Specifications

ENGLISH RAISmanualforRaisQ20
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Convection
Raisstovesareconvectionsto ves.Thismeansthatthestove’sbackandsidepanelsare
notoverheated.Convectionmeansthatthereisacirculationofai r,whichensuresthatthe
heatisdistributedmoreevenlythroughouttheentireroom.Thecoldairissuckedinatthe
baseofthestoveandupthroughtheco nvectionchannel,whichrunsalongthesto ve’s
combustionchamber.Thehe atedaircomesoutatthetopofthestove,whichensuresa
circulationofwarmairthroughouttheroom.
Thestovesareequippedwithcooldoorhandles  aRaisspecialfeature whichmeans
youcouldalmostdoawaywithgloves.Beaware,however,thatallexteriorsurfaces
becomehotduringuse  sotakeextremecare.
Chimney
Inorderforthestovetoperformsatisfactorilythechimneyheightmustbesufficientto
ensureanadequatedraughtofapproximately15Pasoastocleartheproductsof
combustionandpreventsmokeproblemsintotheroom.
NOTE:Achimneyheightofno tlessthan4.5metresmeasuredverticallyfromtheoutletof
thestovetothetopofthechimneyshouldbesatisfactory.Alternativelythecalculation
proceduregiveninEN133841maybeusedasthebasisfordecidingwhethera
particularchimneydesignwillprovidesufficientdraught.
PleaseNote,thisappliancehasbeentestedbythemanufacturersandworksona3m
straightflue.
Theoutletfromthechimneys houldbeabovetheroofofthebuildinginaccordancewith
theprovisionsofBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.
Ifinstallationisintoane xistingchimneythenitmustbesoundandhavenocracksorother
faultswhichmightallowfumesintothehouse.Olderproperties,especially,mayhave
chimneyfaultsorthecrosssectionmaybetoolargei.e.morethan230mmx230mm.
Remedialactionshouldbetaken,ifrequired,seekingexpertadvice,ifnecessary.Ifitis
foundnecessarytolinethechimneythenafluelinersuitableforsolidfuelmustbeusedin
accordancewithBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.
Anyexistingchimneymustbeclearofobstructionandhavebeensweptclean
immediatelybeforeinstallationofthestove.Ifthestoveisfittedinplaceofanopenfire
thenthechimneyshouldbesweptonemonthafterinstallationtocl earanysootfallswhich
mayhaveoccurredduetothedifferenceincombustionbetweenthestoveandtheopen
fire.
Ifthereisnoexistingchimneythenanynewsystemmustbetothedesignation
describedaboveandinaccordancewithBuildingRegulationsApprovedDocume ntJ.
Asinglewallmetalfluepipeissuitableforconnectingthestovetothechimneybutisnot
suitableforuseasthecompletechimney.Thechimneyandconnecting fluepipemust
haveaminimumdiameterof150mmanditsdimensi onshouldbenotlessthanthesizeof
theoutletsocketofthestove.