User Manual

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• In order for a stove to operate correctly there needs to be sufficient combustion air.
• For stoves of 5 kW and under such as the Chilli Billie a permanently open vent is sometimes
required, usually in new build houses and extensions. This can depend on the air permeability
(air leakage) of your property. Your HETAS installer should be able to guide you.
• In addition a stove should not be fitted in a room with an appliance such as extractor fan,
ceiling fan or tumble drier, it will affect the draw of the stove and could lead to fumes entering
the room.
• All air vents should be positioned so that thay are not liable to blockage.
• Make sure the floor can take the weight of the stove, the flue, the hearth/enclosure and
any decorative surround.
• The stove and enclosure should not be able to be moved or disturbed by foot traffic eg. a
person walking by on a sprung floor in a house or a non fixed floor in yurt
• The Chilli Billie can either sit in a penguin enclosure or on 12mm superimposed
hearth (a non combustible decorative hearth material e.g. slate/granite)
• The stove should be fixed to the enclosure or hearth
• The enclosure if used, should be fixed to the floor or hearth
3.5 Ventilation
3.6 Floors – domestic and other
3.7 Hearth
3.5a Ventilation-
Domestic installations
• In addition to the above considerations we recommend an air vent in any small
sealed structure such a shepherds hut, garden shed /office placed at low level. This
is a provision for combustion air in small spaces and a carbon monoxide precaution.
3.5b Ventilation-
Non-domestic/other structures
3.7a Hearth
Domestic installations