Technical data

ISSUE 2

A NON COMBUSTIBLE HEARTH MUST BE PROVIDED BENEATH THE

APPLIANCE WITHIN THE FIREPLACE OPENING.

A FIRE RESISTANT HEARTH MUST ALSO BE PROVIDED

SYMMETRICALLY DISPOSED ABOUT THE FIREPLACE OPENING A

MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 12mm WITH THE PERIMETER 50mm ABOVE THE

FLOOR LEVEL

THE WIDTH MUST EXTEND A MINIMUM OF 150mm EITHER SIDE OF THE

FIREPLACE OPENING AND A DEPTH OF 300mm FROM THE FUEL BED

ANY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MUST BE REMOVED ABOVE THE

OPENING TO A HEIGHT OF 900 mm ABOVE THE HEARTH LEVEL.

PURPOSE BUILT SUPERIMPOSED FIRE RESISTANT HEARTHS AND BACK

PANELS, SPECIFIED AS SUITABLE BY THE MANUFACTURERS MAY BE

USED, OR A SUITABLE PROPRIETARY FIRE SURROUND WITH A 1OO

DEGREES C RATING.

CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE BEING CAUSED

TO SURROUNDING SOFT FURNISHINGS OR DECORATION.

MANY EMBOSSED VINYL WALL COVERINGS MAY BECOME

DISCOLOURED IF PLACE TOO CLOSE TO THE APPLIANCE

CHECK FLUE

CHECK THAT THE CHIMNEY CONFORMS TO THE REQUIRED

SPECIFICATIONS AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.

EXAMINE THE CONDITION AND CARRY OUT ANY REMEDIAL WORK

IF THE FLUE HAS BEEN USED FOR SOLID FUEL IT MUST BE SWEPT AND

A SMOKE TEST CARRIED OUT TO CHECK THAT SATISFACTORY SMOKE

CLEARANCE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.

IF ALL THE SMOKE IS NOT DRAWN INTO THE FLUE , PRE HEAT THE

FLUE WITH A BLOW TORCH OR SIMILAR AND RE CHECK, IF THERE IS

ANY UNCERTAINTY EXAMINE FOR THE CAUSE AND IF NECESSARY

SEEK EXPERT ADVICE.

GAS SUPPLY

IT IS RECOMMENDED A CONCEALED CONNECTION IS MADE USING SEMI

RIGID TUBING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE APPLIANCE TAKING INTO

ACCOUNT THE REQUIREMENTS OF BS 6891 1988 DEALING WITH

ENCLOSED PIPES.

AN ISOLATING VALVE IS BUILT IN TO THE APPLIANCE AS PART OF THE

PRESSURE TEST POINT ELBOW.

SECURE FIRE TO FIREPLACE

MARK POSITION OF FLANGE HOLES, DRILL AND PLUG AND FIX FIRE TO

FIREPLACE ENSURING A GOOD SEAL USING FOAM SEAL SUPPLIED.