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Valor 640 Installer's Manual

Manual is about: INSET LIVE FUEL EFFECT GAS FIRE

Summary of 640

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    3002217/03 installer guide this appliance is for use with natural gas (g20) when converted using conversion kit no. 0591301 this appliance is for use with propane gas (g31) this appliance is for use in the united kingdom (gb) and the republic of ireland (ie) only. We trust that these instructions gi...

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    Installer’s guide page 2 safety first. Valor fires are ce approved and designed to meet the appropriate british standards and safety marks. Quality and excellence. At the heart of every valor fire. All valor fires are manufactured to the highest standards of quality and excellence and are manufactur...

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    Installer’s guide page 3 s a f e t y installer • before continuing any further with the installation of this appliance please read the following guide to manual handling • the lifting weight of this appliance is as below: - model heat engine (kg) firefront (kg) combined weight (kg) adorn 11.5 16.6 2...

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    Installer’s guide page 4 contents safety ...............................................................................................................................................3 1 appliance data ....................................................................................................

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    Installer’s guide page 5 1 a p p l i a n c e d a t a this product uses fuel effect pieces, burner compartment walls and gaskets containing refractory ceramic fibres (rcf), which are man-made vitreous silicate fibres. Excessive exposure to these materials may cause irritation to eyes, skin and respir...

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    Installer’s guide page 6 figure 1. Hearth & fireplace opening 2 g e n e r a l i n s t a l l a t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s 2.1 the installation must be in accordance with these instructions. For the user’s protection, in the united kingdom it is the law that all gas appliances are installed by co...

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    Installer’s guide page 7 the environment for northern ireland. In the republic of ireland the installation must also conform to the relevant parts of: a) the current edition of is 813 b) all relevant national and local rules in force. 2.2 in the united kingdom, as supplied, the appliance can be inst...

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    Installer’s guide page 8 a precast concrete or clay flue block system conforming to bs1289 with dimensions as in figure 3. The current versions of bs1289 and bs en 1806 recommend that there should be an air space or insulation between the flue blocks and the plaster because heat transfer may cause c...

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    Installer’s guide page 9 must be sealed to the surrounding area above the fireplace opening and to the top of the chimney. An approved terminal must be fitted. • a properly constructed precast concrete or clay flue system conforming to bs1289 or bs en 1806. This system is only suitable if the condit...

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    Installer’s guide page 10 adorn model only graph 1. Combustible shelf clearances for adorn model only visage and icon models only graph 2. Combustible shelf clearances for visage and icon models only.

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    Installer’s guide page 11 adorn model only 2.12 the minimum height from the top surface of the hearth to the underside of any shelf made from wood or other combustible materials is shown in graph 1. Visage and icon models only 2.12 the minimum height from the top surface of the hearth to the undersi...

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    Installer’s guide page 12 2.18 if the appliance is to be fitted against a wall with combustible cladding, the cladding must be removed from the area covered by the outer surround. The cladding must also not touch the surround. (see figure 4). We suggest that the actual surround is used as a template...

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    Installer’s guide page 13 adorn visage figure 5. Appliance dimensions (continued on next page).

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    Installer’s guide page 14 3 p a c k c o n t e n t s the items required for this appliance are packed in two sections. Section 1 - fire unit contains: 1 burner & convection box unit 1 nut & olive for 8mm inlet pipe 1 flue restrictor plate 3 screws (for flue restrictor) 2 screws (for fireback spacing ...

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    Installer’s guide page 15 4 eyebolts 1 rubber grommet 1 knurled shouldered screw for control linkage fixing 2 machine screws. 1 pp3 battery 1 smoke match tube 2 fireback spacing brackets 1 rear ceramic wall support bracket 1 length of self adhesive foam seal 1 literature pack section 2 - “adorn” fir...

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    Installer’s guide page 16 figure 6. Pack contents.

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    Installer’s guide page 17 figure 7. Fireplace areas 4 f i r e p l a c e c h e c k 4.1 4.1.1 fireplace size the fireplace must comply with the requirements described in section 2.2. This will probably entail removing the fireback and infill material behind the fireback. The debris catchment area show...

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    Installer’s guide page 18 if method 1 is chosen, make sure that the front surround area is sound enough to take the rawlplugs and woodscrews. If necessary, make sound with a suitable cement. If method 2 is chosen, make sure that the areas at the back and towards the centre of the fireplace floor are...

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    Installer’s guide page 19 figure 10. Pilot ignition system figure 9. Slider control figure 8. Battery fitting 5 i g n i t i o n c h e c k before attempting to install, it is worth checking that the electronic ignition system performs satisfactorily. ● fit the battery to the ignition block located be...

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    Installer’s guide page 20 figure 11. Burner attachment points 6 g a s s u p p l y c o n n e c t i o n a nut and olive are provided for an 8mm pipe inlet connection to the elbow at the bottom front of the appliance. The elbow can be rotated to allow a connection from any direction. The elbow includes...

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    Installer’s guide page 21 figure 13. Fireback spacers figure 12. “u” seals grommet in the installation kit supplied with the fire. Fit this into the hole. Pierce the grommet to allow the pipe to pass through it. The grommet should envelop the pipe. If the hole is larger than the pipe, seal it with t...

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    Installer’s guide page 22 5. This appliance is supplied with a flue restrictor for use where the flue draught is excessive. The restrictor must not be fitted where a precast flue or a flue liner is used. For all other installations the restrictor should be fitted. There may however, be certain excep...

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    Installer’s guide page 23 figure 17. Front fixing (visage model only) fit the two surround securing brackets to the convection box side flanges with the screws supplied. Note the different orientation of the brackets at left and right sides (see figure 16) 8 c o n v e c t i o n b o x i n s t a l l a...

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    Installer’s guide page 24 figure 19. Upper cable retention figure 18. Eyebolt positions 6. Place the convection box back in position in the fireplace. 7. Fit a woodscrew through each hole in the convection box flanges and tighten to seal the box to the fireplace surround. 8.2 method 2 - cable retent...

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    Installer’s guide page 25 figure 22. Lower cable retention figure 21. Floor fixing figure 20. Cable route and return the end through the upper of the holes. See figure 19. Give the cables a pull so that they grip against the convection box flanges. 6. Thread the cables through the eyebolts. Return t...

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    Installer’s guide page 26 figure 23. Floor sealing 12. Inspect the installation of the convection box against the fireplace surround. If the convection box is aligned squarely and the sealing is satisfactory, fully tighten the cable retainers. 13. If the convection box is not correctly aligned, rele...

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    Installer’s guide page 27 figure 24. Control pivot rotation 9 b u r n e r & s u p p l y p i p e i n s t a l l a t i o n 9.1 burner & supply pipe installation 1. Refit the burner unit to the convection box with two screws. 2. Connect the supply line to the appliance. 3. Pressure check the installatio...

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    Installer’s guide page 28 figure 25. Pressure test point 9.3 reference pressure check the appliance is pre-set to give the correct heat input at the inlet pressure shown in section 1 of this manual. No adjustment is necessary. 1. Check the burner pressure by fitting a pressure gauge at the test poin...

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    Installer’s guide page 29 figure 27. Ceramic side walls installation figure 26. Ceramic rear wall installation 1 0 c e r a m i c w a l l s i n s t a l l a t i o n 1. Fit the rear ceramic wall support bracket to the rear of the convection box using two screws. The “l” shaped section should be on top ...

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    Installer’s guide page 30 figure 30. “visage” front surround top location figure 29. “adorn” front casting bottom fixing 1 1 f r o n t s u r r o u n d & c o n t r o l l i n k a g e i n s t a l l a t i o n 11.1 remove the tape securing the control linking bar to the front surround. Slide the control ...

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    Installer’s guide page 31 centre of the fire to clear the right side of the surround. Slide the surround unit sideways, if necessary, to align the bottom fixing holes with those in the convection box. Fix the bottom of the surround unit to the convection box with two screws (see figure 31). 11.2.3 “...

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    Installer’s guide page 32 figure 36. Front coal location figure 35. Ceramic base location 1 2 c e r a m i c c o a l s i n s t a l l a t i o n 1. Place the ceramic base coal in the burner compartment. The bottom rear face of the coal should rest on the angled ledges at the back of the burner compartm...

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    Installer’s guide page 33 5. Install the 12 loose coals as follows. The underside of each coal is marked with a letter ‘a’ to ‘l’ and an arrow. 6. The coals should be positioned so that the arrows always point towards the back of the firebox. When located into position the stem of each arrow should ...

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    Installer’s guide page 34 11. Hold coal ‘d’ upright with the arrow pointing to the top. Locate coal ‘d’ as shown in figure 40. 12. Hold coal ‘e’ upright with the arrow pointing to the top. Locate coal ‘e’ as shown in figure 41. 13. Hold coal ‘f’ upright with the arrow pointing to the top. Locate coa...

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    Installer’s guide page 35 15. Locate coals ‘g’ to ‘k’ so that they are firmly seated in the valleys in the coal base. 16. Hold coal ‘g’ upright with the arrow pointing to the top. Locate coal ‘g’ as shown in figure 43. 17. Hold coal ‘h’ upright with the arrow pointing to the top. Locate coal ‘h’ as ...

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    Installer’s guide page 36 19. Hold coal ‘j’ upright with the arrow pointing to the top. Locate coal ‘j’ as shown in figure 46 20. Hold coal ‘k’ upright with the arrow pointing to the top. Locate coal ‘k’ as shown in figure 47 21. Hold coal ‘l’ upright with the arrow pointing to the top. Locate coal ...

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    Installer’s guide page 37 1 3 f r o n t / c a s t i n g s i n s t a l l a t i o n 13.1 13.1 “adorn” front place the bottom front cover in position below the front casting bridge. 13.2 “visage” front fit the fire front casting to the front surround. Locate the two screw heads at the rear top corners ...

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    Installer’s guide page 38 figure 51. Control 1 4 f u l l o p e r a t i n g c h e c k s 14.1 check the control settings the control position markings on the front surround are shown in figure 51. Please note: • when first turned on from cold, the flames will appear predominantly blue. • when operatin...

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    Installer’s guide page 39 figure 52. Smoke match tube position 14.2 check for spillage a spillage check must be made before leaving the installed appliance with the customer. Make this with all the ceramic coals in position. 1. Close all doors and windows in the room containing the appliance. 2. Lig...

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    Installer’s guide page 40 1. Light the appliance. Set the slide control to the maximum burning position and leave for one minute. 2. Set the control to the low burning position. Isolate the gas supply at the inlet elbow. The pilot and main burner will go out. Note the time when the pilot goes out. L...

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    Installer’s guide page 41 1 5 f i n a l r e v i e w 1. If a gap is visible between the inner sides of the front surround and the ceramic side walls, gently slide the walls forward. 2. Visually inspect the appliance. Clean off any marks incurred during installation. 3. Advise the customer how to oper...

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    Installer’s guide page 42 1 6 s e r v i c i n g & p a r t s r e p l a c e m e n t always turn off the gas supply before commencing any servicing (the appliance inlet “t” connector incorporates an isolating valve). It is recommended that, at least once a year, the appliance is disconnected and the fi...

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    Installer’s guide page 43 figure 56. Thermocouple interrupter block figure 55. Microswitches figure 54. Microswitch cover removal • check that the appliance is clean and that soot or debris is not blocking the gaps between the coals causing an imperfect flame. • check that soot or debris is not impa...

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    Installer’s guide page 44 figure 59. Front surround top location figure 58. Control linkage disconnection figure 57. Front surround bottom location 2. Detach the microswitch cover by removing one screw and pulling clear of the location lug. See figure 54. 3. Loosen the thermocouple nut to free the m...

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    Installer’s guide page 45 figure 62. Ceramic support bracket removal. Figure 61. Burner attachment points figure 60. Control slide & button fixings 16.6 to replace the control slide button 1. Remove the front surround – see section 16.4. 2. Detach the slide button by removing two screws – see figure...

  • Page 46: Installer’S Guide

    Installer’s guide page 46 figure 64. Thermocouple interrupter block apply tension to the microswitch leads. 7. Remove the two fixing screws that attach the generator unit to the support bracket. The igniter generator can now be removed. (see figure 63) 8. Remove the two leads to the switch and remov...

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    Installer’s guide page 47 figure 66. Shut-off tap (viewed from rear with burner turned over) figure 65. Pilot unit removal (dust cage not shown for clarity) thermocouple nut making sure that the leads are secured in the interrupter block to give a good electrical contact. 16.10 to remove the pilot u...

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    Installer’s guide page 48 figure 67. Flow rate controller 1. Remove the burner unit - see section 16.6. 2. Unscrew and remove the two ceramic support brackets from the top of the burner unit. This will avoid damage to the brackets and the worksurface (see figure 62) turn the burner unit upside down....

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    Installer’s guide page 49 5. Detach the burner pipe from the controller. Support the controller while detaching to prevent excessive strain. 6. Remove the nut and washer securing the control pivot bracket to the controller at the front. Support the pivot bracket while removing the nut to prevent pos...

  • Page 50: Installer’S Guide

    Installer’s guide page 50 figure 70. Burner plaque positions 16.14 to replace burner plaques see figure 70. 1. Remove the bottom front and fire front castings. 2. Remove the loose coals, the front coals and the base coal. 3. The plaques can be then be removed as follows without detaching the front s...

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    Installer’s guide page 51 16.15 to remove the appliance from the fireplace 1. Remove the burner unit - see section 16.6. If the fire retention is as method 1 (see section 8.1 of installation instructions), remove the screws. If the fire retention is as method 2 (see section 8.2 of installation instr...

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    Installer’s guide page 52 1 7 s h o r t l i s t o f s p a r e s.

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    Installer’s guide page 53 key no. Description no. Off maker’s part no. A shut-off tap 1 730k146 b gas flow rate controller 1 730k147 c thermocouple interrupter block 1 720a142 d ignition microswitch 1 720a269 e gas shut-off microswitch 1 020k931 f pilot unit - for natural gas appliances 1 720a249 pi...