ENGLISH RAISmanualforRaisQ20
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Convection
Raisstovesareconvectionstoves.Thismeansthatthestove’sbackandsidepanelsare
notoverheated.Convectionmeansthatthereisacirculationofair,whichensuresthatthe
heatisdistributedmoreevenlythroughouttheentireroom.Thecoldairissuckedinatthe
baseofthestoveandupthroughtheconvectionchannel,whichrunsalongthestove’s
combustionchamber.Theheatedaircomesoutatthetopofthestove,whichensuresa
circulationofwarmairthroughouttheroom.
Thestovesareequippedwithcooldoorhandles aRaisspecialfeature whichmeans
youcouldalmostdoawaywithgloves.Beaware,however,thatallexteriorsurfaces
becomehotduringuse sotakeextremecare.
Chimney
Inorderforthestovetoperformsatisfactorilythechimneyheightmustbesufficientto
ensureanadequatedraughtofapproximately15Pasoastocleartheproductsof
combustionandpreventsmokeproblemsintotheroom.
NOTE:Achimneyheightofnotlessthan4.5metresmeasuredverticallyfromtheoutletof
thestovetothetopofthechimneyshouldbesatisfactory.Alternativelythecalculation
proceduregiveninEN133841maybeusedasthebasisfordecidingwhethera
particularchimneydesignwillprovidesufficientdraught.
PleaseNote,thisappliancehasbeentestedbythemanufacturersandworksona3m
straightflue.
Theoutletfromthechimneyshouldbeabovetheroofofthebuildinginaccordancewith
theprovisionsofBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.
Ifinstallationisintoanexistingchimneythenitmustbesoundandhavenocracksorother
faultswhichmightallowfumesintothehouse.Olderproperties,especially,mayhave
chimneyfaultsorthecrosssectionmaybetoolargei.e.morethan230mmx230mm.
Remedialactionshouldbetaken,ifrequired,seekingexpertadvice,ifnecessary.Ifitis
foundnecessarytolinethechimneythenafluelinersuitableforsolidfuelmustbeusedin
accordancewithBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.
Anyexistingchimneymustbeclearofobstructionandhavebeensweptclean
immediatelybeforeinstallationofthestove.Ifthestoveisfittedinplaceofanopenfire
thenthechimneyshouldbesweptonemonthafterinstallationtoclearanysootfallswhich
mayhaveoccurredduetothedifferenceincombustionbetweenthestoveandtheopen
fire.
Ifthereisnoexistingchimneythenanynewsystemmustbetothedesignation
describedaboveandinaccordancewithBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.
Asinglewallmetalfluepipeissuitableforconnectingthestovetothechimneybutisnot
suitableforuseasthecompletechimney.Thechimneyandconnectingfluepipemust
haveaminimumdiameterof150mmanditsdimensionshouldbenotlessthanthesizeof
theoutletsocketofthestove.