RAIS 600 SERIES Manual Manual

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ENGLISH RAISmanualforRais600&Rais80
INSTRUCTIONSFORINSTALLATION,
USEANDMAINTENANCE
RAIS600&RAIS80
IMPORTANTINFORMATION
Onfirstlightingthestove youmustbecarefulnottotouchthepainted
surfacesanditisMOSTIMPORTANTthatthedooriskeptslightly‘ajarin
orderforthedoorseal andsealanttocure.
Thiswillpreventthedoorsealstickingtothe paintedbodyandbecoming
damaged.
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INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………….. 4
WARRANTY …………………………………………………….………….. 4
SPECIFICATIONS………………………………………………………….. 5
CONVECTION…………………………………………………….………... 6
INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS ………………………………….……… 7
CHIMNEY………………………………………………………….…………. 89
INSTALLATION…………………………………………………………….. 10
QUICKGUIDES…………………………………………………………….. 1112
INSTALLATIONDISTANCE……………………… ………………………. 1416
FORTHEINSTALLER…………………………………………………….. 18
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS……………………………………………. 19
FUEL…………………………………………………………………………. 19
DRYINGANDSTORAGE………………………………………………….. 20
USINGTHEWOODBURNINGSTOVE…………………………………. 21
ADJUSTMENTOFAIRDAMPER ………………………………………... 2122
CONTROL…………………………………………………………………… 22
FIRSTUSAGE………………………………………………………………. 23
LIGHTINGANDFUELLING……………………………………………….. 2425
CLEANINGANDCARE ……………………………………………………. 25
CLEANINGTHEFLUEWAYS……………………………………………. 26
PROBLEMSOLVING…………….……………………………………….. 27
ACCESSORIESANDSPAREPARTS…………………………………... 28
SPAREPARTSDIAGRAMRAIS600……………………………………. 3031
SPAREPARTSDIAGRAMRAIS80……………………………………… 3233
Revision:4
Date :2011
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ENGLISH RAISmanualforRais600&Rais80
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
burning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l ogsonly.
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Rais600 Rais80
Nominaloutput(kW): 5 5
Min./Max.outp ut(kW): 26 26
Heatingarea(m
2
): Ca.80 Ca.80
Size,widt h/depth/height(mm): 700  448  475 504  408  960
Combustionchamberwidth/depth/height(mm). 530  330  350 372  238  300
Recommendedamountofwoodwhenfuelling(kg)
(Basedon2 3logsofwoodapprox.25cm)
1.6 1.7
Min.uptake/Min.draught(Pascal): 12 11
Weight(kg):  91 115
Smokegasmassflow(g/s): 5.6 5.99
Smokegastemperature(°C): 302 259
Intermittentoperation: Fuellingshouldbeundertaken
within3hours
Efficiency(%): 75 75
ParticlesafterNS3058/3059(g/kg): 5.7 5.7
DustmeasuredaccordingtoDin+(mg/Nm
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):
PleaseNote,thisappliancehasbeentestedbythemanufacturersandworksona
3mstraightflue.
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Thestovesareequippedwithcooldoorhandles  aRaisspecialfeature w hich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principl esofinstallation,
althoughsomedetailsmayneedslightmodificationtosuitparticularlocal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Aut horityBuilding
ControlapprovalorisinstalledbyaCompetentPersonregi stered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draw n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speciali st
guidanceanduseappropriateprotectiveequipment.
MetalParts: Wheninstallingorservicingthisstovecareshouldbetakentoavoidthe
possibilityofpersonalinjury.
ImportantWarning  PreparatoryWorkandsafet y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s uitabili ty,beforetheapplianceisinstalled
(seealsosectionheaded‘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.
PleaseNote,thisappliancehasbeentestedbythemanufacturersandworksona3m
straightflue.
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cra cks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so ught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be ensweptclean
immediatelybeforetheinstallation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twi n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c himney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separationofcombustibl ematerial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i n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t hereisafreeflowthrough
areaofminimum20cm
2
whentheregulatinggateisshut.Otherwise,thefuelen
ergymaynotbeusedoptimally.
If,atanytime,youareunsureabouttheconditionofthechimney,youshould
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,i norderto
ensurepropercombustion.Notethatanymechanicalexhaustventilatione.g.an
extractionhoodmayreducetheairsupply.Anyai rgrillesmustbeplacedinsucha
manner,thattheairsupplyisnotblocked.
BuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJgivesspecificguidanceontherequired
permanentventilationintotheroomforcombustionai rofsolid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.
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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Usingaspiritlevelagainstthedoorandbodyofthestove,ensurethatthestoveis
perfectlylevelandmakeadjustmentsusingthelevellingboltsinthebase.
Removetheframeanddoorfromthestove.Becarefulnottodamagetheglassorpaint.
Sealthefluepipeontotheflueoutletusingfirecementandselftappingscrewsandcon
necttothechimney.
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Usingaspiritlevelagainstthedoorandbodyofthestove,ensurethatthestoveis
perfectlylevelandmakeadjustmentsusingthelevellingboltsinthebase.
Removetheframeanddoorfromthestove.Becarefulnottodamagetheglassorpaint.
Sealthefluepipeontotheflueoutletusingfirecementandselftappingscrewsandcon
necttothechimney.
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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connections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commissi onedandreadytouseandgivein
structiononthesafeoperationofthestove.
TheseInstructionsmustbeleftwiththeuserandt he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
3
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instructionsfortheuseofother
fuels.
Fuel
Thestoveisdesignedandapprovedinaccordance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,envi ronmental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newl y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,laminated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t he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i deatobringthefirewoodintothehouse
23daysbeforeyouneedit.
Regulatingthecombustionair
AllRAISstovesareequippedwithaonehandedoperatingleverforreg ulatingthedamper.
Thestovespecificregulatingmechanismscanbeseenonthediagrams.
Primaryairisthecombustionairaddedtotheprimarycombustionzone,i.e.thebedof
glowingembers.Thisair,whichiscold,isonlyusedinthelightingstage.Secondaryairis
theairwhichisaddedinthegascombustionzone,i.e.airwhichcontributestothe
combustionofthepyrolysisgasses(preheatedair,whichisusedforthecleanerglass
systemandcombustion).Thisairissuckedthroughthedamperunderthecombusti on
chamberandispreheatedthroughthesid echannelsandthenemittedashotscavenging
airontotheglass.Thehotairrinsestheglassandkeepsitsootfree.
Thetertiarychannel,whichcanbeseenatthetopofthecombustionchambertowardsthe
back,servestocombustthefinalgasresidues.
Bysettingtheintervalbetweenposition1 and2,theenergycontentinthefirewoodisused
optimally,asthereisoxygenforcombustionandfortheburningofthepyrolysisgasses.
Whentheflamesareaclearyellowthedamperhasbeensetcorrectly.Findingthecorrect
positioncomeswithtimeafteryouhaveusedforstoveforawhile.
Itisnotrecommendedthatyouturnitdowncompl etely.Amistakecommonlymadeis
shuttingthedampertooearlybecauseitfeelstoohot.Thisresultsindarksmokeemanating
fromthechimneyandinthecalorificvalueofthefirewoodnotbeing usedtoitsfullest.
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