Specifications

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eVo5MS07‐11  08/07/2011
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Hearth
Yourstovemustbeinstalledonasolid,levelnon‐combustiblehearthandwithagapofatleast
600mmfromanycombustiblematerialsuchasbeamsorskirting.Thehearthdoesnotneedtobe
constructionalbutmustbeatleast12mmthick.Thehearthprotrusioninfrontof
thestoveto
carpetsorwoodenfloorsmustbeatleast300mm.Asitispossibleforfueltofalloutonopeningthe
door,afendermustbefittedifthehearthisflushwiththecarpet.Thesearejustafewhearth
specifications.PleaserefertoBuildingRegulations
ApprovedDocumentJ(Hearths)formorespecific
details.
Theapplianceshouldbesitedinaproperlyconstructedbrickfireplaceorrecessallowingagapof
100mmallround,attherearandbothsides.Thefireplacewallsmustbemadeofsolidnon
combustiblematerialandatleast75mmthick.It
ispossibletoreducetheallroundclearanceto
75mmbutthiswillreducetheabilityoftheappliancetoheattheroomandcouldleadtooverfiring
ofthestoveandstructuraldamagetothesurround.Ifthisreducedairgapisunavoidableitwillbe
necessaryto
increasethethicknessofthesurroundingwallto200mm.Iftheairgaparoundthe
applianceisreducedto75mm,thenincreasethegapaboveto375mmtoallowtheairtomoveinto
theroom.Thehearthshouldbelevelandtheappliancefittedatrightanglestoit.Fireplace
walls
needtobeatleast1.2mabovethehearthandatleast300mmabovetheappliance.Thehearthhas
tobeabletosupporttheweightoftheapplianceandanyfluebearingdownuponit.Theclearance
distancestocombustiblematerialbeneath,surroundingoruponthehearthand
wallsadjacentto
thehearthshouldcomplywiththeguidanceontheseparationofcombustiblematerialgivenin
BuildingRegulationsApprovedDocumentJandalsointhesestoveinstructions.
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   Minimumhearththicknes s 12mm
ConstructionalhearthNOTrequired
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StoveClearances A B C Above
Non‐Combustible 100mm 100mm 300mm 200mm
Combustible 400mm 180mm 300mm 600mm