Specifications

ENGLISH RAISmanualforRaisRiva
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PleasenotethatitisalegalrequirementunderEnglandandWalesBuilding
RegulationsthattheinstallationofthestoveiseithercarriedoutunderLocal
Authorit yBuildingControlapprovalorisinstalledbyaCompetentPerson
registeredwithaGovernmentapprovedCompetentPersonsScheme.HETASLtd
operatesuchaSchemeandalistingoftheirRegisteredCompetentPersonscan
befoundontheirwebsiteatwww.hetas.co.uk.
COAlarms:
Buildingregulationsrequirethatwheneveraneworreplacementfixedsolidfuel
orwood/biomassapplianceisinstalledinadwellingacarbonmonoxidealarm
mustbefittedinthesameroomastheappliance.Furtherguidanceonthe
installationofthecarbonmonoxidealarmisavailableinBSEN50292:2002and
fromthealarmmanufacturer’sinstructions.
Provisionofanalarmmustnotbeconsideredasubstituteforeitherinstallingthe
appliancecorrectlyorensuringregularservicingandmaintenanceofthe
applianceandchimneysystem.
HEALTHANDSAFETYPRECAUTIONS
Specialcaremustbetakenwheninstallingthestovesuchthattherequirementsofthe
HealthandSafetyatWorkActaremet.
Handling
Adequatefacilitiesmustbeavailableforloading,unloadingandsitehandling.
FireCement
Sometypesoffirecementarecausticandshouldnotbeallowedtocomeintocontact
withtheskin.Incaseofcontactwashimmediatelywithplentyofwater.
Asbestos
Thisstovecontainsnoasbestos.Ifthereisapossibilityofdisturbinganyasbestosin
thecourseofinstallationthenpleaseseekspecialistguidanceanduseappropriate
protectiveequipment.
MetalParts
Wheninstallingorservicingthisstovecareshouldbetakentoavoidthepossibilityof
personalinjury.
Theseinstructionstogetherwiththoseintheinstructionbookletcover
thebasicprinciplestoensurethesatisfactoryinstallationofthestove,
althoughdetailmayneedslightmodificationtosuitparticula rlocalsite
conditions.
InallcasestheinstallationmustcomplywithcurrentBuildingRegulations,
LocalAuthorityByelawsandotherspecificationsorregulationsastheyaffect
theinstallationofthestove.
ItshouldbenotedthattheBuildingRegulationsrequirementsmaybemetby
adoptingtherelevantrecommendationsgiveninBritishStandardsBS8303,
BSEN152871:2007asanalternativemeanstoachieveanequivalentlevelof
performancetothatobtainedfollowingtheguidancegiveninApproved
DocumentJ.