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11 Commissioning the Appliance
If the pipes have not been purged of debris do it before lighting the appliance. Failure to do so will
result in blockages within the burner and pilot.
Burley Appliances is the only company to bench
run and thoroughly test every single gas fire it
produces. Burley is in the unique position of
knowing that every appliance that leaves the
factory is in perfect working order.
The installer should measure the inlet pressure
with the appliance running on high and ensure it
is to specification.
Attach a manometer to the inlet test point and ensure there is a pressure of 20mb (+/- 1mb) for
natural gas appliances or 37mB for propane appliances.
Now turn on every other gas appliance in the house and re-check the pressure. The pressure must
still be within the tolerance of +/- 1mb.
Turn off all other gas appliances and turn the fire down to pilot only, the pressure must still be
within the tolerance of +/- 1mb.
If it is not TRANSCO or BORD GAIS must be called to adjust the regulator to the house before the
fire can be commissioned further.
Any large pressure fluctuation indicates pipe work or governor problems and should be rectified.
Instruct the customer on the operation of the appliance and leave all instructions with them.
12 Lighting the Heater
There are 2 control knobs on the appliance. The left hand one (coloured red) controls On / Off and
High / Low flame. The right hand one (coloured black) is the comfort level thermostat, which turns
the fire to pilot position once the desired temperature is reached. Some people prefer to retain a
flame effect using the left hand knob to control its height whilst keeping the thermostat set on hot.
Others prefer to use the fire purely as a heater in which case they will select a flame height then set
the thermostat to a comfort level. In both cases if the room gets too hot, the thermostat will reduce
the fire to pilot setting.
If during use the pilot is alight but the main burner will not light, check the thermostat position and
if necessary select a warmer setting.
To light the fire, press the left hand (red) control knob for several seconds then turn anticlockwise
to the ignition position. A click will be heard and the pilot (under right side of fuel bed) should light.
If it does not light, repeat the operation a few times. Continue to hold knob for 15 – 20 sec's to
establish the pilot and then release. If pilot fails to establish, turn off, wait 1 minute then repeat
lighting procedure. Rotate the control knob to high flame to light then back to the desired flame
position. If no gas comes through rotate the right knob (thermostat) to a hotter room setting and
the fire will light.
Control the fire by a combination of thermostat and / or flame setting to suit your mode of use.
To turn the fire off, rotate the left hand knob fully clockwise.
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