CharnwoodOLXOilFiredHearthBoiler
OperatingInstructions
FlameEffect
andOptional
FanHeaterControl
Boiler
Thermostat
TurnHandle
Clockwise
ToOpen
Fig.1.Controls
GENERALPOINTS
CONTROLLINGTHEBOILER
Beforeusingtheboilerforthefirsttime,checkwiththe
installerthatithasbeencorrectlyinstalledand
commissioned.Donotattempttousetheboilerbefore
ithasbeencommissioned.
Theboilerissetuptoburn28sec.viscosityoil,thisis
commonlyknownasKerosene.DonotuseGasOil.
Theboileriscontrolledbythethermostatwhichison
thelefthandsideofthefire,itisthelowerofthetwo
controlknobs(seeFig.1.)Thissetsthetemperature
thattheboilerwilloperateat.ACentralHeatingTime
ClockorProgrammerwillnormallycontroltheheating
system.
Theelectricflameeffect operatescompletely
independentlyfromtheboilerandisswitchedonand
offbythetopcontrolknobonthelefthandsideofthe
fire(seeFig.1.)Turntheknobtoposition"1"to
operatetheflameeffect.Theflameeffectmaytakea
fewmomentstobecomeestablishedwhenfirst
switchedonafterlongperiodsofnotbeingused.
Position"2"isusedforthe1KWsettingoftheoptional
fanheateriffitted.Position“3”isthe2KWsetting.If
theroomtemperaturebecomesexcessive,theinternal
thermostatwillswitchtheheatertoblowcoolairuntil
thetemperaturefalls,whenitwillreverttoitsprevious
setting.
FUEL
ELECTRICFLAMEEFFECT&FANHEATER
IFTHEBURNERFAILSTOLIGHT
MAINTENANCE
IftheburnerfailstolightthentheResetlightonthe
BurnerResetButtonmaylightup(seeFig.2.)This
situationisknownas“Lockout”inwhichcasewaitfor
1minuteandpressthere-setbutton(locatedthrough
theholeinthefrontpanelbehindthedoors.)The
burnerwillthentrytoigniteagain.
Iftheburnercontinuallygoestolockout,thenthecause
needstobeestablishedandtheproblemputright.The
mostcommoncausesarelackoffuel,orairinthefuel
line.Checkthattheoiltankisnotempty,andthatall
valvesareopen.Thetroubleshootingguidegives
furthersteps,someofwhichwillrequireactionbya
trainedOilEngineer.Donotpresstheresetbutton
morethanfivetimesinarowasthiscancausedamage
tothepump.
Itisimportanttohavetheapplianceservicedeach
year.PleasearrangethiswithanOFTECapproved
Heatingengineer.Theflexibleoilsupplyhosemustbe
replacedevery2years
Replacingthebulbintheflameeffectisasimple
operationthatcanbecarriedoutwithoutusingany
tools.
Ensurethattheflameeffectisswitchedoffbefore
attemptingtoreplacethebulb.Openthedoorsand
ReplacingTheFlameEffectBulb
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BurnerResetButton
LocatedThroughHole
InFrontPanel
Fig2.BurnerResetButton
SerialnumberLabel
Bottomplate
Innerplate