RAIS 600 SERIES Manual Manual

ENGLISH RAISmanualforRais600&Rais80

INSTRUCTIONSFORINSTALLATION,

USEAND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‘ajar’in

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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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)

(Basedon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

3

):

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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.

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separationof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,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,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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,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youneed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seenat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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