Important! Please read and follow these few simple guidelines for the use of your Calor Gas heater to ensure the Health and Safety of yourself and others who may be affected. Calor Gas heaters are a safe economical source of winter warmth if looked after properly, serviced and used in accordance with manufacturers instructions. They should comply with the requirements of BS EN449 and carry a CE certification mark. ( Appliances prior to 1992 will comply with the requirements of BS 5258 Parts 10 & 11 and carry the BSI Kite Mark). Visit our shopping section and buy a heater online now

Calor Gas Heaters should:-

NOT be located so as to restrict means of escape

NOT have clothes placed over it

NOT be positioned near to chairs or other furnishings, alongside a wall or near to curtains. Always face the heater towards the center of the room.

NOT BE MOVED WHILST LIT

Be used with suitable fire guards to provide additional protection, especially where children and the elderly are likely to be present.

Calor Gas Heaters should not be used in:-

Garages as petrol vapour may be present, nor should they be used wherever highly flammable materials are commonly stored.

Bathrooms or shower rooms

Bedrooms where there are ready combustible material such as bed coverings, clothes, curtains etc.

Use of Calor Gas Heaters in Schools, Hospitals.

If Calor Gas heaters are not the normal source of heating, they should only be brought into a room when required and should be removed when normal heating is restored.

Calor Gas heaters should only be handled, lit and controlled by a trained and authorised person.

Your Calor Gas mobile heaters should only be obtained from a reputable supplier, Preferably TGS Industrial Supplies. If the equipment is hired, again it should be from a reputable supplier who has adequate facilities to ensure proper service and maintenance.

Your Calor Gas mobile heaters should be carefully examined prior to use after a spell in storage.

The number of Calor Gas heaters in a room should be kept to a minimum.

Your Calor Gas heater should not be exposed to drafts or located in corridors.

The mobile heater should be positioned with at least one meter clear space around it. It can be placed adjacent to a wall provided that the hot surface is facing away from the wall and there are no curtains or other combustible materials within the meter space.

The location of your heater in laboratories, art rooms or workrooms where highly flammable materials may be used requires special consideration. If a safe location cannot be found a mobile heater should not be used.

It is essential that adequate ventilation is provided and maintained in rooms where heaters are used.

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Service and Maintenance of Calor Gas Heaters

All LPG appliances should be serviced regularly to the manufacturers instructions and by a competent person to ensure that it is working correctly.All flexible hoses should be approved to BS3212 Type 2 and regularly inspected for signs of deterioration, cracking etc. and should be replaced if over 5 years old or if they show obvious signs of damage or wear. The regulator should be approved to BS3016 and should be replaced after 10 years service. N.B. some SRG butane regulators 541.101 made by Schulz and Rackow and dated (Sept 96 - Nov97) have failed quality control checks. A replacement regulator is available free of charge. Calor Gas offers a Heater Health Check Service, for more information call 0845 7 234 432

Ventilation

The room in which Your Calor Gas mobile heater is being used must be well ventilated, this is to ensure that the mobile heater is receiving an adequate supply of fresh air. Ensure that if the room has ventilators and grilles, they are not blocked. Most rooms have fresh air entering around the doors and windows, however, if the room becomes stuffy open a window or door immediately.

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a highly poisonous gas which can be produced if the Calor Gas Fire is not working correctly. It is difficult to recognise as it has no colour, smell or taste. Symptoms of CO poisoning are similar to that of a viral infection. It effects the mental ability causing a person to become incapable without knowing.

Symptoms of exposure to Carbon Monoxide

Tightness across the forehead
Headache
Severe headache, weakness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting.
Coma, intermittent convulsions
Depressed heart action, slowed respiration.

If your Calor Gas Heater has any of the following, It could be producing carbon monoxide., so switch it off and do not use it again until it has been checked.

Burner panels which are dull and burn with a blue haze.
There are soot deposits on the panels.
The burner panels or cement fixings are damaged.
The mobile heater does not burn quietly.

Second-Hand Calor Gas Heaters

Many accidents are caused by faulty gas appliances involve those, which may have been purchased second hand. Special care is needed if you buy a second hand mobile heater. Have it checked by a competent person to ensure it is operating correctly and that all safety devices are functioning for safety. If you have any doubts do not buy.