Mendip Stoves Loxton 5 Manuel De L'utilisateur Et Mode D'emploi page 9

Mendip Stoves Insulated chambers
Mendip Stoves are lined with vermiculite heat deflection panels and baffles, these panels are designed to ensure the
maximum efficiency and are an integral part of the clean burn process of the stove. These baffles should not be removed
other than for cleaning the stove. Any defective panels should be replaced.
Place fuel into the fire fire chamber of your stove, impact from logs can cause the heat deflection panel to crack.
Connection to chimney
Mendip Stoves are factory set up with a top flue outlet, this can be altered from top to rear connection, remove the top
collar and rear cover plate and exchanging collar and plate. Care should be taken to ensure an airtight fit when refitting
collar and plate. A decorative cover plate is included with every stove to cover the hole in the convection top plate.
This collar allows connection to either a masonry chimney or a prefabricated factory made insulated metal chimney.
Commissioning and handover
Ensure loose parts are fitted in accordance with the instructions given in the instruction booklet. On completion of the
installation allow a suitable period of time for any fire cement and mortar to dry out, a small fire may be lit to check that
smoke and fumes are taken from the stove up the chimney and emitted safely into the atmosphere. Do not run at full
output for at least 24 hours.
On completion of the installation and commissioning ensure that the operating instructions for the stove are left with
the customer. Ensure to advise the customer on the correct use of the appliance with the fuels likely to be used in the
stove and notify them to use only the recommended fuels for the stove.
Advise the user what to do should smoke or fumes be emitted from the stove. The customer should be warned to use a
fireguard to BS 8423:2002 in the presence of children, aged and/or infirm persons.
Operating your stove- Loxton, Churchill & Sqabox stove
Suitable fuels
Churchill , Loxton & Sqabox models are tested to burn wood or smokeless coal. (Loxton 10 & Churchill 10 are wood only)
Wood briquettes and peat can also be burnt. For a full list of suitable fuels, check with the official solid fuels approvals body,
HETAS or Solid Fuel Association. Do not overload stove as this can cause excessive heat and damage the stove( see table
on page 3 ). ALWAYS KEEP FUEL LOAD BELOW TERTIARY PORTS AT REAR OF STOVE.
Only use fuels approved for use on heating stoves.
Do not burn liquid fuels, drift wood, finished wood, sawn wood, pallet wood, chipboard/plywood ,varnished wood or
plastic coated wood, wood treated with preservatives, or house hold waste. DO NOT EXCEED SPECIFIED FUEL WEIGHTS.
DO NOT BURN HOUSE COAL. DO NOT BURN HOUSEHOLD WASTE, THIS APPLIANCE IS NOT AN INCINERATOR.
MENDIP STOVES RECOMMEND THE USE OF A FLUE THERMOSTAT TO CHECK YOUR STOVE IS NOT OVERHEATING.
PLACE FLUE THERMOSTAT DIRECTLY ABOVE COLLAR OF STOVE AND REFER TO TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON PAGE 5.
The first lighting of your stove.
Before lighting your stove for first time make sure you have read this manual fully and acquainted yourself with the
controls of this appliance. (see page 11)
The heat-resistant paint on your stove will cure and harden the first time you light your appliance. The curing process
produces a good deal of smoke and odour, it is therefore important that the first time you light your stove the room
should be well ventilated. During the process it is important to open and close the stove door periodically (every
30mins) during the first couple of firings therefore preventing the door seal cord around the door from sticking and
coming away from the door. Once the heat-resistant paint has hardened the smell will disappear. This stove is NOT
designed to be used with the door open, the stove door must be kept closed except when lighting the stove, adding
firewood or removing ash in order to prevent flue gases from escaping.
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