Ekol Crystal-5 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

EKOL CRYSTAL-5

– INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

INTRODUCTION

SAFETY

Safety is the most important consideration when using and installing your stove. If not installed and used correctly, a
house fire could result. Installation must comply with relevant national and local Building Regulations and fire safety
standards.

IN THE EVENT OF A CHIMNEY FIRE, EVACUATE THE PROPERTY AND CALL THE EMERGENCY
SERVICES.

Your stove will be heavy and care needs to be taken when lifting - 2 people will normally be required to lift.

UNPACKING

Your stove will have several of its components stored inside the stove itself for transportation.
Take the legs out and attach them one at a time to the underside of the stove – it may help to sit the stove on some
sturdy blocks of wood or bricks whilst you do this. Do NOT use a wrench to tighten any bolts, they should be hand­tight only – cast iron is relatively brittle and can crack if over-tightened.
Do NOT drag the stove on its legs – it must be carefully lifted into place.

The flue spigot can also be bolted to the flue outlet – the stove has two options for flue outlet – one on the top and
one at the rear. - Most people use the top outlet – in this case, remove the blanking plate at the top and secure to the
rear outlet instead, but depending on where you intend to position the stove in relation to your chimney, you may
wish to use the rear outlet.

Inside the stove will also be an ash-pan which sits underneath the grate, and will require regular emptying. You will
also find a detachable tool for removal of the ash-pan.
You will also find a glove which must be used when opening the door or when adjusting air vents when the fire is
hot.

INSTALLATION

Installation of your stove must comply with relevant local and national Building Regulations and fire safety
standards.

TECHNICAL

Model; “Ekol Crystal-5”
Nominal heat output – 5 kW
Gross Weight of Stove (inclusive of packaging) - 66kg.
Net Weight of Stove - 65 kg.
Max Height - 540 mm
Max Width - 395 mm
Max Depth - 365 mm
Flue Diameter - 125mm (5”)
Mean flue gas temperature directly downstream of the flue spigot - 272 degrees C. (with closed doors).
Flue gas mass flow – 3.9g/s
Mean CO emission (at 13% Oxygen) – 0.13%
Efficiency – 80.3%

The stove must not be installed within the specified minimum distances to combustible materials: A gap of at least
800mm needs to left between the stove and any combustible materials at the sides and 820mm to the rear. Adjacent
walls should be of non-combustible materials and construction, preferably masonry or brickwork.

Your stove will require a constant air supply, and should not be used at the same time and in the same room/space as
extractor fans or any device which may draw air supply away from the stove.

The stove should be installed on a level floor with adequate load bearing capacity.
The stove needs to stand on a hearth of non-combustible materials not less than 12mm thick conforming to Building
Regulations.

Normally for most houses in the UK no extra ventilation is required when installing a stove rated at 5kW or less.
Note: The requirements regarding ventilation have been updated in the most recent version of the Building
Regulations and are now based on the air permeability of the house.

NOT suitable for installation in a shared flue system.

If installed in a standard type chimney, a register plate needs to be fitted inside the chimney.

When purchasing flue pipe, 5” diameter is required. The flue pipe must be fitted INSIDE the flue spigot, and sealed

with a generous amount of Fire Cement.

Access should be provided for cleaning the flue to ensure that the passageways for exhaust gases remain free from
obstruction.

We recommend that you have a qualified fitter install your stove. The British recognised standard for solid fuel
installations is HETAS. You can find a HETAS qualified installer in your area by going to the HETAS website –

www.hetas.co.uk.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

The Clean Air Act 1993 and Smoke Control Areas

Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of the district of the authority to be a smoke
control area. It is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any fixed boiler if

located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an offence to acquire an “unauthorised fuel” for use within a

smoke control area unless it is used in an “exempt” appliance (“exempted” from the controls which generally apply in
the smoke control area).

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has powers under the Act to authorise smokeless
fuels or exempt appliances for use in smoke control areas in England. In Scotland and Wales this power rests with
Ministers in the devolved administrations for those countries. Separate legislation, the Clean Air (Northern Ireland)
Order 1981, applies in Northern Ireland. Therefore it is a requirement that fuels burnt or obtained for use in smoke

control areas have been “authorised” in Regulations and that appliances used to burn solid fuel in those areas (other

than “authorised” fuels) have been exempted by an Order made and signed by the Secretary of State or Minister in

the devolved administrations.

The Ekol Crystal-5 has been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning seasoned wood.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here: http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/ .
Your local authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air Act 1993 including designation and supervision of
smoke control areas and you can contact them for details of Clean Air Act requirements.

FUEL

Wood- All types of wood are suitable provided they are well seasoned, UNTREATED, and have a moisture level
between 12% and 20%. For soft woods, typically they will need to have been left in suitable storage for 9+ months in
order for the moisture to evaporate. For hardwoods, this will usually be 18 months+. It is recommended that logs

should be no more than 5” or 125mm in diameter. If you are unsure of the moisture content of your fuel, then you can

buy a moisture meter which will indicate the moisture levels in your fuel. Liquid fuels must NEVER be used.

WARNING: Wet timber should not be used as this will create excess tar deposits in the chimney and stove and could
increase the risk of chimney fire. Timber which is not of a suitable moisture content will also create more smoke and
harmful emissions, and will damage the stove and flue system.