Charnwood SLX20 User Manual
CHARNWOOD
SLX20Multi-Fuel
Roomheater
Operating
and
InstallationInstructions
BishopsWay,Newport,IsleofWight,PO305WS,U.K.
Tel:+44(0)1983537799Fax:+44(0)1983537788
E-Mail:charnwood@ajwells.co.ukInternet:www.charnwood.com
CHARNWOOD
SLX20
OperatingandInstallation
Instructions
Contents
OperatingInstructions
GeneralPoints...................3
Fuels..........................3
DoorOperation.................4
MultifuelGrate..................4
Lighting........................3
ControllingTheFire..............4
RunningWithTheDoorsOpen.....4
AshClearance...................4
Riddling........................5
Refuelling......................5
OvernightBurning................5
ThroatPlateandFluewayCleaning...5
SpecialPointsWhenBurningCoal...5
CleaningandMaintenance..........5
Throatplate&FluewayCleaning.....5
ChimneySweeping...............6
TroubleShooting.................6
InstallationInstructions
Health&SafetyPrecautions........8
Performance....................8
Chimney.......................8
HeathandFireSurround..........8
PreparationoftheFireplace........8
FittingtheFire...................9
HotWaterSystem...............9
FittingtheOptionalAdd-InBoiler....9
FlueConnections&Infilling........10
Thermostat....................10
PreLightingCheck..............11
Commissioning.................11
OverallDimensions..............11
BishopsWay,Newport,IsleofWight,PO305WS,U.K.
Tel:+44(0)1983537799Fax:+44(0)1983537788
E-Mail:charnwood@ajwells.co.ukInternet:www.charnwood.com
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONSFORTHE
CHARNWOODSLX20
GENERALPOINTS
Beforelightingthefirecheckwiththeinstallerthatthework
andchecksdescribedintheinstallationinstructionshave
beencarriedoutcorrectlyandthatthechimneyhasbeen
swept,issound,andfreeofanyobstructions.
WARNINGTheremustnotbeanextractorfanfittedinthe
sameroomasthisapplianceasthiscancausetheappliance
toemitsmokeandfumesintotheroom.
Iftheapplianceisfittedinplaceofanopenfirethenthe
chimneyshouldbesweptonemonthaftertheinstallationto
clearanysootfallswhichmayhaveoccurredduetothe
differenceincombustionbetweentheappliance andthe
openfire.
Whenusingthefireinsituationswherechildrenorinfirm
peoplearepresentpleaseuseafireguardtoprevent
accidents.Thefireguardshouldbemanufacturedin
accordancewithBS6539.
PETROLEUMCOKEISNOTSUITABLEFORUSEON
THISAPPLIANCE,ITSUSEWILLINVALIDATETHE
GUARANTEE
Atfirstyoumayfindithelpfultotryseveralfuelstofindthe
mostsuitable.Ifyouareunabletoobtainthefuelyouwant,
askyoursupplieroranapprovedfueldistributortosuggest
analternative,orringtheSolidFuelAssociationHelplineon
Freephone0800600000.
FUELS
Thefollowingsmokelessfuelsaresuitableforuseonthis
appliance:
Ancit(PhurnacitePlus),
AnthraciteLargeNuts,
Centurion,
Cosycoke,
Extracite,
Maxibrite,
Phurnacite,
WelshDrySteamCoal(largeNuts)
Theabovefuelsareallsuitableforuseinsmokecontrol
areas.Inotherareasthefollowingfuelsmayalsobeburnt:
COAL
HousecoalDoubles,Treblesorcobblesmayallbeburnt.Do
notusesingles,smallnuts,orcoaldust.Itisimportantthat
thelargesizecoalisused(i.e.Largerthan2”or50mmin
size).
Thecoalshouldbedry.Whenburningbituminouscoala
littleextracareisneeded.PleaseTakenoteofthesection
“SpecialPointsForBurningCoal”
Wood
OnlyDrywellseasonedwoodshouldbeburntonthis
applianceasburningwetunseasonedwoodwillgiveriseto
heavytardeposits.Forthesamereasonhardwoodisbetter
thansoftwood.Burningwetunseasonedwoodwillalso
resultinconsiderablyreducedoutputs.Thewoodshouldbe
cutandsplitandthenlefttoseasoninawellventilateddry
placeforatleastoneyearpreferablytwoyearsBeforeuse.
PEAT
Ensurethatthepeatiswelldriedbeforeuse.Burningwet
peatwillgiverisetoheavytardepositsandreduceoutputs.
Turnhandle
clockwisetoopen
ThermostatControlKnob
Thermostatflap(behindsidepanel)
AirwashControl
pulltoopen
Fig.1.Controls
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DOOROPERATION
Thedoorsareopenedbyraisingthedoorhandleasshown
inFig.1.Whenthefireisalight,avoidtouchingthedoors
otherthanontheknobsasthemetalwillbecomehot.
Whenclosingthedoorsdonotuseexcessiveforce.
MULTIFUELGRATE
YourCharnwoodisfittedwithamultifuelgratewhich
enablessolidfuel,woodandpeattobeburnedequally
effectively.
Thegratehastwopositions.Oneforsolidfuel,theother
forwoodandpeat.Wheninthesolidfuelpositionashcan
fallthroughthegrateandintotheashpan.Wheninthe
woodpositionashisabletobuilduponthegrateasis
necessaryforeffectivewoodorpeatburning.Movementof
thegratefromonepositiontotheotheriseffectedusing
thetoolsupplied.Thegrateisputintothewoodpositionby
movingthetoolupuntilthetoolisvertical.Thegrateisput
intothesolidfuel positionbymovingthetooldownuntilthe
toolishorizontal.
Ifamixtureofwoodandsolidfuel,orpeatandsolidfuel,is
tobeburntthenkeepthegrateinthesolidfuelposition.
DoNotGoBeyond
45°Position
WhenRiddling
RiddleBetween
Horizontal&
45°Positions
ToolToBe
Horizontal
ForSolidFuel
Tooltobe
Vertical
ForWood
OrPeat
LIGHTING
Placesomepaperanddrykindlingwoodorfirelighterson
thegrateandcoverwithasmallamountoffuel.Turnthe
thermostatcontrolknobtomaximumsettingandlightthe
paperorfirelighters.Closethedoorsandallowthefireto
burnuntilthefueliswellignitedthenloadwithmorefuel
andadjustthethermostattotherequiredlevel.
Oninitiallighting,thefiremaysmokeandgiveoffanodour
asthesiliconpaintwithwhichthefireboxispaintedreacts
totheheat.Thisisnormalandwillceaseafterashorttime.
Inthemeantimetheroomshouldbewellventilated.
Beforerelightingthefire,riddle,removeanyclinkerfrom
thefirebedandemptytheashpan.
CONTROLLINGTHEFIRE
Therateofburningandhencetheoutputiscontrolledby
thecontrolknobonthelefthandsideoftheapplianceand
theairwashcontrolontheright,showninfig.1.Usethe
controlknobonthelefttocontroltheheatoutputfromthe
fireandkeeptheairwashcontrolslightlyopenmostofthe
timetokeeptheglassclean.Itwillnotbepossibletokeep
theglasscleaniftheashwashcontrolisfullyclosed,
particularlyafterrefuelling.Thenumberatthetopofthe
controlknobisthenumberatwhichitisset,thehigherthe
numberthefastertheburningrate.
Fig.2.GrateOperation
RUNNINGTHEFIREWITHTHE
DOORSOPEN
Thefiremayberunwiththedoorsopenifdesiredalthough
thiswillresultinareductioninefficiencyandhenceoutput.
Themorereactivefuels,likehomefire,willburnbetter
whenthedoorsareleftopenthanfuelslikephurnaciteand
ancit.
Forsafetyreasons,ifthefireistobeleftunattendedwith
thedoorsleftopenthenuseasparkguardwhichcomplies
toBS3248.
ASHCLEARANCE
Theashpanshouldbeemptiedregularlybeforeitcomestoo
full.Themostconvenienttimetoremovetheashisjust
beforeriddlingthefiresincetheashwillbeatit’scoolest.
Usetheashpan/riddlingtoolprovidedtoremovethe
ashpan,thefoldupcarryinghandleshouldbeheldwitha
heatproofglove.
Neverallowtheashtoaccumulateintheashpansothatit
comesincontactwiththeundersideofthegrateasthiswill
seriouslydamagethegratebars.Ensurethattheairinlet
damperisnotpreventedfromclosingbyspillagefuelorash.
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Careshouldbetakentoensurethattheashiscoolbefore
emptyingitintoplasticlinersorbins.
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