® charnwood BAY 5/5GT/5VL Operating & Installation Instructions
CONTENTS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Quick Guide 4 General 5 Fuel 5 Door Operation 5 Fan Operation 5 Ash Clearance 6 Riddling Grate 6 Controlling the Fire 6 Lighting 7 Refuelling 8 Ash Pan Removal 8 Reduced Burning 8 Cleaning and Maintenance 8 Throat Plate and Flueway Cleaning 9 Chimney Sweeping 9 CO Alarm 9 Troubleshooting 10 If you need further help 10 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Unpacking the Stove 11 Health and Safety Precautions 11 CO Alarms 11 Specifications 11 Chi
charnwood QUICK GUIDE Your Charnwood at a glance BAY ® a Throat plate Improves efficiency of stove by slowing down flue gases. See page 9 for how to remove. b Door Keep closed when stove is in use. c a b d d f c g e Door handle Pull up to open. Fuel retainer Ensure fuel does not protrude beyond retainer. e Air control Pull out/slide left for higher output. See page 6 for more detail. f Riddler handle (Bay 5GT only) Pull handle in and out to riddle. See page 6 for more detail.
charnwood OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BAY GENERAL Fig. 1 Stove controls Before lighting the stove, check with the installer that the work and BAY 5 & BAY VL checks described in the Installation Instructions have been carried out correctly and that the chimney has been swept, is sound and free from any obstructions. The stove is not suitable for use in a shared flue system.
charnwood OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BAY Fig. 3 Air control ASH CLEARANCE For optimum wood burning, it is important to leave a layer of ash, around 1cm thick, on the base of the stove. If the ash is becoming too deep, the appliance should be riddled (Bay 5GT) or the top layer of ash cleared using the scoop provided (Bay 5 & Bay VL). 4 For advice on how and when to empty the ashpan (Bay 5GT), see p8.
charnwood OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BAY LIGHTING Fig. 6 Adding larger logs On initial lighting, the stove may smoke and give off an odour as the silicon paint with which the firebox is painted reacts to the heat. This is normal and will cease after a short time, but meanwhile the room should be kept well ventilated. At first only light a small fire and burn it slowly for two hours to allow any residual moisture in the chimney to evaporate. Fig.
charnwood OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BAY REFUELLING CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Keep the firebox well filled but do not allow fuel to spill over the top Cleaning The Bay VL is finished with vitreous enamel to clean the surfaces of the fuel retainer. simply wipe over with a dry cloth or soft brush when the appliance is Logs should be evenly distributed, filling the firebed to give the most cold. Abrasive pads and scouring cleaners must not be used as these pleasing flame pattern.
charnwood OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BAY THROAT PLATE AND CO ALARM FLUEWAY CLEANING Your installer should have fitted a CO alarm in the same room as the appliance. If the alarm sounds unexpectedly, follow the instructions It is important that the throat plate and all the stove flueways are kept given under “Fume Emission” overleaf. clean in order to prevent potentially dangerous fume emission.
charnwood TROUBLESHOOTING BAY FIRE WILL NOT BURN FUME EMISSION Check that: Warning Note: a) the air inlet is not obstructed in any way, Properly installed and operated this appliance will not emit fumes. b) chimneys and flueways are clear, Occasional fumes from de-ashing and re-fuelling may occur. c) a suitable fuel is being used, Persistent fume emission is potentially dangerous and must not be d) there is an adequate air supply into the room, tolerated.
charnwood INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BAY UNPACKING THE STOVE SPECIFICATION The stove arrives bolted and strapped to its pallet. There must be adequate facilities for unloading and manoeuvring into position. The Bay 5 Bay 5 GT Bay 5 VL 5kW (17,061BTU/h) 5.8kw (19,790 BTU/h) 5kW (17,061BTU/h) Mass 94.3kg 105kg 94.3kg Flue Gas Temperature 279°C 286°C 279°C Flue Gas Mass Flow 4.1g/s 4.8g/s 4.1g/s Average Refuelling Cycle 0.75hrs 0.75hrs 0.
charnwood INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BAY chimney then a draught stabiliser should be fitted. If in doubt about If the fireplace does not contain combustible materials, it is still the chimney seek expert advice. recommended to have a layer of insulation or ventilate the space between the casing and the outer wall. The insulation may consist of a HEARTH AND FIRE SURROUND layer of mineral fibre or a vermiculite concrete mix (see Step 4).
charnwood INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BAY Fig. 13 Installation in a standard chimney Closure plate as detailed in figure 14 so that air is taken from between the fire box and the convection casing. Flexible Flue Liner Alternatively a fixed ducted air supply method can be used as shown in fig. 13. One end of the air supply ducting is connected to the stove and the other is terminated outside. The ducting must be 100mm dia, non-combustible, less than 5.
charnwood INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BAY FITTING THE CONVECTION CASING, STOVE AND FLUE PIPE 1. Attach flue collar to length of rigid flue pipe Having prepared the fireplace as described, the convection case, Upper flue collar Collar can be positioned as necessary depending on required angle of flue Rigid Flue Pipe Fix collar to flue with screws either side stove and flue pipe can now be fitted. 1.
charnwood INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BAY 5. SECURE THE CASING TO THE WALL Secure the casing in the opening by inserting screws, as shown on the diagram. The stove can be screwed down through the base or through the sides as required. 6. FILL WITH INSULATION AND MAKE GOOD THE OPENINGS If you are using the vermiculite method of insulating the convection casing, pour down from the top of the chimney.
charnwood INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BAY 9. SECURE THE FLUE ADAPTORS Flue pipe Working through the stove, line up the inner flue collar to meet the upper flue collar, carefully easing the ends of the coach bolts Convection casing through the holes. Fit the nuts onto the ends of the coach bolts and Upper flue collar tighten. Check that the flue pipe is not obstructed or restricted in any way and that all joints are well sealed.
charnwood INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BAY 2. The plates round the sides and back of the grate must be in FITTING THE OPTIONAL BASE ASSEMBLY BAY 5 & 5GT position and sitting correctly. 3. The throat plate must be fitted in the roof of the appliance (as 1. With the firebox removed, roll the outer convection casing onto its shown in Fig. 8). back and fasten the assembly into position using four M6x20 screws 4. Check that the front fence is fitted correctly and that the door and nuts.
charnwood INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BAY powers under the Act to authorise smokeless fuels or exempt appliances for use in smoke control areas in England. In Scotland and Wales this power rests with Ministers in the devolved administrations for those countries. Separate legislation, the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, applies in Northern Ireland.
charnwood Bay 5 DIMENSIONS (mm) BAY 685 412 495 610 FRONT VIEW BACK VIEW 350 235 120 ø155 (for a 6" flue) ø100 350 70 85 70 PLAN VIEW SIDE VIEW Note: Door extends a maximum of 573mm from front of stove when open.
charnwood Bay 5VL (mm) BAY 685 474 412 610 BACK VIEW FRONT VIEW 347 234 118 155 (for a 6" flue) 100 70 85 73 PLAN VIEW SIDE VIEW Note: Door extends a maximum of 573mm from front of stove when open.
charnwood Bay 5GT DIMENSIONS (mm) BAY 685 580 505 FRONT VIEW 612 BACK VIEW 355 120 65 ø155 (for a 6" flue) ø100 430 70 90 306 PLAN VIEW SIDE VIEW Note: Door extends a maximum of 573mm from front of stove when open.
charnwood Bay 5 PARTS LIST BAY Issue D 38 48 37 49 50 44 43 12 12 36 42 1 30 14 45 16 15 13 35 34 5 28 3 31 10 9 4 8 13 11 13 41 27 26 13 19 32 13 53 18 47 39 21 20 33 46 29 2 22 40 23 25 24 17 54 52 51 Item Part No. Description Item Part No.
charnwood Bay 5VL PARTS LIST BAY Issue A 37 36 41 30 12 48 28 13 16 24 15 1 45 46 13 47 9 31 35 34 4 8 2 10 39 44 42 43 14 11 13 29 49 32 27 33 13 26 19 18 3 17 5 20 21 22 40 23 25 Item Part No. Description Item Part No.
charnwood Bay 5GT PARTS LIST BAY Issue C 53 44 52 43 38 9 11 39 8 7 51 6 10 7 6 12 28 57 40 42 58 29 30 5 6 4 41 1 13 34 6 35 50 14 6 15 39 22 37 16 20 17 21 23 24 25 46 26 19 18 31 56 54 61 60 47 45 55 36 32 33 49 48 Item Part No. Description Item Part No.
15 A.J WELLS & SONS LTD Bishops Way, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 5WS, United Kingdom A Division of A.J.Wells & Sons Limited Registered in England No. 03809371 EN13229:2001/A2:2004/AC:2007 INSET APPLIANCES INCLUDING OPEN FIRES FIRED BY SOLID FUELS Bay 5GT Bay 5 Bay 5VL EC Certificate of conformity no: MR-CPD-2015 XR-CPD-2015 BT-CPD-2015 Fuel type: WOOD LOGS WOOD LOGS WOOD LOGS Emission of CO in combustion products: 0.08% 0.10% 0.
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