Cast Tec Firebox INSET Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

Installation and Operating Instructions Reference: Casttec Firebox INSET version 5 January 2011

Firebox

INSET

INSET SOLID FUEL ROOM

HEATER

FOR INSTALLATION IN

STANDARD BRITISH or IRISH

FIREPLACES CONFORMING TO

BS1251 & BS8303

INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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Intermittent burning solid fuel room heater for installation in masonry

fireplace with a single dedicated chimney.

Wood logs

Mineral fuel (Ancit)

Approx. efficiency

51.4%

61.5%

Nominal Output

3.2Kw

5.0kW

Minimum air space
around fire

Back = 0mm, Sides + Top = 100mm

Minimum clearance to
combustible materials
Must be maintained

Top: 400mm
All other faces: 250mm

Manufactured by Cast Tec Limited

East Side, Tyne Dock

South Shields

Tel. [phone], Fax [phone]

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Installation and Operating Instructions Reference: Casttec Firebox INSET version 5 January 2011

Read these instructions! Use only recommended fuels!

IMPORTANT

Co2 DETECTOR

It is the responsibility of the installer to fit a fully operational Co2 detector in the same room as this appliance.

Contained in this box are the following components

3 x Stove securing bolts and washers
1 x Clamping bracket
1 x Operating tool

(Fig 1) Box contents

Fixing kit comprises three securing bolts and washers and a clamping bracket for securing the stove to your hearth.

INSTALLATION

INSTALLING: a stove is a 'controlled service', the law expects that it is either supervised by a qualified installer or that the building

inspector is informed. Check with your local authority.

ASBESTOS: Your stove does not contain any asbestos, but take care to avoid disturbing asbestos in an old installation.

WEIGHT: Your stove is heavy - take great care when moving it and ensure that the intended fireplace can support the weight- consider

fitting a load distributing plate.

THIS APPLIANCE CAN PRODUCE POISONOUS GASES IF NOT FITTED CORRECTLY. IT, AND ITS FIREPLACE

CAN BECOME EXTREMELY HOT

A fire-guard should be used if children or the infirm are present. The installer is required to EXACTLY follow these

instructions and to completely comply with all local, national and international standards.

Installation and Operating Instructions Reference: Casttec Firebox INSET version 5 January 2011

YOUR CHIMNEY: by becoming warm, makes the gas inside it rise, pulling fresh air into the stove to make it work. It must:

! Generate a draught in use of at least 12Pa (0.05ins wg)
! Be capable of withstanding the temperatures generated.
! Be incapable of leaking fumes into the dwelling

This will commonly be achieved by it:

! Being at least 5m high.
! Terminating at least 1m above any roof ridge.
! Having an internal cross-section not less than 0.018m² (e.g. 150mm diameter) and never more than 0.14m² (e.g. 375 x 375mm)
! Being free from even the slightest crack or source of leakage.
! Having no bends sharper than 45º.
! Being entirely free of obstructions and swept by a qualified chimney sweep.
! Being connected only to this one appliance.
! Being of thick masonry or otherwise adequately insulated.
! Conforming to local building regulations.

Special rules apply where the flue passes through timber, thatch or other vulnerable materials- take specialist advice.
Although it is possible to access the chimney through the fire with the throat plate removed, fit hatches to provide access if needed.

AIR SUPPLY: Your stove needs air to breathe - there must be a permanent fresh air supply into the room in which it is installed equal
to about 550mm² (e.g. 23mm square). This can often be provided by air naturally leaking into the building (it is commonly accepted
that this alone can suffice for appliances <5kW) but in any case of doubt, fit a purpose-made air vent. An extractor fan, or another fuel­using appliance, even in a different room, can remove this air.

LOCATION:

To prevent the risk of fire, the location into which your Stove is fitted must always:

• Have no combustible materials (such as a wooden surround) within 250mm of the stove sides or 400mm above

• Be made of materials able to continuously withstand 250ºC

• Even outside these distances take care in locating vulnerable materials such soft furnishings, decorations and other

flammable materials.

CHIMNEY SWEEPING:

Although it is often possible to sweep the chimney through the fire with the baffle plate removed, consider fitting cleaning hatches to
provide access if needed.

FITTING:

The stove can fit straight into a standard fireplace (Fig 2) conforming to BS1251 & BS8303, which will:

• Have an opening width (A) of between 400 and 420mm,

• An opening height (B) of between 540 and 560mm,

• A flat area (C) extending 70mm around the opening

• Have a heat-resistant hearth extending at least 300mm (D), without obstructions to prevent the door opening.

• Have the chair brick removed.

• Where thin slabs of mineral material (marble, limestone etc.) are used to face a fireplace, we recommend using separate panels, as

shown, to allow for differential expansion.)

• In the case of fixing the stove directly to a flue pipe, a cast iron spigot 6” diameter flue converter can be purchased

separately which fits to the stove via two bolts (Fig 10). This can be reduced down to fit a 5” flue pipe via a reducing ring if
needed.

• Position the stove into the fireplace opening, ensuring that the rope seal on the rear of the stove forms an absolutely airtight seal
against the fireplace. In some cases it may be necessary to knock-out part of the old fireback.

• Position the clamping bracket to the base of the hearth ensuring that it overlaps the rear inside lip at the back of the stove (Fig 3)
Secure the stove with a securing bolt into the hearth through the hole in the base of the clamping bracket (Fig 3) and two securing
bolts into the bottom front of the opening (Fig 4). It is not necessary to fill any small gap behind the appliance – larger gaps can be

filled with rubble, vermiculite granules or mineral fibre.

(Fig 2)