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The fan is powered by a small adapter (provided) which plugs into a conventional wall socket.
The adapter has a variable output from 3 to 12 watts so you can select your preferred speed.
On the higher settings there will inevitably be a little noise from the fan, so if you are sitting
reading you may wish to choose one of the lower speeds. The fire may be used without the
fan connected at all, for example if there is a power cut or there is not a convenient power
supply nearby, this will not damage the fire.
Minimising the Heat Loss from your House
A flued gas fire is connected to a flue or chimney to draw away the waste gases, generally this
is far larger than is needed so it also draws a lot of the warm air from your room. The flue duct
on the Surefire has been calculated to only allow the waste gases to be extracted with a
minimal amount of heat loss.
Flue Damper
Because hot air rises, the hotter a flue or chimney gets, the harder it pulls the air. To counter
this the Surefire has a unique damper which senses the temperature of the gases leaving the
fire, and automatically opens or closes the opening to the flue. If you have a particularly poorly
performing chimney the installer might disable this function.
Baffle to Close the Flue
Not only does the Surefire regulate the opening to the flue when the fire is in use, it also
closes the flue when the fire is not in use.
A chimney or flue connected to a normal gas fire will extract all the air from an average sized
room once every hour, 24 hours per day, 365 days of the year. This is a huge amount of air
being lost, warm air that you have already paid to heat. Another exclusive feature of the
Surefire is a baffle which closes the flue when not in use, keeping the warm air in your house.
This massing saving is not included in the Surefire’s 94.7% efficiency rating, it is in addition to
this.
The fire is designed so it cannot be turned on when the damper is in the closed position
Slide Control
The slide control has been selected and developed to allow easy, high level, trouble free use.
The operation works as follows:
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Starting at the upper position, push the slider lever down to its lower position, at this
point gas is allowed through to the pilot and you will hear the ignitor clicking.
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You will see the pilot light through the coals at the front right side. Once the pilot
lights, continue to keep the lever pushed down for a further 10 seconds. If it is not held down
the flame failure device will not recognise that the fire has been lit and the pilot will shutdown
again.
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Release the lever and lift it to roughly the half way position, this will allow gas to
pass to the main burner and will light the fire on ‘high’.
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Should you wish to turn the fire down, push the lever down to the lower setting.
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To turn the fire off (including the pilot light) lift the lever all the way to the top. In this
position the baffle will also close the exit to the flue.
Safety
The most common problem with flues and chimneys is that if they become blocked, by a bird’s
nest or a collapse of masonry for example, the burnt gases from the fire can flow back into the
house. The burnt gases have a high amount of carbon monoxide which can present a hazard
to the occupants. With the Surefire, the burnt gases have been passed through a catalytic
converter before they are allowed to leave the fire. The catalytic converter removes most of
the carbon monoxide, reducing it to such a low level that even if the chimney is blocked the
fire will continue to work safely.
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