DEFRA Stove Installation and User Guide
You may hear your stove produce clicking or ticking noises whilst it
heats up or cools down. This is completely normal and is produced by the
expansion and contraction of the steel components in your stove when its
temperature changes.
5.1
Warning - Fume / Smoke emissions
Warning: Properly installed, with a suitable flue or chimney,
operated and maintained correctly, this appliance will not
emit fumes into the dwelling.
Occasional fumes when de-ashing and refuelling may occur.
However, persistent fume emission is potentially dangerous
and must be investigated by a HETAS registered installer.
Stop using the appliance if you smell fumes or see
smoke escaping.
If fume emission does persist, the following immediate
actions should be taken:
• Open doors and windows to ventilate room.
• Let the fire die or extinguish and safely dispose of
fuel from the appliance.
• Check for flue or chimney blockage, and clean if
required.
Seek expert advice from your HETAS registered installer. Do
not attempt to re-light the fire until the cause of the fume
emission has been identified and corrected.
5.1.1
Refuelling on to a low fire bed
If there is insufficient burning material in the firebed to light a new fuel
charge, excessive smoke emission can occur. Refuelling must be carried
out onto a sufficient quantity of glowing embers and ash that the new fuel
charge will ignite in a reasonable period. If there are too few embers in the
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