User Instructions Issue 2@28-01-03
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MARINE BELFORT OIL STOVE USER INSTRUCTIONS ISSUE 2@28-01-03 www.oilstoves.co.uk 1 INDEX only be available when the stove is running at maximum or near maximum performance which is 1-0 INTRODUCTION ....................2 5Kw OR 18,000 B.T.U, s PER HOUR. 1-0-1. WARNINGS ............................................................ 2 1-0-3. S PACING FROM COMBUSTIBLES ......................... 2 To prevent the risk of injury through burning it is 1-0-4.F IREGUARDING . ..................................................... 2 strongly recommend that a fireguard complying with 1-0-5. WARNING .............................................................. 2 BS6539 be fitted. 1-0-6. D OOR GLASS ......................................................... 2 The stove must not be operated with the glass 1-0-7. F ASTENING DOWN . ............................................. 3 front door opened or cracked, or without the front 2-0 OUTLINE OF CHIMNEY PROBLEMS apron fitted. ............................................3 The door glass may require light cleaning 2-0-1. DOWNDRAUGHTING ...................................... 3 occasionally depending upon the continuous running 2-0-2. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS....................... 3 time of the stove. 2-0-3. SUMMARY OF CHIMNEY PROBLEMS ............ 3 1-0-1. WARNINGS 2-0-4. M IN CHIMNEY HEIGHT FOR HIGH FIRE .......... 4 2-0-5. M INIMUM HEIGHT FOR LOW FIRE RUNNING 4 1. Never try to relight a hot stove; wait until it 3-0 FUEL SUPPLY PROBLEMS...........4 has cooled down, hot oil vapour is explosive. 3-0-1. WAXING ................................................................ 4 2. Never try to light a flooded pot, when 3-0-2. C HANGING OIL PRESSURE AT THE STOVE ...... 4 attempting to light a stove make sure that the 3-0-3. P OOR OIL FLOW PROBLEMS................................. 4 pot is not flooded with oil, by looking into the 3-0-4. O IL FEED SET UP .................................................. 5 base of the burner. 3-0-5. O IL LINE ............................................................... 5 4-0 HOW IT WORKS....................5 If it is flooded remove the excess oil as per instructions in the faultfinding section. 4-9. T HE COAL KIT ........................................................... 5 4-10. D ESCALING CONTROL ........................................... 6 1-0-3. S PACING FROM COMBUSTIBLES . 5-0 RUNNING THE STOVE .............6 1. The stove is designed to fit into a suitable 5-1. O IL CONTROL VALVE DETAILS ............................... 6 fireplace. 5-2. L IGHTING .................................................................. 6 5-3. S TOVES WITH BOILERS .......................................... 8 2. The fireplace must be manufactured from 5-4. C ONTROLS ON STOVES WITH BOILERS ................ 8 suitable materials. 6-0 FAULT FINDING....................8 3. For spacing from combustible materials the stove WATER CONTAMINATION ............................................... 8 must be treated in the same way as a SOLID FUEL 6-1. R ACING ...................................................................... 9 APPLIANCE and as such, whilst it is running, will 6-2. F LUE VACUUM ........................................................... 9 become very hot and must not be touched. 6-3. B URNER RUNS SOOTY .............................................. 9 1-0-4.F IREGUARDING . 6-8. O IL SMELLS ............................................................ 10 6-9. D EFLOODING A FLOODED POT .............................. 10 To prevent the risk of injury through burning a 6-10. O IL LEAKS ............................................................. 10 suitable fireguard must be fitted and adequate 7-0 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ....... 10 provision made for guarding the exposed flue pipe 8-0 WARRANTY........................ 10 where a potential danger is presented. 1-0-5. WARNING . 1-0 INTRODUCTION The stove must not be operated with the glass The stove is a room heater, which burns kerosene in front door opened or cracked. a controlled manner utilising a lined ordinary chimney to discharge the products of combustion. 1-0-6. D OOR GLASS . This stove is designed to run with a coal fired The door glass may require light cleaning effect kit, which will partially create the effect of occasionally depending upon the continuous running a coal-fired stove. time of the stove. It must be clearly understood that coal effect will 2 1-0-7. F ASTENING DOWN . The height of the chimney. The stove must be securely fastened down so that The resistance of the chimney. (Bends. terminals. it can resist impact or collision and it must be level etc.) in both directions. The cross sectional area of the chimney (diameter) 2-0 OUTLINE OF CHIMNEY PROBLEMS The Flue gas temperature. See Fig 2 for preferred set up. The availability of replenishment air (ventilation) 1. The fitting of any appliance, solid fuel, wood or oil burning, requiring a naturally generated chimney The integrity of the chimney (does it leak) vacuum, into a boat creates specific problems, 2-0-1. DOWNDRAUGHTING which are mainly concerned with flues amongst other things. 1. The contents of the chimney are equal to a cylinder of hot air which depending upon its 2. Normally when fitting stoves into houses or temperature and volume wants to move vertically, bungalows although there are many problems, with some force. generally if the chimney comes out of the highest point of the property (normally the ridge of the 2. Stopping it moving vertically. are resistance such highest roof) stoves will work well in most normal as: cases. Smoothness of internal wall of chimney. 3. With boats the two major problems are -: Chimney bends. They move Chimney terminals. By the nature of their shape, must have relatively Lack of ventilation. (Air going out must be replaced low chimneys. by air coming in). 4. Whilst on the move the boat will travel through a 2-0-2. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. variety of changing countryside which will have a dramatic effect on the atmospherics at the Atmospheric conditions at the chimney terminal, chimney terminal. which could be affected by where the boat is moored. 5. An example of this would be the transition of a boat down through a lock where the wind conditions The boat is moored in a position near to high at the outlet of the chimney will change buildings, high trees or higher surrounding land and dramatically as the boat descends into the lock to downdraughting is occurring. the lower water levels, severe down draught could This can be a serious problem, if there are any of occur. the above in the immediate location (within 100 – 6. Great care must be followed with chimneys on 200 yards) of the boat. boats and it is critical to observe the following Under changing and fluctuating wind conditions instructions. downdraghting will occur. 7. To ensure satisfactory performance from the If you have to moor in situations where the above- stove chimneys must be capable of maintaining a mentioned criteria exist, and the stove is running, constant steady vacuum of not less than .04" Water you must let it go out. Gauge when running on the high fire position and not Don’t leave the appliance running and unattended. less than .02" Water gauge when running on the low fire position; at all times and in all terminal Don’t leave the appliance in running overnight. conditions. 2-0-3. SUMMARY OF CHIMNEY PROBLEMS 8. This obviously means that it is essential to fit a 1. Hot air in large volumes = plenty of chimney pull. suitable anti down draft device to the terminal of (Vacuum) the chimney. 2. Cold air in small volumes = little chimney pull. 10. The chimney vacuum is directly proportional to the following factors: 3 3. Bends and chimney terminals create resistance to 3-0 FUEL SUPPLY PROBLEMS hot air flow thus reducing potential maximum (Fig 1 Illustrates preferred set up.) chimney vacuum. There are several problems relating to fuel supply 4. Because it is not possible to use high chimneys it of which you need be informed. is critical to observe the following instructions. WAXING - TRIM – ROLL 5. The chimney system must be designed so as to be 3-0-1. WAXING easily extendible. 1 Diesel has a nasty habit of waxing up when the 6. The chimney can have a minimum inside diameter temperature gets down to or lower than freezing, of 90mm. This waxing or thickening alters its flow 7. Outside the boat, the chimney should be twin wall characteristics and consequently what was an and insulated to keep the flue gasses as hot as adequate fuel feed supply can rapidly turn into an possible. inadequate one when the temperature starts to fall. 8. The chimney and stove must be adequately 2 The worst scenario is fuel feed pipe 50-60 feet guarded to prevent the risk of injury through long in 8mm dia. pipe. burning. 3 The best-case scenario is a fuel pipe 4 feet long 9. When moored extend the chimney if you want in 15mm dia with good insulated lagging. the appliance to be run at its maximum output, if you are happy with the output of the stove running 3-0-2. C HANGING OIL PRESSURE AT THE STOVE . at up to setting 3, then it will not be necessary to 1. Because of the layout of a boat it is not possible add the chimney extension. to provide a high pressure oil supply, in most cases a 10. The chimney terminal must be fitted with a pressure head of out 18" is all that is available and terminal that will resist down draughting in all as the tank empties this head of pressure will terminal conditions. reduce, and may alter the flow characteristics of the fuel. 2-0-4. M IN CHIMNEY HEIGHT FOR HIGH FIRE . 2. In some cases this head can also be affected by 1. MINIMUM HEIGHT FOR HIGH FIRE RUNNING the ballast or trim of the boat, the changing level IS 2.2 METRES (May require a longer extension to of the boat due to addition removal of ballast, fuel be fitted) or water can have an effect on the position of the 2. When cruising reduce the chimney height and oil tank in relation to the stove and the angle at turn the stove down to match the reduced chimney which the oil line is established.