Valor 326 Owner's Manual

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OWNER GUIDE

This Owner Guide is intende d to help you care for your Valor gas fire.

Please read carefully before using your gas fire and keep for future reference.

This Owner Guide gives sufficient details to enable your gas fire to be operated and

maintained.

IMPORTANT.

Please keep your Owner Guide in a safe place together with the

Installer Guide.

MODEL 326

Radiant / Convector

Gas Fire

Sun~Fire

2

CAUTION

IF YOU SMELL GAS
DON’T SMOKE
EXTINGUISH ALL NAKED FLAMES
DON’T TURN ELECTRICAL SWITCHES ON OR OFF
TURN OFF THE GAS S U PPL Y AT THE METER
OPEN DOORS AND WINDOWS TO GET RID OF THE GAS
IMMEDIATELY CALL THE GAS EMERGENCY SERVICE - SEE YOUR LOCAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

1. As with any gas appliance, this fire must be
installed by a com pet en t per s o n in a c c or dance
with the latest edition of the gas safety
(installation & use) regulati ons.

2. If the fire is intended to be installed to a
chimney which was previously used for solid
fuel, please note that the chimney must be
swept prior to installation.

3. On no account must the fire stand on carpets
or other combustible materials. The fire must
stand behind a non-combustible hearth
surface at least 880 mm wide and 300mm from
front to back. The hearth material must be at
least 12.5mm thick. The periphery of the
hearth (or fender) should be at least 50mm
above floor level to discou rage p l acing carpets,
rugs or other combustible material s ov e r i t.

4. The minimum clea ranc e from th e top surfa ce
of the fire to the unders ide of any s helf made
from wood or other combustible materials is
as follows:-

• For a shelf up to 150mm deep

Minimum height = 203mm

• For a shelf deeper than 150mm

203mm + 12.5mm for every 25mm de pth
over 150mm.

5. It should be appreciated that although this
appliance conforms to all the applicable
standards, it is a heating appliance and certain
parts o f its s urfac e will beco me ho t. A suit ab le
guard which complies with BS 6539 or 6778
should be used for the protection of young
children, the elderly and the infirm. Such a
guard is also recommended for th e protect ion
of pet ani mals.

6. Always switch the fire off and allow to cool
before cleaning or carrying out any
maintenance.

7. Never hang clothing, towels or any other
fabrics over the fire.

8. This fire is fitted with a device which will
automa tica lly s hut off th e supply o f ga s to t he
fire if , for any reason, the pi l ot go e s out. If this
device does operat e or if the fire is tur ned off
accidentally or intentionally, always wait three
minutes bef ore attempting to relight.

9. Soft wall coverings (e.g. embossed vinyl etc.)
which have a raised pattern, are easily a ffec t ed
by heat. They may, therefore, scorch or
become discoloured when close to a heating
appliance. Please bear this in mind when
having a heating a pplia n c e in s t alled and wh en
redecorating.

Please note

When operating your fire for the first time, some vapours
may be g iven off whic h may caus e a slight odour and could
possib ly set off any smoke alarms in the immediat e vicinity .
These vapours are quite normal with new appliances. They
are totally harmless and will disappear after a few hours use.

It is quite common for the radiants to take on a brown tint
after a perio d o f us e . T his is normal w it h all t y p e s o f ceramic
radiant and has no adverse effect whatsoever on the
performan c e or safety of the appli a nce.

Thank you for choosing this Valor gas app liance. T his fire has b een de sig ned to giv e ye ars o f troub le-fre e s ervic e. To maint ain its
optimum p erformance, advantage should be taken of the regular servicing and inspection se rvices available for gas ap pliances.
Annual servicing is recommended. Valor contact telephone numbers are listed on page 5