements of the
relevant building code or codes.
CAUTION
: MIXING OF APPLIANCE OR FLUE SYSTEM COMPONENTS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
OR MODIFYING THE DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATION OF COMPONENTS MAY RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WHERE SUCH ACTION IS CONSIDERED, THE MANUFACTURER
SHOULD BE CONSULTED IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.
CAUTION
: OPERATING WITH CRACKED, BROKEN OR WORN COMPONENTS MAY RENDER THE
INSTALLATION UNSAFE OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CHASSIS.
PLEASE LEAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE OWNER WHEN THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETED
