RAIS AVANT Manual Manual

Brand: RAIS

Model: AVANT

Category: Wood stove

Type: Manual Manual

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Topas

ENGLISH RAISmanualforRaisTopasandRaisOpus

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INSTRUCTIONSFORINSTALLATION,

USEANDMAINTENANCE

RAISTOPAS&RAISOPUS

IMPORTANTINFORMATION

Onfirstlightingthestoveyoumustbecarefuln ottotoucht hepainted

surfacesanditisMOSTIMPORTANTthatthedooriskeptslightly‘ajar’in

orderforthedoorsealandsealanttocure.

Thiswillpreventthedoorsealstickingtothepaintedbo dyandbecoming

damaged.

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INTRODUCTION...………………………………………………………….. 4

WARRANTY..……………………………… …………………….………….. 4

SPECIFICATIONS……………………………………………… ………….. 5

CONVECTION………………………………………………………………. 6

INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS ………………………………….……… 7

CHIMNEY………………………………………………………….…………. 89

INSTALLATION…………………………… ………………………………... 10

INSTALLATIONWITHTURNTABLE….…………………………………. 11

CHANGEOFCHIMNEYCONNECTION……………………..….……….. 1214

INSTALLATIONDISTANCETOCOMBU STIBLEWALL……………… 15

GENERALINSTALLATION(RIGHTAN GLE)SECUREBASE….….. 16

CORNERINSTALLATION45°…………………………………. 16

360°SWIVELBASE…………………………………………….. 17

INSTALLATIONDISTANCETONONCO MBUSTIBLEWALL………. 17

FORTHEINSTALLER……………………………………………………… 18

OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS…………………………………………….. 19

FUEL…………………………………………………………………………... 19

DRYINGANDSTORAGE…………………………………………………… 20

REGULATIONOFCOMBUSTIONAIR…………………………………… 21

USINGTHEWOODBURNINGSTOVE…………………………………… 22

ADJUSTMENTOFAIRDAMPER…………………………………………. 22

CONTROL………………………………… ………………………………….. 22

FIRSTUSAGE………………………………………………………………… 23

LIGHTINGANDFUELLING………………………………………………… 2425

CLEANINGANDCARE………………… ………………………………….. 26

CLEANINGOFTHEFLUEWAYS………………………………………… 27

PROBLEMSOLVING……………………………………………………….. 28

ACCESSORIESANDSPAREPARTS……………………………………. 29

SPAREPARTDIAGRAMRAISTOPAS…….………...…………………. 3031

SPAREPARTDIAGRAMRAISOPUS……....…………………………… 3233

Revision:

Date :2011

RaisTopasandRaisOpus

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ARaiswoodburningstoveismorethanjustaheatsource:italsoshowsthatyoucare

aboutdesignandqualityinyourhome.

Tomakethemostofyourwoodburningstoveitisimportantthatyoureadthemanual

thoroughlybeforeinstallingandusingit.

Inthecaseofwarrantycoverage,andforgeneralqueriesregardingyourwoodburn

ingstove,itisimportantthatyouknowthestove’sproductionnumber.

Wethereforerecommendthatyounotedownthenumberinthetablebelow.

Theproductionnumberislocatedinthetopoftheconvectionbox.

Warranty

YourRaiswoodburningstovecomeswitha5yearwarranty.

Thewarranty,however,doesnotcoverheatinsulatingmaterials,glassandseals.

TheseareavailabletoorderfromyourlocalRaisdealer/stockist.

Anyalterationsmadetothestovewillvoidthewarranty.

Introduction

ThankyouforpurchasingaRaiswoodburningstove.

TheseapplianceshavebeenapprovedbyHETASas

intermittentoperatingappliancesforburningwoodlogsonly.

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RAISTOPAS RAISOPUS

Nominaloutput(kW): 5 5

Min./Max.output(kW): 4.7  5.5 4.7  5.5

Heatingarea(m

2

): Approx100 Approx100

Size,widt h/depth/height(mm): 495/485/1300 495/485/1600

Combustionchamberwidth/depth/height(mm). 370/380/411 370/380/411

Recommendedamountofwoodwhenfuelling(kg)

(Basedon2  3logsofwoodapprox.25cm)

1.5 1.5

Min.uptake/Min.draught(Pascal) : 12 12

Weight(kg):  165 180/280

Efficiency(%): 77 77

ParticlesafterNS3058/3059(g/kg): 2.7 2.7

DustmeasuredaccordingtoDin+(mg/Nm

3

):

Smokegasmassflow(g/s): 6.4 6.4

Smokegastemperature(°C): 232 232

Intermittentoperation: Fuellingshouldbeundertaken

within3hours

Specifications

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Thestovesareequippedwithcooldoorhandles  aRaisspecialfeature whichmeans

youcouldalmostdoawaywithgloves.Beaware,however,thatallexteriorsurfaces

becomehotduringuse  sotakeextremecare.

Convection

Raisstovesareconvectionstoves.Thismeansthatthestove’sbackandsidepanelsare

notoverheated.Convectionmeansthatthereisacirculationofair,whichensuresthat

theheatisdistributedmoreevenlythroughouttheentireroom.Thecoldairissuckedinat

thebaseofthestoveandupthroughtheconvectionchannel,whichrunsalongthe

stove’scombustionchamber.Theheatedaircomesoutatthetopofthestove,which

ensuresacirculationofwarmairthroughouttheroom.

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InstallationInstructions

Thefollowingpagesgiveinstructionsforthesafeandproperinstallationofthisheating

applianceintheUK.Theseinstructionscoverthebasicprinciplesofinstallation,

althoughsomedetailsmayneedslightmodificationtosuitparticularl ocalsiteconditions.

InallcasestheinstallationmustcomplywithcurrentUKBuildingRegulations,Local

AuthorityByelawsandotherspecificationsorregulationsastheyaffecttheinstallationof

thestove.

PleasenotethatitisalegalrequirementunderEnglandandWalesBuildingRegulations

thattheinstallationofthestoveiseithercarriedoutunderlocalAuthorityBuilding

ControlapprovalorisinstalledbyaCompetentPersonregisteredwithaGovernment

approvedCompetentPersonsScheme.HETASoperatesuchaschemeandalistingof

theirregisteredCompetentPersonscanbefoundontheirwebsiteatwww.hetas.co.uk.

ItshouldbenotedthatthecurrentBuildingRegulationsrequirementsaregivenin

ApprovedDocumentJ.Theserequirementsmayalsobemetbyadoptingtherelevant

recommendationsgiveninBritishStandardsBS8303,BS6461andBS7566.

WARNING.HealthandSafetyAdviceNotice.

TheinstallationofthisheatingapplianceisgovernedbytheHealthandSafetyatWork

Act1974.itistheresponsibilityoftheinstallertoensurethatallrequirementsofthisAct

aremetduringtheinstallationworks.Attentionisdrawninparticulartothefollowing:

Handling: Theapplianceisaheavyitemandadequatefacilitiesmustbeavailable

forloading,unloadingandsitehandling.

FireCement: Sometypesoffirecementarecausticandshouldnotbeallowedtocome

intocontactwiththeskin.Protectiveglovesshouldbewornwhen

handlingfirecement.Incaseofcontactwiththeskin,washimmediately

withplentyofwater.

Asbestos: Thisstovecontainsnoasbestos.Ifthereisapossibilityofdisturbingany

asbestosinthecourseoftheinstallation,thenpleaseseekspecialist

guidanceanduseappropriateprotectiveequipme nt.

MetalParts: Wheninstallingorservicingthisstovecareshouldbetakentoavoidthe

possibilityofpersonalinjury.

ImportantWarning  PreparatoryWorkandsafetyChecks:

· Thisstovemustnotbeinstalledintoachimneywhichservesanyotherheating

appliance.

· Theremustnotbeanextractorfanfittedinthesameroomasthestove,asthiscan

causethestovetoemitfumesintotheroom.

· Ifthisapplianceisinstalledintoanexistingchimney,thechimneymustfirstbe

sweptandexaminedforsoundnessandsuitability,beforetheapplianceisinstalled

(seealsosectionheaded‘Chimney’).

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Chimney

Thechimneyisthedrivingforcewhichmakesthestovefunction.Inorderforthestoveto

performsatisfactorilythechimneyheightmustbesufficienttoensurethecorrectdraught

of14to18Pa,soastocleartheproductsofcombustionandpreventproblemsofsmoke

leakingintotheroomwhenthestoveislit.

Note:Achimneyheightofnotlessthan4.5metres,measuredverticallyfromtheoutletof

thestovetothetopofthechimney,shouldbesatisfactory.

AlternativelythecalculationproceduregiveninBS5854:1980maybeusedasthebasis

fordecidingwhetheraparticularchimneydesignwillprovidesufficientdraught.

Theoutletfromthechimneyshouldbeabovetheroofofthebuildinginaccordancewith

theprovisionsoftheBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.

Iftheinstallationisintoanexistingchimney,thenitmustbesoundandhavenocracksor

otherfaultswhichmayallowfumesintothehouse.Olderproperties,especially,mayhave

chimneyfaultsorthecrosssectionmaybetoolargei.e.morethan230x230mm.

Remedialactionshouldbetakenifrequired,expertadviceshouldbesoughtwhere

required.

Ifthechimneyrequireslining,thenasuitablesolidfuelfluelinermustbeused,in

accordancewithBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.

Anyexistingchimneymustbeclearofobstructionandshouldhavebeensweptclean

immediatelybeforetheinstallati onofthestove.Ifthestoveisfittedinplaceofanopen

fire,thenthechimneyshouldbesweptonemonthafterinstallationtoclearanysootfalls

whichmayhaveoccurredduetothedifferenceincombustionbetweenthestoveandthe

openfire.

Ifthereisnoexistingchimneytheneitheraprefabricatedblockchimney,inaccordance

withBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJoratwinwallinsulatedstainlesssteel

fluetoBS4543canbeused.Thesechimneysmustbefittedinaccordancewiththe

manufacturer’sinstructionsandtheBuildingRegulations.

Asinglewallmetalfluepipeissuitableforconnectingthestovetothechimneybutis

notsuitableforusingforthecompletechimney.Thechimneyand

connectingfluepipemusthaveaminimumdiameterof150mmandit’s

dimensionshouldbenotlessthanthesizeoftheoutletsocketofthestovewhichis

150mm.Anybendinthechimneyorconnectingfluepipeshouldnotexceed45°.90°

bendsshouldnotbeused.

Combustiblematerialshouldnotbelocatedwheretheheatdissipatingthroughthe

wallsoffireplacesorfluescouldigniteit.Thereforewheninstallingthestoveinthe

presenceofcombustiblematerialsdueaccountmustbetakenofthe

guidanceontheseparationofcombustiblemateri algiveninBuildingRegulationsAp

provedDocumentJandalsointhesestoveinstructions.

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Ifitisfoundthatthereisexcessivedraughtinthechimneytheneitheran

adjustablefluedamperoralternativelyadraughtstabilisershouldbefitted.The

adjustablefluedampershouldnotcloseofftheflueentirely,butshouldinits

closedpositionleaveaminimumcontinuousopeningfreeareaofatleast20%

ofthetotalcrosssectionalareaoftheflueorfluepipe.

Adequateprovisione.g.easilyaccessiblesootdoorordoorsmustbeprovided

forsweepingthechimneyandconnectingfluepipe.

Youshouldalsofamiliariseyourselfwiththedraughtconditionsforchimneys

with2flues.

Forstrongdraughts,thechimneyorflueshouldbefittedwithadraught

stabiliser.Inwhichcase,itisimportanttoensurethatthereisafreeflowthrough

areaofminimum20cm

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whentheregulatinggateisshut.Otherwise,thefuel

energymaynotbeusedoptimally.

If,atanytime,youareunsureabouttheconditionofthechimney,youshould

contactachimneysweep.

Rememberthataccesstothesootdoorshouldbekeptclear.

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Installation

Itisprohibitedtocarryoutunauthorisedalterationstothestove.

Theremustbeplentyoffreshairintheroomwherethestoveisbeinginstalled,inorderto

ensurepropercombustion.Notethatanymechanicalexhaustventilatione.g.an

extractionhoodmayreducetheairsupply.Anyairgrillesmustbeplacedinsucha

manner,thattheairsupplyisnotblocked.

Thestoveisequippedwithfourconvectionairoutlets,whichmaybeconnectedwith

suitableairductstootherrooms.

BuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJgivesspecificguidanceontherequired

permanentventilationintotheroomforcombustionairofsol idfuelappliances.

Thefloorstructuremustbeabletocarrytheweightofthewoodburningstove,aswellas

theweightofachimney,ifnecessary.

WhenyouchoosewheretosetupyourRAISwoodburningstove,youshouldconsiderthe

heatdistributiontotheotherrooms.Thiswillenableyoutogetthebestuseoutofyour

stove.

Thestoveshouldbesetupatasafedistancefrominflammablematerials.

Seethemanufacturer'splateonthewoodburningstove.

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Installationwithturntable

Ifthestovehasaturntablethenpleasedothefollowing:

Pushthefootpedal/releasearmbackwards,afterwhichthestoveisturnedat15°

intervals.Whenthestoveisinthedesiredposition,letgoofthepedalandturnthestove

lightlyuntilitslipsintoplace.

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Changeofchimneyconnection

Thestoveisdeliveredreadyfortopoutlet,butitcanbechangedtorearoutletinthe

followingway:

Removethebaffleplateandsmokediverter(seecleaningandcare).

Liftupthereflectorplate,pushoutthe‘knockout’and

putthereflectorplatebackintoplace.

Removethecasingknockout.

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LoosenthethreeM6nutswithaspanner.

Liftthebackpaneloffthebaseplateandremovethe

knockoutplateinthebackpanel(seeprevious

page)aswellasthereflectorplate.

Itmaybeadvantageoustoloosenthefournutsand

takeoutthereflectorplatebeforeremovingthe

knockoutplateontotheaboveplates.

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Removetheprotectivecover/sealandplaceoverthe

holeinthetopmakesurethatthesealispositioned

properly.TightentheassemblyusingthethreeM6nuts.

Theflueoutletspigot,whichcanbefoundinthestoveina

bag,andtheholderfortheupperfluediverterare

assembledwith3M6x20nutsandbolts.

Theupperfluediverter,baffleplateandtopplateare

assembledinreverseorder.

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Installationdistanceincaseofcombustiblewall

Tofindoutwhetherthewallnexttowherethestoveisgoingtobeinstalledisflammable,

youshouldcontactyourbuildingcontractororthelocalbuildingauthorities.

Thehearthshouldbeabletoaccommodatethewei ghtofthestove.Thechimneymustbe

independentlysupportedbywallbracketsoraceilingsupportplate.Theweightofthestove

isindicatedinthebrochure.

Thestoveshouldalwaysbeinstalledonanoncombustiblehearthofasizeandconstruction

thatisinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthecurrentUKBuildi ngRegulationsApproved

DocumentJ.

Ifthestoveistobeinstalledonawoodenfloor,itmustbecoveredwithanoncombustible

materialatleast12mmthick,inaccordancewithUKBuildingRegulationsApproved

DocumentJ,toadistanceof300mminfrontofthestoveand150mmtoeachside

measuringfromthedoorofthecombustionchamber.

Theclearancedistancestocombustiblematerialbeneath,surroundingoruponthehearth

andwallsadjacenttothehearthshouldcompl ywiththeguidanceontheseparationof

combustiblematerialgiveninUKBuildingRegulationsApprovedDoc umentJandalsoin

thesestoveinstructions.

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350mm

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Usinguninsulatedfluepipe,theminimumdistancetoacombustiblewallmustbe450mmor

225mmifthewallisheatshielded(seeSectionJoftheBuildingRegulations)fromtheflue

pipe.

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FortheInstaller

Finallybeforefiringthestoveforthefirsttimeacheckshouldbemadetoensurethatthe

assemblyandstoveinstallationhasbeensatisfactoryandthattherearenoleaksinany

sealsintheapplianceandapplianceconnecti onstothechimney.

Ensurethattheapplianceandchimneyfluearefunctioningcorrectlybeforefinally

handingovertotheuser.Readthelaterpartsofthismanualforguidanceoncare

requiredwhenfirstlighting.

Informtheuserthattheappliancehasbeencommissionedandreadytouseandgive

instructiononthesafeoperationofthestove.

TheseInstructionsmustbeleftwiththeuserandtheusershouldbeinstructedtokeep

theminasafeplace.

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ONLYUSERECOMMENDEDFUELS

Thefollowingtableshowsthecalorificvalueofdifferenttypesofwood,whichhavebeen

storedfor2yearsandwhichhavearesidualmoistureof15 17%.

Wood Kgdrywoodprm

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comparedtobeech/oak

Hornbeam 640 110%

Beechandoak 580 100%

Ash 570 98%

Maple 540 93%

Birch 510 88%

Mountainpine 480 83%

Fir 390 67%

Poplar 380 65%

1kgofwoodyieldsthesameheatenergyirrespectiveofwoodtype.

1kgofbeechmerelytakesuplessspacethan1kgoffir.

Operatinginstructions

PleasenotethatHETASApplianceApprovalonlycoverstheuseofdryseasonedwood

logsonthisappliance.HETASApprovaldoesnotcovertheuseofotherfuelseither

aloneormixedwiththewoodlogs,nordoesitcoverinstructio nsfortheuseofother

fuels.

Fuel

ThestoveisdesignedandapprovedinaccordancewithEN13240andNS3058for

stokingsplit,driedfirewood.Thefirewoodmusthaveawatercontentof1522%andits

max.lengthshouldbethelengthofthecombustionchamberminus5060mm.

Stokingwithwetfirewoodcausesbothsoot,environmentalpollutionandbadfuel

economy.Freshlycutwoodcontainsapprox.5070%waterandisthoroughlyunsuitable

forstoking.Allowatleast1yearofstoragetimefornewlycutwoodbeforeusing.Wood

withadiameterofmorethan100mmshouldbesplit.Regardlessofwoodsize,itshould

alwayshaveatleastonesurfaceareafreeofbark.

Wedonotrecommendstokingwithpainted,lami natedorimpregnatedwood,woodwith

asyntheticsurface,paintedrefusewood,chipboard,plywood,domesticwaste,paper

briquettesandpitcoal,asthiswillproducemalodoroussmoke,whichcouldbe

poisonous.

Whenfiringwiththeabovementioneditemsandamountslargerthanthose

recommended,thestoveissubjectedtoalargeramountofheat,whichresultsina

higherchimneytemperatureandlowerefficiency.Thiscanresultinthestoveand

chimneybecomingdamagedandwouldvoidthewarranty.

Thecalorificvalueofthefirewoodiscloselyconnectedtothemoisturelevel.

Moistfirewoodhasalowheatvalue.Themorewaterthewoodcontains,themore

energyittakesforthiswatertovaporise,resultinginthisenergybeinglost.

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Dryingandstorage

Dryingwoodtakestime:properairdryingtakesapproximately2years.

Herearesometips:

Storethewoodsawn,splitandstackedinanairy,sunnyplace,whichisprotectedagainst

rain(thesouthsideofthehouseisparticularlysuitable).

Storethefirewoodstacksatahand'sbreadthapart,asthisensuresthattheairflowing

throughtakesthemoisturewithit.Avoidcoveringthefirewoodstackswithplastic,asthis

preventsthemoisturefromescaping.Itisagoodideatobringthefirewoodintothehouse

23daysbeforeyouneedit.

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