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Flavel Richmond Plus Instructions Manual

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INSET LIVE FUEL-EFFECT GAS FIRES
Installation, Maintenance & User Instructions.
Hand these instructions to the user after installation.
Model No's FOPC**MN, FOPC**SN & FOPC**RN are for use on
Natural Gas (G20) at a supply pressure of 20 mbar in G.B. / I.E.
** denotes variant of trim / fascia where applicable

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  • Page 1 Richmond Plus INSET LIVE FUEL-EFFECT GAS FIRES Installation, Maintenance & User Instructions. Hand these instructions to the user after installation. Model No’s FOPC**MN, FOPC**SN & FOPC**RN are for use on Natural Gas (G20) at a supply pressure of 20 mbar in G.B. / I.E.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS PAGE Section 1 Information and Requirements PAGE Appliance Information Conditions of Installation Flue and chimney suitability Fireplace / surround suitability Shelf position Chimney inspection Fire place opening / catchment space Fitting to metal flue boxes Hearths Spillage monitoring system Section 2 Installation of Fire Unpacking the fire...

  • Page 3: Information And Requirements

    SECTION 1 INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS APPLIANCE INFORMATION Model FOPC**MN (MC) FOPC**SN (SC) FOPC**RN (RC) Gas Type Main injectors (2 off) Size 260 Pilot Type Copreci 21100 / 141 (MC) 21100 / 162 (SC & RC) Max. Gross Heat Input : 6.9 kW Min.
  • Page 4 Fire box Dimensions (Richmond Plus Models) Width : (with trim, no spacer) 498mm Height : (with trim, no spacer) 600mm Depth : (overall-without fender) 230mm Gas Connection 8mm Compression (Supplied with fire) Efficiency Declaration The efficiency of this appliance has been measured as specified in BS 7977-1 : 2002 and the result is 67%.

  • Page 5: Conditions Of Installation

    INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS CONDITIONS OF INSTALLATION It is the law that all gas appliances are installed only by a GAS SAFE Registered Installer, in accordance with these installation instructions and the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 as amended. Failure to install appliances correctly could lead to prosecution.

  • Page 6: Fireplace / Surround Suitability

    FIREPLACE / SURROUND SUITABILITY The fire must only be installed on a hearth it must not be installed directly onto carpet or other combustible floor materials. The fire is suitable for fitting to non-combustible fire place surrounds and proprietary fire place surrounds with a temperature rating of at least 150 o c. If a heating appliance is fitted directly against a wall without the use of a fire surround or fire place all combustible material must be removed from behind the trim.

  • Page 7: Fire Place Opening / Catchment Space

    Check the chimney pot / terminal and general condition of the brickwork or masonry. If the chimney or flue is in poor condition or if there is no up-draught do not proceed with the installation. If there is a history of down-draught conditions with the chimney / flue, a tested and certificated flue terminal or cowl suitable for the relevant flue type should be considered.
  • Page 8 Table A - Installation Depth Requirements for a Flavel Richmond Plus being installed into a brick built chimney, requiring 12.0 litres of debris collection volume (figure 2) Opening Width (mm) Minimum Depth Required (mm) 400 (minimum opening width) 450 (maximum opening width) For example, if the appliance was to be fitted into a 400mm wide opening, the depth required would be 298mm.

  • Page 9: Fitting To Metal Flue Boxes

    1.7 FITTING TO PRE-FABRICATED TWIN WALL METAL FLUE BOXES The appliance may be fitted to twin wall metal flue boxes conforming to the constructional requirements of BS 715 / BS EN 1856-2, (for example the Selkirk LFE 175 box). The box must have a minimum flue diameter of 125mm internal and minimum internal dimensions of 300mm deep by 580mm high by 400mm wide.

  • Page 10: Installation Of Fire

    SECTION 2 INSTALLATION OF FIRE UNPACKING THE FIRE Carefully lift the fire out of the carton. Remove the loose item packaging carefully from the front of the appliance. Check the contents as listed :- Packing Check List 1 off Fire box / burner assembly 1 off Boxed ceramic base, front ceramic rail and 20 coals (18 large, 2 small) 1 off...
  • Page 11 For manual control models proceed as follows :- Remove the burner heat shield from the front of the fire box to allow access to the burner. See figure 3 below. Fig. 3 Ensure that the hearth is protected from damage and carefully lift the fire box into the fire opening, then slide it back into position.
  • Page 12 For slide control models proceed as follows: Remove the burner heat shield from the front of the fire box to allow access to the burner. See figure 5 below. Fig. 5 Ensure that the hearth is protected from damage and carefully lift the fire box into the fire opening, then slide it back into position.
  • Page 13 Fig. 6 Unscrew the burner assembly fixing screws at either side of the firebox, and the two fixing screws at the base of the fire (see figure 7 below). Carefully pull the base of the burner forwards. The burner can now be removed from the appliance.
  • Page 14 For remote control models proceed as follows: Remove the trim. Remove the burner heat shield from the front of the fire box to allow access to the burner. See fig. 8 below. Fig. 8 Ensure that the hearth is protected from damage and carefully lift the fire box into the fire opening, then slide it back into position.
  • Page 15 Continue for all models Whilst the fire box is still in position, decide which side the gas supply is to enter the fire from. If concealed pipe work is required plan the pipe run to enter the fire box through one of the openings in the sides of the fire box below the fuelbed support panel and connect to the isolating / inlet elbow.
  • Page 16 The preferred method of fixing which is suitable for almost all situations is the cable fixing method which is described in the following section in detail. To fit using the preferred cable method proceed as follows- Mark out and drill 4 off No 14 (6mm) holes in the back face of the fire opening in the positions shown below in figure 12 Fig.
  • Page 17 Fig. 13 Evenly tighten the tensioning nuts to tension both cables and pull the fire snugly against the wall. Do not overtighten, it is only necessary to pull the seal up against the sealing face of the wall, it does not need to be compressed.

  • Page 18: Gas Tightness And Inlet Pressure (Manual Control Models)

    Before making the final gas connection, thoroughly purge the gas supply pipework to remove all foreign matter, otherwise serious damage may be caused to the gas control valve on the fire. GAS TIGHTNESS AND INLET PRESSURE - MANUAL CONTROL MODELS. Remove the pressure test point screw from the inlet elbow and fit a manometer.

  • Page 19: Gas Tightness And Inlet Pressure (Remote Control Models)

    GAS TIGHTNESS AND INLET PRESSURE - REMOTE CONTROL MODELS Remove the pressure test point screw from the inlet elbow and fit a manometer. Turn on the main gas supply and carry out a gas tightness test. Light the fire, see page 28 for full details of the operating method for the fire.

  • Page 20: Assembling Fuel Bed And Commissioning

    SECTION 3 ASSEMBLING FUEL BED AND COMMISSIONING ASSEMBLING THE CERAMICS AND FUEL BED Place the ribbed ceramic fuelbed base on top of the fuelbed support and pull fully forwards to the burner. Make sure that the fuelbed base is located centrally in the fire box. Ensure that the fuelbed base fit fully down onto the fuel bed support and is not lodged on the burner.
  • Page 21 Fit five of the large sized coals onto the front ceramic rail, ensuring that they are evenly spaced. Use the recess’s in the front ceramic rail as a guide for placement. (see figure 16 below) Fig. 16 Select four of the large coals and arrange behind the front row of coals, ensuring that flame paths as indicated below are not interupted.
  • Page 22 Select five of the large coals and arrange along the rear of the fuelbed, using the ribs in the rear of the fuelbed as a guide for placement. (See figure 18 below) Fig. 18 Select the four remaining large coals and position to fill the gaps at each end of the third row of coals, as shown below (figure 19).

  • Page 23: Fixing The Infra-Red Eye In Position

    The exact position and fit of the coals may be finely adjusted to give the most pleasing and random appearance. Warning : Use only the coals supplied with the fire. When replacing the coals remove the old coals and discard them. Fit a complete set of coals of the correct type.
  • Page 24 Remove the backing paper from the self adhesive pad and position the infrared eye in the air channels in the ashpan cover, so that the infrared eye is flush with the front edge of the ashpan cover, as shown below in figure 21.

  • Page 25: Connecting The Battery Pack

    CONNECTING THE BATTERY PACK To prevent un-necessary battery drain, the battery pack that is used to provide the remote control function for this product is disconnected at the factory. Prior to attempting to light the product, can the installer please ensure that the battery pack is re-connected as shown in section b), c) &...

  • Page 26: Lighting The Appliance (Manual Control Models)

    LIGHTING THE APPLIANCE - MANUAL CONTROL MODELS Turn on the gas isolation tap. Depress the control knob and turn anti-clockwise to the position marked pilot. Hold in the control knob for a few seconds to purge the pipe work. Continue to hold-in the control knob and press the igniter button. If the burner does not light, continue to press the igniter button until ignition occurs.

  • Page 27: Lighting The Appliance (Slide Control Models)

    LIGHTING THE APPLIANCE - SLIDE CONTROL MODELS Turn on the isolation valve. Depress the control lever fully downwards to the position marked. Hold down the control lever for a few seconds to allow the gas to reach the pilot. The fire will then begin its ignition sequence. If the pilot does not light, continue to press the control lever until ignition occurs.

  • Page 28: Lighting The Appliance (Remote Control Models)

    LIGHTING THE APPLIANCE - REMOTE CONTROL MODELS The Remote control handset generates an infrared signal, which will be received by the sensor situated at the front right of your fire, behind the ashpan cover. This infrared signal requires direct line of sight from the handset to the sensor on the fire to ensure good operation.

  • Page 29: Checking For Clearance Of Combustion Products

    CHECKING FOR CLEARANCE OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS Close all doors and windows in the room. Light the fire and allow to run for approximately 5 minutes on high position. After approximately 5 minutes hold a smoke match 10mm inside and below the centre of the lower front edge of the top of the fire as shown overpage in figure 25.
  • Page 30 After ensuring that the fire is safe to use it should be left in the high position to fully warm up. During this time a slight odour may be noticed, this is due to the “newness” of the fire and will soon disappear. At this stage any minor adjustments to the coals should be made using suitable long handled tongs and taking care not to damage the coals.

  • Page 31: Maintenance

    Servicing Notes Servicing should be carried out annually by a competent person such as a GAS SAFE registered engineer. This is a condition of the Flavel guarantee schemes. The service should include visually checking the chimney and fire opening for accumulations of debris and a smoke test to check for a positive up-draught in the chimney.

  • Page 32: Removal Of The Control Tap (Manual Control Models)

    Removing the Control Tap from the fire. 4.3.1 Remove the burner assembly as in section 4.1. 4.3.2 Pull the control knob off the control tap spindle. 4.3.3 Loosen and remove the three gas pipe retaining nuts from the control tap and release the ends of the gas pipes from the control tap body. Loosen and remove the thermocouple securing nut from the end of the control tap.

  • Page 33: Removal Of The Battery Igniter (Slide Control Models)

    4.5.3 Isolate the gas supply and remove the inlet pipe from the appliance inlet elbow. The control lever operating cable can be seen running across the base of the fire, below the burner. To release the cable, unscrew the cable securing screw located in the centre of the aluminium operating arm and release the front part of the operating arm, thereby freeing the cable from the burner (see figure 27 overpage).

  • Page 34: Removing The Oxy-Pilot Assembly (Slide Control Models)

    Removing the Oxy-Pilot Assembly Note: Because this appliance is fitted with an atmosphere sensing ‘Oxy- Pilot’ it is not possible to replace the thermocouple separately, because the thermocouple position is factory set to a tight tolerance. Any replacement of parts on the pilot requires a complete new pilot assembly. 4.8.1 Remove the burner assembly as in section 4.1 4.8.2...
  • Page 35 4.9.3 To fit the replacement cable, thread the end of the new cable into the long length of p.t.f.e. sleeve (as supplied) , taking care not to kink the sleeve. Now carefully feed the sleeve and cable into the left hand cable guide tube until the ends emerge above the control lever.

  • Page 36: Removal Of The Burner Assembly (Remote Control Models)

    Remote Control Models – For Diagrams refer to Section 2 4.10 Removing the burner assembly from the fire. 4.10.1 Prepare work area (lay down dust sheets etc.) 4.10.2 Lift the fender and ash pan cover of the way and put them in a safe location.

  • Page 37: Replacing The Batteries (Remote & Electronic Fire Control Models)

    4.12.1 Remove the burner assembly as in section 4.1. 4.12.2 Unscrew the thermocouple retaining nut from the solenoid. 4.12.3 Loosen the pilot nut and remove two screw retaining the pilot assembly. 4.12.4 Re-assemble in reverse order and carry out a gas tightness test. Re-fit coals as shown in section 3.

  • Page 38: Part Shortlist / Fret Information

    FRET INFORMATION To enable Customers to choose their own style of fret these fires are now available without frets. In order to maintain the efficient and safe operation of the fire it is important that any fret which is used must comply with the following dimensions. (figure 27).

  • Page 39: Conditions Of Installation & About Your New Fire

    SECTION FIVE - USER INSTRUCTIONS 5.1 INSTALLATION INFORMATION CONDITIONS OF INSTALLATION It is the law that all gas appliances are installed only by a competent (e.g. GAS SAFE registered) Installer, in accordance with the installation instructions and the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. Failure to install appliances correctly could lead to prosecution.
  • Page 40 ABOUT YOUR NEW FLAVEL RICHMOND PLUS GAS FIRE The Flavel Richmond Plus coal effect gas fire incorporates a unique and highly developed fuel bed which gives the realism of a loose coal layout combined with realistic flames and glow. The use of durable ceramic material in the construction of the fuelbed components ensures long and trouble free operation.

  • Page 41: 5.2 Operating The Fire - Manual Control Models

    5.2 OPERATING THE FIRE - MANUAL CONTROL MODELS The controls are located behind the ashpan cover which is situated behind the Ashpan / Fender. The controls, comprise a control valve to adjust the gas flow and a push button piezo igniter. To light the fire proceed as follows:- Depress the control knob and turn anti-clockwise to the position marked pilot.

  • Page 42: 5.3 Operating The Fire - Slide Control Models

    5.3 OPERATING THE FIRE - SLIDE CONTROL MODELS The controls comprise a control lever, to turn the fire on and off and adjust the gas rate. The control lever is located at the top right hand side of the fire. Depressing the control lever fully operates the igniter and lights the pilot flame and ignition rate gas.

  • Page 43: Operating The Fire (Remote Control Models)

    OPERATING THE FIRE USING THE REMOTE CONTROL The controls comprise a remote control handset to ignite the fire and adjust the gas flow. The Remote control handset generates an infrared signal, which will be received by the sensor situated at the front of your fire, below the ashpan cover. This infrared signal requires direct line of sight from the handset to the sensor on the fire to ensure good operation.
  • Page 44 Fig. 1 High (Large Flame) Off Button Low (Small Flame) Standby Button WARNING : If the fire goes out for any reason or is turned off and it is necessary to re-light the fire it is important to allow the fire to cool for 3 minutes before attempting to re-light it.

  • Page 45: Remote Handset Malfunction

    5.5 TURNING THE PRODUCT OFF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF A REMOTE HANDSET MALFUNCTION. In the unlikely event of the remote control handset malfunctioning (or if lost or broken) after the appliance has been turned on, the fire can be turned off via the emergency shut off switch on the control panel.

  • Page 46: 5.8 Replacing The Batteries In Slide And Remote Control Models

    5.6 REPLACING THE BATTERIES - REMOTE CONTROL MODELS Remove the ashpan cover The battery pack is located on the right hand side side of the burner unit at the bottom. Carefully remove the pack and remove the batteries. Replace in the reverse order using 6 off 1.5V AA Alkaline Battery. It is important that only an alkaline battery is used, otherwise premature battery failure and leakage may result.

  • Page 47: Cleaning Instructions

    5.9 CLEANING - WARNING Before attempting any cleaning operation ensure that the fire has been allowed to fully cool. CLEANING THE TRIMS AND PAINTED METAL PARTS Dependent upon the trim option chosen for use with this fire, there is a variety of methods that can be chosen to clean the trim.

  • Page 48: Re-Assembling The Ceramics And Fuel Bed

    5.10 ASSEMBLING FUEL BED & CERAMICS - COAL MODELS Place the ribbed ceramic fuelbed base on top of the fuelbed support and pull fully forwards to the burner. Make sure that the fuelbed base is located centrally in the fire box. Ensure that the fuelbed base fit fully down onto the fuel bed support and is not lodged on the burner.
  • Page 49 Fit five of the large sized coals onto the front ceramic rail, ensuring that they are evenly spaced. Use the recess’s in the front ceramic rail as a guide for placement. (See figure 6 below) Fig. 6 Select four of the large coals and arrange behind the front row of coals, ensuring that flame paths as indicated below are not interupted.
  • Page 50 Select five of the large coals and arrange along the rear of the fuelbed, using the ribs in the rear of the fuelbed as a guide for placement. (See figure 8 below) Fig. 8 Select the four remaining large coals and position to fill the gaps at each end of the third row of coals, as shown below in figure 9.

  • Page 51: User Replaceable Parts

    The exact position and fit of the coals may be finely adjusted to give the most pleasing and random appearance. Warning : Use only the coals supplied with the fire. When replacing the coals remove the old coals and discard them. Fit a complete set of coals of the correct type.
  • Page 52 Due to our policy of continual improvement and development the exact accuracy of illustrations and descriptions contained in this book cannot be guaranteed Part No. B-149180 Issue 2 BFM Europe Ltd. Trentham Lakes Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST4 4TJ www.bfm-europe.com Telephone - General Enquiries : (01782) 339000 Telephone - Service : (0844) 7700169...

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