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Floor Protection & Installation Clearances

Please refer to the speciﬁ c ‘Installation Speciﬁ cations’ for the stove

concerned supplied with the stove.

Flue Connection

You MUST use a ﬂ ue system, which complies with the current

installation Standard AS/NZS 2918.

Full instructions are supplied with the ﬂ ue kit, and these MUST be

followed closely, including the minimum ﬂ ue exit height from the

top of the ﬂ oor protector and the minimum exit height above the

rooﬂ ine or roof ridge as detailed in the instructions.

Other Flue Systems

Flues and ﬂ ue heat shields other than those listed on the Installation

Speciﬁ cation Sheets may be used, but if they have not been tested

with these heaters, their installation clearances will be those

speciﬁ ed in AS/NZS 2918:2001 for untested ﬂ ue installations.

Unless otherwise speciﬁ ed, all heat sensitive wall material must

be kept at least 600mm away from any ﬂ ue, which is not ﬁ tted

with a ﬂ ue heat shield.

Always seal the ﬂ ue to the ﬂ ue socket of the ﬁ rebox using ﬁ rebox

cement or ﬁ berglass rope.

Connect the ﬂ ue pipe to the stove making sure that it ﬁ ts snugly

into the base of the ﬂ ue collar (Fig.5). Seal the collar and ﬂ ue

connection with ﬁ re cement or with other suitable high temperature

sealant. Add ﬂ ue sections as required; note that all ﬂ ue sockets

must face upwards.

Avoid using bends greater than 45° to the vertical. All ﬂ ue pipes

should be as close to vertical where possible. For rear flue

connection the length of the horizontal run of the ﬂ ue pipe should

not exceed 150mm.

This product should not be installed on a shared ﬂ ue.

Commissioning

Upon completion of installation, the stove and ﬂ ue system should

be tested by a suitably qualiﬁ ed person to make sure it is safe for

normal use. A smoke draw test should be completed to check for

soundness of joints and seals and also that all smoke and fumes

are taken from the appliance up the chimney and emitted safely.

First warm the ﬂ ue with a blowlamp or similar for about 10 minutes.

Place a lit smoke pellet on the centre of the grate with the air

controls open. Close the door – the smoke should be drawn up the

ﬂ ue and be seen to exit from the

ﬂ ue terminal. Complete the test

with all windows and doors shut in the room where the appliance

is ﬁ tted. If a ceiling fan is present it must be operated on max for

the duration of the test. If there are any extraction fans in adjacent

rooms these too must be operated on maximum setting during the

test with the interconnecting doors open. If any spillage occurs,

recheck the suitability of the ﬂ ue system making sure there is

adequate air supply to the room (as per Building Regulations).

Light the appliance and slowly increase the temperature to

operating levels. Open the main ﬁ re door when the appliance

reaches normal operating condition and carry out a spillage test

using a smoke match or pellet around the door opening. If any

spillage occurs, open all windows, allow the ﬁ re to go out and

recheck the ﬂ ue system and ventilation.

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Operating Instructions

Warning: The door and operating handles become hot when

the stove is in use. For your safety use the glove provided.

Initial Firing of Stove

We recommend that you have two to three small ﬁ res before you

operate your stove to maximum heat output. This is to allow the

paint to cure and the castings to relax and consolidate location.

We recommend this ‘running in’ procedure after long idle periods

to preserve the life of the stove. During this you may notice an

unpleasant smell. It is not toxic but for your own sake we would

suggest that during this period you leave all doors and windows

open.

Air Controls

Primary air is controlled via the sliding vents (A - Fig 6) in the

bottom of the door; this provides a conventional air draught to the

bed of the ﬁ re. (+) indicates more air, (-) indicates less air, (+) and

(-) are marked on the primary and secondary air controls.

Secondary air is controlled via the sliding vent (B - Fig 6) above

the door. It is this ‘Airwash’ that keeps a clean and uninterrupted

view of the ﬁ re, also aiding in good secondary combustion of fuel

and reducing emissions into the chimney and environment.

Lighting the Stove

Place ﬁ re lighters or paper and kindling on the grate. Light the

ﬁ re at base leaving all air controls open. Allow the fuel to reach

a steady glow and build the ﬁ re up gradually. Once you have a

good ﬁ re established across the grate bed, further fuel can be

added as required.

Running the Stove

When your fuel is well alight you can start to restrict the primary

air intake. If you are only burning wood the primary air control can

be fully closed. If you are burning solid fuel you will require more

primary air. Your stove is burning with maximum efﬁ ciency when

a bright ﬁ re is achieved using minimum air inlet.

The stove can be banked up for long periods. When burning solid

fuel empty the ash pan. Open air controls and let the ﬁ re burn

brightly for a short period. Refuel and close air controls; the exact

setting required will depend on the fuel used and the chimney draw

so some practice may be necessary. To revive the ﬁ re, open air

controls until the ﬁ re is burning brightly, de-ash if necessary and

refuel. Set air controls as required. The stove is not suitable for

overnight burning.

Notes on Wood Burning

Wood burns best on a bed of ash and it is therefore only necessary

to remove surplus ash from the grate occasionally. Burn only

dry, well seasoned wood, which should have been cut, split and

stacked for 12 months with free air movement around all sides

of the stack to enable it to dry out. Burning wet or unseasoned

wood will create tar deposits in the stove and chimney and will not

produce a satisfactory heat output. When loading wood, make sure

that the end grain of the wood in the stove is pointing away from

the glass otherwise the moisture and gases coming from the end

grain of the wood will dirty the glass.

Table 5 - Maximum log lengths

Westcott 1000 300mm (12”)

Westcott 2000 400mm (16”)

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