A - General Safety Instructions - Campingaz BF 5000 Gebrauchsanleitung

NOTE: Following generic terms "appliance / unit /
equipment" appeared in this instruction manual all
refer to the product "BF 5000".
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A - GENERAL SAFETY INSTRuCTIoNS

- This appliance must be used and serviced in
accordance with the regulations and standards in
force.
- Please read this handbook before using your
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appliance.
- This appliance should not be used in building or
tower flats, in basements, bathrooms or bedrooms.
- only use this appliance in a well ventilated room.
- This appliance should not be used in leisure
vehicles such as caravans and camping-cars.
- This appliance should not be installed in the vicinity
of walls, pieces of furniture, hangings, curtains,
bedding items and other inflammable materials. To
prevent fire hazards, it is strictly forbidden to cover
the appliance.
- This appliance should always be directed to the
centre of the room.
- Do not use your heater less than 50 cm from a wall
or combustible object.
- Do not cover or block the holes of the air intake
positioned at the bottom, front or top of the appliance.
- Do not use the appliance without having fitted the
wheels. The use of the device without wheels can
be dangerous for people.
B - ASSEMBLING ThE WhEELS
It is compulsory to fit the 4 wheels on the bottom
of the device before using the appliance. Use a
13mm spanner, a 7mm spanner and a cross-headed
screwdriver (see fig.1).
C - SETTING To SERVICE
IMPoRTANT
this operating handbook is intended for enabling you
to correctly and safely use your Campingaz
refer to the handbook to familiarise yourself with the
appliance before connecting the gas bottle.
Comply with this operating handbook instructions.
this appliance must be connected using a pressure
reducing valve and a hose. Call your vendor.
Non conformance with these instructions may be
dangerous for the user and his environment.
Permanently keep this handbook in a safe place so as
to refer to it when needed.
this appliance is preset in factory to operate with
butane using appropriate pressure reducing valve and
hose.
In operation, this appliance must be held away from
inflammable materials.
Do not use a leaking, malfunctioning or damaged
appliance. return it to your vendor who will give you
the address of the nearest dealer.
this appliance should never be modified nor used in
applications for which it is not designed.
C - 1 - Ventilating the room:
this appliance is an infrared combustion heater designed
to be used in adequately ventilated premises.
a suitable ventilation makes it possible to exhaust
combustion residues and renew the combustion air.
the appliance should not be installed in a room the
volume of which is less than 82 m
41 m for other rooms.
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air renewal ventilation area should not be less than
103 cm² evenly distributed between room upper and
lower levels.
a safety device will shut off the gas, thus extinguishing
the appliance if normal ventilation conditions are not met.
C - 2 - Gas bottle and pressure reducing valve:
infrared heater.
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appliance.
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for living-rooms and
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this appliance is designed to operate with 11 Kg to
15 Kg Butane or Propane gas bottles fitted with an
adequate pressure reducing valve (See Gas and operating
pressures page 3).
only use the type of gas stipulated by the manufacturer.
to install the pressure reducing valve, follow pressure
reducing valve operating handbook instructions.
to connect or replace the bottle, always operate in a well-
ventilated place, never in presence of a flame, spark or
heat source.
C - 3 - Gas hose:
Switzerland:
this appliance must be used with a DIN hose the quality of
which shall comply with the use of butane or propane gas.
the hose shall be 0.50 m long. It shall be replaced if it
appears to be damaged or cracked. Do not pull or twist
the hose. Keep it away from parts that are likely to get
heated.
Connecting the hose: to connect the hose to appliance
inlet union, firmly but moderately tighten the hose using 2
suitable spanners:
- 14 mm spanner to tighten appliance inlet union.
- 17 mm spanner to screw in hose nut.
Connect the other end to pressure reducing valve outlet
union.
- Check tightness in compliance with indications of
paragraph D-2.
other countries:
the appliance is fitted with a ringed end-piece. Il must be
used with a hose the quality of which shall comply with
the use of butane or propane gas and with the national
regulations in force (BS, UNI, UNe, etc....).
the hose shall be 0.50 m long. It shall be replaced if it
appears to be damaged or cracked. Do not pull or twist
the hose. Keep it away from parts that are likely to get
heated.
Check tightness in compliance with indications of
paragraph D-2.
D - CoNNECTING ThE GAS BoTTLE
If an empty bottle is in place, read paragraph F-
"removing or replacing gas bottle".
to install or remove a gas bottle, always operate in a
well-ventilated place and never in presence of a flame,
spark or heat source (cigarette, electric appliance,
etc.).
- open appliance rear plate (fig. 1 item 3).
Note: if the appliance is new, loosen screws (4) by a
quarter turn, lift and remove rear plate (3).
D - 1 - Installing gas bottle:
- Position the gas bottle on the floor behind the appliance.
- Check whether bottle cock and/or pressure reducing
valve handle is in "closed" position.
- Screw in or engage pressure reducing valve to gas
bottle or gas bottle cock (fig. 3 item B).
- Install the cylinder at the back of the appliance.
Check that the hose :
- actually goes through the hose guide bracket
- doesn't touch appliance metal panels
- Check that the hose runs normally and is neither bent
nor pulled.
- Install appliance rear plate (fig. 4 item a).