Valor black beauty 466 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 466

Radiant / Convector

Gas Fire

Black Beauty

2

Thank you for choos ing Va lor.

All Val or gas fi res a re d esign ed to meet th e most stri ngen t qu ali ty, perf orman ce a nd safety r equ ir ements to pr ovid e our

customers with man y years’ trou ble- fr ee servi ce.

Your owner guide aims to improve your understanding and appreciation of your Valor gas fire by providing simple and

informative instructions to ensure that you benefit from the excellent performance and features it has to offer.
In the United Kingdom If you require further assistance or any advice about gas in general, the Valor AdviceLine will be

pleased to help.
Please telephon e 0345-626341 (local call rates apply).

FOR OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS SEE INSIDE BACK COVER.

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Safety 3
General Specification 4
Operation 4

• Flame Se nsi ng & F lue Ventil ation Monitoring Sy ste m

4

• Lighting The Fire

4

• Selecting Burner Setting

4

• Turning Off

4

• Lighting if Ignition Spark Fails

5

Cleaning 5

• General Cle aning

5

• Cleaning Co al Bed

6

Servicing & Maintenance 7

CUSTOMER CARE

CONTENTS

This appliance is for use with natural gas G20)
This appliance is for use in the United Kingdom (GB) and the Republic of

Ireland (IE) only.

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SAFETY

• Soft wall coverings (e.g. embossed vinyls etc.) are easily affected by heat. They may, therefore, scorch or become
discoloured w hen clos e t o a heat ing app liance. P lease be ar this is mind w hen having a heat ing appliance ins talle d and
when redecorating.

• As with any gas fire , t his ap p liance m ust be ins t alle d by a compe t e nt p e rson in accordance w ith t he lat e st editio n of t he
Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations and in accordance with the installation guide supplied with this appliance.

• A shelf mad e of wood or other combustible material may be f itted above the fir e provided that th e f ollowing condit i ons
are satisfied:­For a shelf not more than 150mm deep, there is at least 150mm clearance above the extreme top surface of the fire.
For a shelf of greater depth, there is a n additional clear ance of 12.5mm for each extra 25mm of added shel f depth.
Please bear this in mind if you alter the room.

• A minimum clearance of 100mm must be allowed each side of the fire for ease of servicing and to give easy access to
the control. Please bear this in mind if you alter the room.

• Never throw paper or other material on the fire.

• The fire shou ld not be used without the coal bed in its correct positi on or with a damaged coal bed.

• The fire must never be used without the glass panel in position or with damaged glass. If the glass is damaged the fire

should be switched off and not used until the glass is replaced.

• The glass panel acts as a fireguard conforming to BS 1945: 1971 and satisfies the Heating Appliance (Fireguard)
(Safety) Regulations 1991 but does not give full protection for young children, the elderly or the infirm. Extra security
can be provided by fitting a fireguard which complies with the requirements of BS 6539 (Fireguards for use with Solid
Fuel Appl iances) 1984. Suc h a fireguard is also recommended for the protection of pet animals.

• The glass panel, and areas surround the firebox and hood opening become very hot when the fire is in use. Always
switch the fire off and allow to cool before handling.

• No attempt should be made to clean the bright metal interior of the firebox with metal polish or other abrasives. After
a little use the interior of the firebox will colour. This is quite normal.

• Never obstruct a n y of the openings of th e f ire casing by ha nging clothi ng, towels etc. over th em.

• This appliance is fitted with a device which will automatically shut off the supply of gas to the fire if, for any reason, the

burner goes out or the flue is faulty. If this devic e doe s o perat e or if t he fire is turne d off acc identally or inte ntio nally,
always wait th ree minutes before a ttempting to relight.

Please No t e

When your fir e is operated for the f irst time, some va pours may
be given off which might cause a slight odour and could possibly
set off any smoke alarms in the immediate vicinity. These
vapours ar e quite nor mal w ith n ew a pplia nces. T hey ar e total ly
harmles s and will disappear after a fe w h our s use.

Glass Window
As with all windows, the glass may need to be cleaned both
outside and inside fr om time to time . The window and frame on
this appliance has, therefore been designed to be customer
removable allowing you to clean it without having to call in a
service eng ineer . Detail s of how to remov e the w indo w un it are
given further on in this b ook le t .