Campingaz CR 5000 Thermo Instructions For Use Manual - page 8
Thank you for choosing this Campingaz® catalytic
heater.
This operating handbook is common to the following
appliances:
CR 5000
CR 5000 Turbo
CR 5000 Thermo.
A - GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- This appliance must be used and serviced in
accordance with the regulations and standards
in force.
- Please read this handbook before using your
appliance.
- This appliance should not be used in building or
tower flats, in basements, bathrooms or
bedrooms.
- Only use this appliance in a well ventilated room.
- This appliance should not be used in leisure
vehicles such as caravans and camping-cars.
- This appliance should not be installed in the vici-
nity of walls, pieces of furniture, hangings, cur-
tains, bedding items and other inflammable
materials. To prevent fire hazards, it is strictly
forbidden to cover the appliance.
- This appliance should always be directed to the
centre of the room.
- Do not use your heater less than 50 cm from a
wall or combustible object.
B - ASSEMBLING THE WHEELS
Mount the four wheels on the bottom of the heater
using the spanner provided for this purpose. (see
Fig. 1)
C - SETTING TO SERVICE
IMPORTANT
This operating handbook is intended for enabling
you to correctly and safely use your Campingaz®
appliance.
Refer to the handbook to familiarise yourself with
the appliance before connecting the gas bottle.
Comply with this operating handbook instructions.
This appliance must be connected using a pressu-
re reducing valve and a hose. Call your vendor.
Non conformance with these instructions may be
dangerous for the user and his environment.
Permanently keep this handbook in a safe place so
as to refer to it when needed.
This appliance is preset in factory to operate with
butane using appropriate pressure reducing valve
and hose.
In operation, this appliance must be held away
from inflammable materials.
Do not use a leaking, malfunctioning or damaged
appliance. Return it to your vendor who will give
you the address of the nearest dealer.
This appliance should never be modified nor used
in applications for which it is not designed.
C - 1 - Ventilating the room:
This appliance is a catalytic combustion heater desi-
gned to be used in a sufficiently ventilated room.
A suitable ventilation makes it possible to exhaust
combustion residues and renew the combustion air.
The appliance should not be installed in a room the
volume of which is less than 61 m
3
for living-rooms and
30.5 m
3
for other rooms.
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Air renewal ventilation area should not be less than
77 cm² evenly distributed between room upper and
lower levels.
A safety device will shut off the gas, thus extinguishing
the appliance if normal ventilation conditions are not
met.
C - 2 - Gas bottle and pressure reducing valve:
This appliance is designed to operate with 11 Kg to
15 Kg Butane or Propane gas bottles fitted with an ade-
quate pressure reducing valve (See Gas and operating
pressures page 3).
Only use the type of gas stipulated by the manufactu-
rer.
In France, it is strictly forbidden to use another gas
type than Butane.
To install the pressure reducing valve, follow pressure
reducing valve operating handbook instructions.
To connect or replace the bottle, always operate in a
well-ventilated place, never in presence of a flame,
spark or heat source.
C - 3 - Gas hose:
France:
The appliance must be used with a hose fitted with a
G 1/2 threaded nut to be screwed to the appliance and
an M 20x1.5 threaded nut to be screwed to the pres-
sure reducing valve (XP D 36-112 Standard).
The hose shall be 0.50 m long. It shall be replaced if it
appears to be damaged or cracked. Do not pull or twist
the hose. Keep it away from parts that are likely to get
heated.
Hose installation, G 1/2 and M 20x1.5 nuts
(XP D 36-112 Standard) (See Fig. 2 and 3):
- Check tightness in compliance with indications of
paragraph D-2.
Switzerland, Germany, Austria:
This appliance must be used with a DIN hose the qua-
lity of which shall comply with the use of butane or pro-
pane gas.
The hose shall be 0.50 m long. It shall be replaced if it
appears to be damaged or cracked. Do not pull or twist
the hose. Keep it away from parts that are likely to get
heated.
Connecting the hose: to connect the hose to appliance
inlet union, firmly but moderately tighten the hose using
2 suitable spanners:
- 14 mm spanner to tighten appliance inlet
union.
- 17 mm spanner to screw in hose nut.
Connect the other end to pressure reducing valve out-
let union.
- Check tightness in compliance with indications of
paragraph D-2.
Other countries:
The appliance is fitted with a ringed end-piece. Il must
be used with a hose the quality of which shall comply
with the use of butane or propane gas and with the
national regulations in force (BS, UNI, UNE, etc....).
M 20x1,5
Pressure
reducing valve
G 1/2
Appliance
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