Charnwood Country 14B User Manual
CHARNWOOD
COUNTRY14B
RoomheaterwithBoiler
Operating
and
InstallationInstructions
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OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONSFORTHE
CHARNWOODCOUNTRY14B
Beforelightingthestovecheckwith
theinstallerthattheworkandchecks
describedintheInstallation
Instructionshavebeencarriedout
correctlyandthatthechimneyhas
beenswept,issoundandfreefrom
anyobstructions.Donotlightthefire
beforetheboilerandheatingsystem
havebeenfilledwithwaterasthiscan
damagetheboiler.
FUELS
Pleasepaycarefulattentiontothe
specialpointsmadewitheachtypeof
fuelastheywillhelpyoutogetthe
bestfromyourstove.Itmustbe
rememberedthatonlysmokelessfuels
maybeburntinsmokecontrolareas
onthisstove.Ifyouarenotsure
whetheryouareinasmokecontrol
area,thenpleasecheckwithyour
LocalAuthority.
SmokelessFuels
Therecommendedsmokelessfuels
whicharesuitableforuseinsmoke
controlareasonthisstoveareas
follows:
Ancit,(PhurnacitePlus)
AnthraciteLargeNuts,
Homefire,
Maxibrite,
Phurnacite,
SunbriteDoubles,
WelshDrySteamCoal(LargeNuts).
Coal
reducedoutputs.Thewoodshouldbe
cutandsplitandthenlefttoseasonin
awellventilateddryplaceforatleast
oneyearbutpreferablytwoyears
beforeuse.
Peat
Ensurethatthepeatiswelldried
beforeuse.Burningwetpeatwillgive
risetoheavytardepositsandreduced
outputs.
PETROLEUMCOKEISNOT
SUITABLEFORUSEONTHIS
APPLIANCE.ITSUSEWILL
INVALIDATETHEGUARANTEE.
Atfirstyoumayfindithelpfultotry
severalfuelstofindthemostsuitable.
Ifyouareunabletoobtainthefuel
youwantaskyoursupplier,oran
approvedfueldistributortosuggestan
alternative.
DOOROPERATION
Usethedooropeningandashpantool
toopenandclosethedoors.Turnthe
right-handdoorknobanti-clockwise
toopenandclockwisetoclose.(see
Fig.1)
MULTIFUELGRATE
YourCharnwoodstoveisfittedwitha
multifuelgratewhichenablesboth
solidfuelsandwoodtobeburned
equallyeffectively.Thegratehastwo
positions:-
1)Inthesolidfuelpositionthegrate
barsareverticalwithgapsinbetween
allowingtheprimarycombustionair
tocomeupthroughthegrateand
throughthefuelbed.
2)Inthewoodpositionthegratebars
arehorizontal,allowingthe
combustionairtocomeroundthe
sidesofthegrateandoverthetopof
it.Wheninthewoodpositionashis
abletobuilduponthegrateasis
necessaryforeffectivewoodorpeat
burning.
Movementofthegratefromone
positiontotheotheriseffectedusing
thetoolsuppliedasshowninFig.2.
Thegrateisputintothesolidfuel
positionbymovingthetoolupuntil
thehandleisinthe1o'clockposition.
Thegrateisputintothewoodposition
bymovingthetooldownuntilthe
handleisinthe5o'clockposition.To
riddletheappliancewhenburning
solidfuelsthetoolshouldbemoved
betweenthe1o'clockand3o'clock
positionsseveraltimes.Whenburning
woodorpeattheashshouldbe
allowedtobuildupandriddling
shouldonlybecarriedoutonceor
twiceaweek.
LIGHTING
Thestovemaybelitusingdry
kindlingwoodandpaperorfire
lighters.Setthegrateintoeitherthe
woodpositionorthesolidfuel
positionasrequired.Placethepaper,
Housecoaldoubles,treblesorcobbles
mayallbeburnt.Donotusesingles,
smallnuts,orcoaldust
Itisimportantthatlargesizecoalis
used(ie.largerthan2inchor50mm
insize).Thecoalshouldbedry.
Whenburningcoalalittleextracareis
needed.Pleasetakenoteof thesection
"SpecialPointsForBurningCoal".
Wood
Onlydrywellseasonedwoodshould
beburntonthisapplianceasburning
wetunseasonedwoodwillgiveriseto
heavytardepositsinthestove,onthe
glassandwithinthechimney.Forthe
samereasonhardwoodisbetterthan
softwood.Burningwetunseasoned
woodwillalsoresultinconsiderably
ThermostatFlap
(BehindPanel)
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Thermostat
Control
Fig.1StoveControls
Airwash
Control
ClosedOpen
Doorhandle
ToOpen
Riddler
Lever
orfirelighters,andkindlingonthe
grateandcoverwithapproximately2
inchesoffuel.Turnthecontrolknob
tomaximum,andopentheairwash
controlfully(seeFig.1).Lightthe
paperorfirelighters.Closethedoors
untilthefueliswellignitedthenload
withfuelandadjusttheaircontrolsto
therequiredsetting.
Oninitiallighting,thestovemay
smokeandgiveoffanodourasthe
siliconpaintwithwhichthefireboxis
paintedreactstotheheat.Thisis
normalandwillceaseafterashort
time,butmeanwhiletheroomshould
bekeptwellventilated.
Whenrelightingthestove,riddle(if
burningsolidfuel),removeany
clinkerfromthefirebedandthen
emptytheashpan.
CONTROLLINGTHE
FIRE
Therateofburningandhencethe
outputiscontrolledbythecontrol
knobonthesideofthefireandthe
airwashcontrol(seeFig.1).
Thecontrolknobislinkedtoa
thermostatwhichsensestheboiler
temperature.Thenumberatthefront
oftheknobisthenumberatwhichit
isset.
Theairwashcontrolshouldbekeptat
leastslightlyopenmostofthetimeto
keeptheglassclean.Itmaybefully
openedwhenrapidheatingisrequired
ortohelpcleananydepositsfromthe
glass.Itwillnotbepossibletokeep
theglassclean ifthiscontrolisfully
closed,particularlyimmediatelyafter
refuelling.
RIDDLING
Whenburningsolidfuelsriddling
twiceadayisusuallysufficient.When
burningwoodorpeat,ashshouldbe
allowedtobuildupandgenerally
weeklyriddlingwillbesufficient.The
fireshouldberiddledwiththedoors
shut(seeFig2.)Placethetoolonto
theriddlingleverandrotatebetween
the1o'clockand3o'clockpositions
severaltimes.Toomuchriddlingcan
resultinemptyingunburntfuelinto
theashpanandshouldthereforebe
avoided.Ifanyclinkerformsitshould
beremovedfromthefirebed.After
riddling,thegrateshouldbeputback
intothesolidfuelorwoodpositionas
required(thetoolshouldbeinthe1
o'clockpositionforsolidfuelorinthe
5o'clockpositionforwood).
REFUELLING
Keepthefireboxwellfilledbutdonot
overfilltopreventfuelfromspilling
overthetopofthefrontfirebars.
Careshouldbetakenespeciallywhen
burningwoodthatfueldoesnot
projectoverthefrontfirebarsor
damagetotheglassmaybecaused
whenthedoorsareclosed,itcanalso
causetheglasstoblackup.
SolidFuel
Riddle
Wood
Fig2.GrateOperation
ASHCLEARANCE
Theashpansshouldbeemptied
regularlybeforeitbecomestoofull.
Neverallowtheashtoaccumulatein
theashpanssothatitcomesincontact
withtheundersideofthegrateasthis
willseriouslydamagethegratebars.
Theashpansarehandledusingthetool
provided.Careshouldbetakento
ensurethatashiscoolbefore
emptyingitintoplasticlinersorbins.
Tomakeashremovaleasierthereisa
special
available.Thismaybepurchasedfrom
yoursupplieror,incaseofdifficulty,
fromourselves.
Charnwoodashcarrier
SPECIALPOINTS
WHENBURNING
COAL
Whenloadingthestovetakecarenot
tosmotherthefire,insteadfillthe
fireboxintwostageswaitingbetween
eachstagefortheflamestoappear
abovethefire.
Afteraperiodofslumberingalways
turntheaircontroluptomaximum
andwaituntilflamesappearabovethe
fuelbedbeforeopeningthedoors.
Burningcoalwillproducemoresoot
depositsthanotherfuels,especiallyif
thefireisrunatlowlevelsforlong
periods.Itisthereforevitaltoclean
thethroatplateregularly,weekly
cleaningisrecommended.
NeverfullyclosetheAirwashcontrol
whenburningcoal.
SPECIALPOINTS
WHENBURNING
WOODANDPEAT
Thegrateshouldbekeptinthewood
burningpositionandshouldnotbe
riddleduntiltheashbecomessodeep
thatitbeginstoblockthepassageof
airintothefireboxatthesideofthe
grate.Whenthisisthecasedonot
removealloftheashusingthe
riddlingmechanismbutkeepalayer
abouthalfaninchthickasthisenables
thewoodtoburnmoreeffectively.
Whenburningwoodorpeatusethe
airwashcontrolinthesamewayas
described(see"CONTROLLING
THEFIRE")
OVERNIGHT
BURNING
Forovernightburningthefiredoors
mustbeclosed.
Whenburningsolidfueltheashpans
shouldbeemptiedandthefireriddled.
Ifthefireisverylowthenitmaybe
necessarytoaddalittlefuelandturn
thethermostatcontroluptomaximum
forabriefperioduntilthefireis
burningbrightlybeforefillingwith
fuel.Whenthenewfuelhasignited,
thethermostatcontrolshouldbe
turneddowntotherequiredsetting
andtheairwashcontrolmovedtoa
lowsetting.Ifthecentralheating
pumpisoffovernightthenthe
thermostatmaybeleftatthesame
settingforbothdayandnight
operation.Ifthecentralheatingpump
isonovernightthensetthethermostat
controltogivetherequiredlevelof
heating.Someexperimentationwillbe
necessarytofindthesettingsmost
suitablefortheparticularfuelused
andthedrawonthechimney.
Torevivethefire,emptytheashpans,
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riddle,andopentheaircontrolsto
maximum.Whenthefireisburning
wellloadonmorefuelasnecessary
andmovetheaircontrolstothe
desiredsetting.
Whenburningwooduselargelogs
ratherthansmallones.Proceedas
above,butdonotriddlethefireeither
whenshuttingdownorreviving.
CLEANINGAND
MAINTENANCE
Thestoveisfinishedwithahigh
temperaturepaintwhichwill
withstandthetemperatures
encounteredinnormaluse.Thismay
becleanedwithadamplint-freecloth
whenthestoveiscold.Shouldrepaintingbecomenecessary,high
temperaturepaintsareavailablefrom
yoursupplierorfromstoveshops.
Theglassinthedoorsisazero
expansionceramicglass,capableof
withstandingtheheatofthefire.
Beforecleaningtheglassopenthe
doorsandallowthemtocool.Clean
theglassusingadampclothandthen
wipingoverwithadrycloth.Any
stubborndepositsontheglassmaybe
removedwithaproprietarystoveglass
cleanerorceramichobcleaner.Some
depositsontheglassmaybeburntoff
simplybyrunningthefireatafastrate
forafewminutes.Donotuseabrasive
cleanersorpadsasthesescanscratch
thesurfacewhichwillweakenthe
glassandcauseprematurefailure.
THROATPLATEAND
FLUEWAYCLEANING
Itisimportantthatthe throatplateand
allthestovefluewaysarekeptclean.
Whenburningsmokelessfuelsthey
shouldbecleanedmonthly.When
burningotherfuelstheyshouldbe
cleanedatleastonceaweek,andmore
frequentlyifnecessary.Itisnot
necessarytoletthefireoutcompletely
tocarryouttheseoperations.
Thethroatplateisloweredusingthe
dooropeningtool.Slidethetoolinto
thebracketfromtheside,pullthe
throatplateforward,andthenlowerit
asshowninFig.3.Anysootydeposits
shouldthenbesweptfromtheplate
andintothefire.
Whilethethroatplateisloweredclean
anysootydeposits fromtheboiler
facesandtheairwashtubes.
Returnthethroatplatetoitscorrect
position-raisethefrontoftheplate,
pushitbackandthenloweritontothe
retaininglugs.
CHIMNEYSWEEPING
Thechimneyshouldbesweptatleast
twiceayear.Whereatopoutletis
useditwillgenerallybepossibleto
sweepthechimneythroughthe
appliance.
Firstremovethesidefireplates,front
firebarsandthethroatplate.Then
sweepthechimneyensuringthatsoot
isremovedfromallhorizontal
surfacesaftersweeping.
Insituationswhereitisnotpossibleto
sweepthroughtheappliancethe
installerwillhaveprovidedalternative
means,suchasasootdoor.After
sweepingthechimneytheappliance
flueoutletandthefluepipe
connectingthestovetothechimney
mustbecleanedwithafluebrush.
Afterclearinganysootfromwithin
thestove,replacethethroatplate(see
Fig.3),thefrontfirebars,andside
fireplates.
Differenttypesofsweep'sbrushesare
availabletosuitdifferentflueways.
Forstandardbrickchimneysawire
centresweep'sbrushfittedwitha
guidewheelisrecommended.For
prefabricatedinsulatedchimneysthe
manufacturersinstructionswithregard
tosweepingshouldbeconsulted.
Tool
PullForward
SwingDown
Fig.3ThroatPlateLocation
TROUBLESHOOTING
FireWillNotBurn.
Checkthat:
a)theairinletisnotobstructedinany
way,
b)chimneysandfluewaysareclear,c)
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thatasuitablefuelisbeingused,d)
thatthereisanadequateairsupply
intotheroom,
e)thatanextractorfanisnotfittedin
thesameroomasthestove.
f)thereissufficientdrawinthe
chimney,(oncethechimneyiswarma
draughtreadingofatleast0.10inches
watergaugeshouldbeobtained).
DoorGlassBlacksUp
Keepingtheglasscleanrequiresa
certainamountofexperimentationdue
tothedifferencesinthedrawof
differentchimneys.Thefollowing
pointsshouldbenotedandwithalittle
careshouldenabletheglasstobekept
cleaninmostsituations:
a)Theairwashreliesonasupplyof
heatedairtokeepthe glassclean,
therefore,whenlightingthestove
allowthefirebedtobecomewell
establishedbeforeclosingtheair
controls.Thismayalsobenecessary
whenre-fuellingthestove.
b)Whenre-fuellingkeepthefuelas
farbackfromthefrontfirebarsas
possible,donottrytofittoomuch
fuelintothefirebox.
c)Nevercompletelyclosetheairwash
control-asaguideitshouldbeat
leastaquarteropen.
d)Wetwoodorlogsoverhangingthe
frontfirebarswillcausetheglassto
blacken.
Itisalwaysmoredifficulttokeepthe
glasscleanwhenrunningthestove
veryslowlyforlongperiods.
Ifblackeningoftheglassstilloccurs
checkthatallflueconnectionsandthe
blankingplatearewellsealed.Itis
alsoimportantthatthechimneydraw
issufficient,(whenthechimneyis
warmadraughtreadingofatleast
2.54mm,or0.10inches,watergauge
shouldbeobtained),andthatitisnot
affectedbydown-draught.
Whenburningcoalsomeblackening
oftheglassmayoccurbelowthelevel
ofthefrontfirebars.Thiswillnot
obscuretheviewofthefireoraffect
itsperformance.
FumeEmission.
WarningNote:Properlyinstalled
andoperatedthisappliancewillnot
emitfumes.Occasionalfumefrom
de-ashingandre-fuellingmayoccur.
Persistentfumeemissionis
potentiallydangerousandmustnot
betolerated.Iffumeemissiondoes
persist,thenthefollowing
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