background image

Argon F500 Gas

Models

INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

This appliance is hot while in operation and retains its heat for a long period of time after use.  Children,
aged or infirm persons should be supervised at all times and should not be allowed to touch the hot
working surfaces while in use or until the appliance has thoroughly cooled.

To ensure safety, satisfaction and reliable service, this appliance must be installed by a suitably qual-
ified and component person. 

PLEASE RETAIN

F500 OVAL

F500 SLIM

Summary of Contents for Argon F500 OVAL

Page 1: ...er use Children aged or infirm persons should be supervised at all times and should not be allowed to touch the hot working surfaces while in use or until the appliance has thoroughly cooled To ensure safety satisfaction and reliable service this appliance must be installed by a suitably qual ified and component person PLEASE RETAIN F500 OVAL F500 SLIM ...

Page 2: ...t 11 17 Stove Dimensions 12 18 Commissioning the Stove 13 19 Pilot Ignition Check 13 20 Main Burner Check 13 21 Pressure Check 13 22 Pairing the Remote Control 13 23 Technical Data 14 24 First Time Operation 14 25 Remote Control Operation 15 26 Manual Mode 15 27 Setting Celsius or Fahrenheit 16 28 Setting the Time 16 29 Automatic Operation 17 30 Thermostatic Mode 17 31 Program Mode 18 32 Eco Mode ...

Page 3: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO 43 Wiring Diagram 23 44 Exploded View F500 Oval 24 45 Exploded View F500 Slim 25 46 Service Records 26 47 Fault Finding General 27 48 Fault Codes Remote Control 28 3 ...

Page 4: ...ils with in the warranty period under the terms of the warranty The unit must be used for normal domestic purposes only and in accordance with manufacturer s operation instructions LIMITS OF LIABILITY The warranty does not cover Bulbs and Batteries Special incidental or consequential damages injury to persons or Property or any other consequential loss Any issue caused by negligence misuse abuse o...

Page 5: ...o persons 13 The unit may emit a slight harmless odour and smoke when first used This odour and smoke is normal and it is caused by the paint completing the curement process It is recommended to ventilate the room during the first firing 14 Do not strike the glass 15 Do not attempt to burn rubbish on this appliance 16 If this appliance is extinguished on purpose or other no attempt to relight shou...

Page 6: ... extends 300mm in front 150mm to sides 50mm from back 3 Clearance must be maintained to allow for maintenance and part replacement GAS CHECK PASS FAIL 1 Gas Soundness Test 2 Inlet Gas Pressure mbar 3 Burner Pressure mbar OPERATIONAL CHECK PASS FAIL 1 Spillage Test 2 Remote Control Operation 3 Pilot Ignition Check 4 Main Burner Check 5 Customer advised on use of the Stove SAFETY CHECK PASS FAIL 1 C...

Page 7: ...ation Install in accordance with the following The Gas Safety Regulations 1998 as amended B S 5440 Parts 1 2 Installation Maintenance of Flues and Ventilation for Gas Appliances of rated input not exceeding 70kW B S 5871 Parts 1 2 3 Specification for Installation of Gas Fires Convector Heaters Fire Back Boilers and Decorative Fuel Effect Gas Appliances Building Regulations for England Scotland Wal...

Page 8: ...s a ø8mm gas inlet connection located underneath the underside of the burner as shown in Fig 3 The stove is designed to accommodate the routing of the gas feed pipe up through the base of the stove If the gas feed pipe is to be routed through the back of the stove a suitably sized hole can be drilled in the steel body away from the combustion chamber to accommodate same Note An isolation tap must ...

Page 9: ...ine and gas pressure at installation CAUTION The stove must be isolated from gas supply system during any gas soundness testing at pressures in excess of 50 mbar After testing gas supply pipe work open the isolation valve to stove and carry out gas soundness testing at normal working pressure 20 mbar for natural gas and 37 mbar for LPG models With the stove lighting carry out a leak test down stre...

Page 10: ... J From a surface facing the terminal 600 C Adjacent to an opening air brick open ing window etc 400 K From a terminal facing the terminal 600 D Below gutters soil pipes or drain pipes 300 L From an opening in the car port e g door window into the dwelling 1200 E Below eaves 300 M Vertically from a terminal on the same wall 1500 F Below balconies of car port roof 600 N Horizontally from a terminal...

Page 11: ...ving the fixing screws see Fig 10 Fig 8 4 Scatter the bags of embers over the top of the burners as shown in Fig 11 keeping the pilot area second thermocouple clear 5 Position Logs S1 S2 S3 as shown in Figure 12 6 Position Logs S4 S5 as shown in Figure 13 7 Position Logs S6 S7 as shown in Figure 14 8 Position the Firecone Log S8 as shown in Figure 15 9 Check the appliance for Pilot Ignition and cr...

Page 12: ...12 Fig 14 Fig 15 STOVE DIMENSIONS F500 OVAL F500 SLIM Note Dimensions stated are in millimetres unless otherwise stated and may be subject to a slight variation Log S7 Log S6 Fircone Log S8 275 1060 ...

Page 13: ...ure is low check the gas supply pipes are the correct size F If the pressure is too high more than 5 mbar over the appliance may be installed but the gas supply company should be contacted to rectify same G Retighten the screw on the Inlet Pressure Test Point A H Turn the screw on the Burner Pressure test point B on the gas valve by one turn DO NOT REMOVE and connect a manometer I Check that the m...

Page 14: ...g the stove check with the installer that the installation work and commissioning checks described previously have been carried out correctly Ensure that all packaging safety stickers any protective wrapping have been removed and that the glass has been cleaned including all fingerprints on the glass As part of the stove s commissioning and handover the installer should demonstrate how to operate ...

Page 15: ...o Fig 18 Press hold the Power Button two short beeps are heard and a blinking series of lines appears on the remote display see Fig 19 This indicates that the start sequence has begun during which the ignitor will spark until the pilot flame lights When the pilot flame has lit and stabilised the main burner will ignite light NOTE If the pilot light does not stay lit after several attempts turn the...

Page 16: ... until the display shows OFF see Fig 23 NOTE The burner must cool down for 30 seconds before reignition can be attempted Fig 24 SETTING CELSIUS OR FAHRENHEIT The remote control comes preset to show the tem perature in Fahrenheit and it can be changed to Celsius by pressing holding the Power Button Timer Button simultaneously see Fig 24 NOTE Choosing Fahrenheit results in a 12 hour clock being disp...

Page 17: ...perature and the flame height is automatically adjusted until the set temperature is reached B Program Mode The stove operates for a set period of time Two ON OFF periods per day C Eco Mode The Flame Height modulates from High to Low Flame settings If the room temperature is less than the set temperature the flame height is maintained at the High setting If the room temperature is greater than the...

Page 18: ... the Program Button 6 The Program 1 ON setting will be displayed with the hour setting flashing see Fig 32 Press the Up Arrow Button Down Arrow Button to select the desired ON hour 7 To confirm press the Program Button 8 The minute setting will flash and press the Up Arrow Button Down Arrow Button to select the desired ON minute 9 To confirm press the Program Button 10 The Program 1 OFF setting wi...

Page 19: ...the Eco Mode return to Manual Mode press the Eco Button ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL FEATURES The Argon Stove has three standard additional oper ational features A Child Lock B Countdown Timer C Rear Burner Operation Child Lock To activate the Child Lock and disable the remote control with the exception of the OFF function press the Power Button and Down Arrow Button simultaneously until the Child Lock ...

Page 20: ...tdown Timer Button until the Countdown Timer Symbol Countdown Timer Clock disap pears Rear Burner Operation The Rear Burner can be turned On or Off as desired by pressing the Rear Burner Button until the Rear Button Symbol is displayed and the rear burner is ignited see Fig 38 To deactivate press the Rear Burner Button until the Rear Button Symbol disap pears WI FI OPERATION The Argon Stove can be...

Page 21: ...m 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 manufac turers instructions WARNING NOTE Properly in...

Page 22: ...ont fixing screws see Fig 9 and lifting the front upwards to remove 3 Remove the firebox glass panel by removing the fixing screws see Fig 10 4 Carefully remove the Ceramic Logs and Embers 5 Use a vacuum cleaner and a soft brush to clean the pilot assembly and both injectors It may be easier to access the Injector by removing the throttle NOTE NEVER MODIFY OR BEND THE THERMOCOUPLE 6 Turn on the ga...

Page 23: ...WIRING DIAGRAM 23 ...

Page 24: ...acket SW UIH RBB 017 19 Retaining Bar SW OIH SSRB 033 20 Front Glass SW OIH FGC 034 21 Top Panel SW OIH STP 035 22 Outer Shell SW UIH OBS 036 No Description Part Number 23 Pilot Assembly Nat Gas SW UMM PLA NG Pilot Assembly LPG SW UMM PLA LPG 24 Electrode SW UMM EL 022 25 Electrode Lead SW UMM ELL 023 26 Thermocouple SW UMM TCF 024 27 Gas Valve Nat Gas SW UMM GV60 NG Gas Valve LPG SW UMM GV60 LPG ...

Page 25: ...W UIH FSG 016 18 Retainer Bar Bracket SW UIH RBB 017 19 Retaining Bar SW SIH SSRB 018 20 Front Glass SW SIH FGC 019 21 Top Panel SW SIH STP 020 No Description Part Number 22 Outer Shell SW SIH OBW 021 23 Pilot Assembly Nat Gas SW UMM PLA NG Pilot Assembly LPG SW UMM PLA LPG 24 Electrode SW UMM EL 022 25 Electrode Lead SW UMM ELL 023 26 Thermocouple SW UMM TCF 024 27 Gas Valve Nat Gas SW UMM GV60 N...

Page 26: ...e Registration No Stamp 7TH SERVICE Date of Service Next Service Due Signed RGI Gas Safe Registration No Stamp 2ND SERVICE Date of Service Next Service Due Signed RGI Gas Safe Registration No Stamp 4TH SERVICE Date of Service Next Service Due Signed RGI Gas Safe Registration No Stamp 6TH SERVICE Date of Service Next Service Due Signed RGI Gas Safe Registration No Stamp 8TH SERVICE Date of Service ...

Page 27: ...ectrode Check electrode spark gap and ensure electrode is not shorting on burner body Replace electrode Replace ignition cable Main Burner will not light Thermocouple Switch connec tions reversed Check connections to Gas Valve Control Box Magnet unit not operating properly Replace Gas Valve Short between Interlopers and Switch cable Check connection to Interrupter Insufficient Gas Pressure Check I...

Page 28: ...Pilot Light will not Light on Fault Finding Section F06 4 sec 3 Failed Ignition Sequences within 5 minutes F09 4 sec Fire is not responding Remote Control not synced to Burner See Pairing the Remote Control Section F40 Battery Symbol shown Permanent Low Battery on Remote Control See Battery Replacement Section F46 4 sec Fire is not responding or only responding intermittently Bad Connection betwee...

Reviews: