Aarrow Fires Installation Guide

							Dry Stove Installation Guide 
BK545 
EN 13240:2001+ 
Amd. A2:2004 
November 2012  
Rev02    
						

							GENERAL PRECAUTIONS  
All local regulations, including those  
referring to National and European standards, 
need to be complied with when installing the 
appliance. 
Any manufacturer’s instructions must not be  
taken as overriding statutory requirements. 
Before any installation work is undertaken  
consideration must be given to the Health and 
Safety at Work Act 1974. Safe working  
practices should be followed at all times. 
Please consult health and safety guidelines for 
advice on handling heavy and/or large items. 
During installation ensure that adequate  
precautions are taken to avoid unnecessary 
risk to yourself or any householder. In particular 
the danger from the caustic nature of fire  
cement should be avoided by using these  
accepted methods: 
 Wear gloves when handling fire cement. 
 Wear goggles when chiselling or looking up  
chimneys. 
 
HEARTH  
The stove should be installed on a floor with  
adequate load bearing capacity. If the  
existing construction does not meet this  
prerequisite, suitable measures (e.g. load  
distributing plate) should be taken to achieve it. 
Ideally, the appliance should stand on a  
constructional hearth of non-combustible  
materials not less than 125mm (5”) thick  
conforming to Building Regulations. 
Please read carefully through this installation guide before proceeding with installation of the stove. 
Should you have any questions about our stoves that are not covered in this manual, please  
contact the Arada retailer in your area, or call our technical support department on 0844 847 5107. 
 
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WARNING 
 
It is a legal requirement that the installation of all new or replacement, wood or solid fuel  
heating appliances must obtain building control approval from your local authority. This can be 
done by using a qualified heating engineer, affiliated to a government approved competent 
persons scheme such as operated by HETAS.  
If in doubt, contact HETAS limited, telephone: 0845 634 5626 or visit www.hetas.co.uk  
Arada Ltd will not be responsible for any consequential or incidental loss or injury however caused.   
						

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Dimensions of the hearth should project at 
least 225mm (9”) forward of the front of the 
appliance and 150mm (6”) at the sides. The 
surface of the hearth should be free of  
combustible materials.  
Certain stoves manufactured by Arada are 
suitable for installation on a non-combustible 
12mm hearth such as glass. Please consult the  
technical table found at the rear of the user 
guide for a list of suitable models. 
 
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS 
Please view the technical data table in the 
rear of the user guide and observe the  
minimum distance to combustible materials, 
which is applicable to your stove model. 
Ideally, adjacent walls should be of suitable 
non-combustible construction, preferably 
brickwork. In large fireplaces take care that 
any supporting beam is protected by a 13mm 
(0.5”) sheet of Masterboard or Superlux 
spaced 12mm (0.5”) off the surface with strips 
of non-combustible material. Make sure that 
there is a gap between an un-insulated flue 
system and any combustible material. This gap 
must be at least 3X the outside diameter of 
the flue pipe, or 1.5X the flue diameter to non 
combustible surfaces.  
 
AIR FOR COMBUSTION 
There must always be a permanent means of 
providing air for combustion into the room in 
which the stove is installed. A permanent vent 
with a total free area of at least 550mm² for 
every kW rated above 5kW should be  
connected directly to the outside air or to an 
adjacent room which itself has a permanent 
vent of the same size direct to the outside air. 
The positioning of any air vent must be so that 
it cannot be liable to blockage or obstruction.  
The fitting of an extractor fan to either of these 
rooms is not permitted.  
If the appliance is fitted with a draught  
stabiliser or if one is fitted to the flue pipe or 
chimney in the same room as the appliance, 
then the permanent air entry opening (or 
openings) should be increased by 300mm² for 
each kW of rated output. 
 
FITTING THE FLUE OUTLET AND HOT 
PLATE 
The flue outlet spigot is found packed inside 
the appliance. The hot plate is supplied fitted 
to the top opening and is removed by turning 
clockwise. 
Smear a very thin layer of fire cement on the  
mating faces of the flue outlet and the hot 
plate. Fit the outlet to the appliance in the  
desired position. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lock into place by rotating anti-clockwise and  
tighten by tapping with a block of wood and 
mallet from inside of the appliance. Similarly, fit 
the hot plate (blanking plate) to the unused 
opening and clean off any surplus fire cement. 
Inside 
Flue 
Pipe 
Outer 
Spigot  
						

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INSTALLATION 
Note: The flue pipe must be fitted inside the 
outlet spigot. Failure to do so could result in 
the spillage of condensation running down the 
flue.  
 
SEALING OF TERMINALS 
If an add in boiler is not to be fitted, please  
ensure that the two partially cut circular  
terminals (located on the rear of the  
appliance) are sealed with fire cement, thus 
preventing surplus air entering the firebox,  
resulting in lower efficiency and poor fuel  
consumption. 
 
SEALING THE BACK AND BASE OF  
INSET STOVES TO A FIRE  
SURROUND 
In order for the stove to operate correctly and 
at maximum efficiency it is necessary to 
achieve a good seal between the back face 
of the stove convector section, the stove back 
base sections and the decorative fire surround 
and hearth. 
This should be achieved using fire cement.  
Any void surrounding an inset stove when  
installed should be filled with fire cement in the 
interest of safety and efficacy. 
 
FIXING 5KW INSET STOVES TO THE 
CHAIR BRICK 
All the Inset 5 stoves are supplied with  
masonry fixing bolts to secure the stove to the 
chair brick if required. To do this it is necessary 
to remove the ‘knock-out’ hole plugs in the 
rear of the stove behind the tertiary air bar. 
ADJUSTING THE SELF 
LEVELLING FEET IF APPLICABLE 
Adjustment is as follows: 
 Position the stove on the hearth into its final 
resting place. 
 On the rear leg of the stove, loosen the 
pozi screw, and rotate the inner ‘cam’ 
shaped levelling foot until this touches the 
hearth.  
 Re-tighten the pozi screw. Check the stove 
is level with a spirit level. 
 Repeat for the other rear leg. 
 
FIREBOX LINER PANELS 
Most Arada stoves use firebox liner panels to the 
sides and back. Some Villager wood burners also 
have firebox liners in the base of the stove. For 
detailed fitting instructions for Villager stoves 
please refer to www.support.arada.uk.com. 
For the majority of Arada stoves, the throat plate 
sits on top of the side and rear panels. These 
should come fitted to your stove, if however they 
are not, proceed as follows to fit them: 
 Remove the fuel retainer. 
 Set the small liner(s) into the back of the  
firebox. 
 Insert the 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 tab on the back edge rests 
on the rear liners.  
 Replace the fuel retainer. 
  
						

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INSTALLATION 
GRATE BARS 
In a multi fuel stove the grate comprises of a  
series of cast iron grate bars, seated on a pair of 
combs. All bars in the grate are identical.  
In stoves which feature a  riddling grate system the 
bars should be seated with every other bar  
rotated through 180 degrees, so the ends marked 
’H’ and ’L’ alternate on each comb. 
In stoves with non-riddling grate systems the grate 
is assembled with the ends of the bars marked ‘H’ 
sitting on the front comb, and the ends marked ‘L’ 
sitting on the rear comb.  
 
FLUES AND CHIMNEYS  
The flue draw is critical on any installation and 
should be checked to ensure that it matches 
what is specified. If it is higher than  
recommended, provisions must be made to  
correct the over draw. 
The draw can vary in different weather  
conditions and the customer should be made 
aware of this. Failure to correct an over  
drawing flue will invalidate the warranty. 
The stove must be connected to a suitable and 
efficient flue so that products of combustion 
(fumes) from the stove are expelled to the  
outside air. To ensure a good up draught it is  
important that the flue gases are kept warm and 
that the flue size suits the stove. The termination of 
the outlet at the top of the flue also needs to 
comply with Building Regulations. The minimum 
effective height of the flue must be at least 4.5 
metres from the top of the stove to the top of the 
flue outlet. When warm the flue draught should be 
between 0.1 to 0.2 mb. 
A chimney may comply with regulations but could 
still be subject to down draught and  
similar problems. A chimney terminating above 
the ridge level is generally less likely to suffer 
such problems. 
If a new chimney is being built / installed it 
should fully comply with the relevant Building  
Regulations that specify the requirements for 
solid fuel burning installations.  
The flue and chimney installation must be  
carefully checked by a competent person  
before fitting the stove to ensure it is suitable 
and will work safely. 
If the chimney is old (ie: built of brick or stone  
without a liner) or being opened up for reuse  
additional checks and smoke testing as  
described in Appendix E of the Approved  
Document J 2002 Edition should also be  
carried out to ensure the flue and chimney are 
in good operating condition. 
Check the existing flue is in good condition 
with suitable access for collection and removal 
of debris. If the flue size is more than 225mm 
(9”) diameter or 200mm (8”) X 200mm (8”) 
square, a suitable lining of 150mm (6”) diame-
ter should be fitted. This should be a double 
skin stainless steel flexible liner that is inde-
pendently certified for use with solid fuel.  
 
Details of suitable linings for use with wood and 
solid fuel are given in the Official HETAS guide 
that can be viewed on their website at 
www.hetas.co.uk. 
It is also important that suitable flue pipe  
complying with the Building Regulations is used 
to connect the stove to the flue in the  
chimney and that suitable access is provided 
into the flue for regular inspection and  
sweeping of the flue ways other than through 
the appliance (e.g. wherever possible a soot  
						

							door or access through register plate).  
Chimneys should be as straight as possible.  
Horizontal runs should be avoided except 
where the rear outlet of the appliance is used, 
in which case the horizontal section should not 
exceed 150mm (6”) in length. 
If the stove appears to be working hard but 
produces very little output to the room it is  
likely that excess draw is present in the  
chimney, and that heat is being sucked out of 
the appliance and up the chimney. If this is 
the case we recommend the fitting of a 
draught stabiliser in preference to a flue 
damper, in the interest of safety and  
efficiency. 
The installer should comply with Building  
Regulations requirements in respect of  
providing a Notice Plate giving details on the 
chimney, flue lining, hearth and fireplace  
installation.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FINAL CHECK LIST 
Before handing over the installation to the  
customer it is a requirement under Document 
J (of the Building Regulations for England & 
Wales) that the appliance is lit and the  
functioning of the chimney system is checked 
for satisfactory operation. 
 Be sure that the chimney is operating 
and all smoke and fumes are vented to 
the atmosphere through the chimney  
terminal.  
 Check all joints and seals. 
 Clean the outside of the appliance to  
prevent any stains becoming burnt on. 
 Check the flue draught which should 
read 1 - 2mm, or 0.1 - 0.2 mbar. 
 For a registered competent persons 
scheme, such as HETAS, please  
complete a Certificate Of Compliance, 
which is used for checking and reporting 
the installation as imposed by the  
Government. 
 Explain the controls and operation of the 
appliance to the customer. 
 Ensure a Carbon Monoxide alarm is  
fitted. This must be between 1m to 3m of 
the appliance, and approximately 
150mm below the ceiling level. 
 A fireguard conforming to BS 8423:2002 
should be used in the presence of  
children and old or infirm people. 
 
  
						

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