Aarrow Fires Aarrow Acorn View 45 operating and Installation Manual

Aarrow Fires Ltd
The Fireworks
Bridport
Dorset, DT6 3BE
Great Britain
Tel. (44) 01308 427234
Fax. (44) 01308 423441
www.aarrowfires.com
Acorn
Multifuel Stoves
Operating & Installation Manual
PLEASE RETAIN THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
The Acorn 4 Multifuel Stove (shown above)
Rev 2
Part No: AFS1126 
March 2004 

Congratulations on your choice of an Aarrow Stove.
More than 20 years experience has been put into the development of
our Acorn Multifuel to ensure ultimate performance and years of
trouble free enjoyment.
Every detail on the fire has been carefully engineered and designed
which is why we are so confident in the reliability of our product
that we offer a 3 year guarantee.
Should you have any questions about our Acorn Stoves that are not
covered in this manual, please contact the Aarrow dealer in your...

INTRODUCTION Page
Safety Notices 5
The Principle of the Fire     5
Check List 6
Technical Data 7
INSTALLATION                                     Page
General Precautions 8 
Handling 8
Hearth 8
Combustible Materials                     8
Air For Combustion 8
Firebox Liner Panels 9
Removal of the Throat Plate 9
Fitting the Optional Floor Fixing Kit 9
Assembling the Multifuel Grate 10
Flues & Chimneys 11-14
Add in Boilers 15-16OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Page
AirInlet Controls 16-17
Airwash System 16-17...

WARNING
TO ALL MULTIFUEL USERS
PETROLEUM COKE
SOME OF WHOSE BRAND NAMES ARE
CALCO, PETROCOKE OR WONDERCO
MUST NOT BE BURNED IN THIS APPLIANCE
TO USE THESE FUELS WILL INVALIDATE THE 
APPLIANCE GUARANTEE
IF IN DOUBT CONTACT THE SOLID FUEL ASSOCIATION
TELEPHONE NUMBER 0800 600 000
www.solidfuel.co.uk
THE USE OF SPARE PARTS OTHER THAN THOSE SUPPLIED
BY AARROW FIRES LTD WILL INVALIDATE THE 
APPLIANCE GUARANTEE. 
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INTRODUCTION
SAFETY
A fireguard conforming to BS 8423: 2002 should
be used in the presence of children and old/or
infirm people. If the appliance is used with the fire
door open, a spark guard conforming to BS 3248
should be fitted.
Do not use aerosol sprays or any other flame
near the appliance under fire.
Do not fit an extractor fan in the same room as
the appliance.
Fire cement is caustic, hand and eye protection
should always be worn, prolonged contact with
the skin should be...

Inside the appliance you should find the following:
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CHECK LIST
Part Description & Visual Aid
(not to scale)Acorn 4 Multifuel
Quanity Part No.
1. Grate bars
5
2. Integral
front brace/
reatainer
1
3. Throat
plate
1
4. Flue 
spigot
1(4”)
5. Hot plate
1(4”)
6. Ash  pan
1
7.Operating
tool
1
8. Rear 
liners
1
9. Side liners
2
10. Fire door
handle
1
11. Instructions1
The model and Serial Number of your fire can be found stamped into the casing,
centrally just below the bottom edge of the...

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TECHNICAL DATA
Room Min/Max
Room Heater Only Output (kW)
1- 4.5
TECHNICAL DATA Acorn 4
Multifuel
Room Heater with Domestic Hot
Water with add in boilertypeType 7
Max Output to Room (kW)
Max Output to Water (kW)3
1.5
Height (mm)458
Width (mm)355
Depth (mm)350
Height to Centre of Rear Flue 360
Depth from Back to Centre of Flue 90
Flue Diameter (mm)102 (4”)
Weight Unpacked 
Packed 43 Kg
46 Kg
Acorn 5
Multifuel
1 - 5
Type 0
3
2
483
395
350
387.5
96
102 (4”)
44 Kg
47 Kg 

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INSTALLATION
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
Note - All installations must conform to the
appropriate building regulations. 
The Building Regulations for England and Wales
2000 ref Approved Document J 2002 edition
(issued by the DTLR).
The Building Standards (Scotland) (Consolidation)
Regulations.
Detailed recommendations for installation of
appliances, chimneys and flues are outlined in the
current issue of the following British Standards:-
BS6461, BS8303 and BS4543.
Any Manufacturers...

FIREBOX LINER PANELS
The Acorn Multifuel stoves have reflective liners to
the sides and back. The throat plate sits on top of
the side and rear panels. These should come fitted
to your fire, if however they are not proceed as
follows to fit them.
•Remove the front brace retainer.
•Set the small liner into the back of the fire.
•Insert side liner panels
•Fit the throat plate with the single bend and two 
cut outs to the front facing up. The projecting lugs 
sit on top of the side liners. The long centre...

MULTIFUEL GRATE
GRATE
The grates in the Acorn Multifuel units comprise a
series of reciprocating cast iron bars seated on a
pivoted comb. All bars in the grate are identical,
but every other bar is turned through 180 degrees,
with the ends of the bars marked H sitting on the
high sections of the comb, and the ends marked L
sitting on the low sections.
ASSEMBLING THE GRATE
To assemble the grate, fit bars to low sections of the
comb first, inserting end marked H into rear
channel with groove on underside...