Specifications

Ifitisfoundthatthereisexcessivedraughti nthechimneytheneitheranadjustable
fluedamperoralternativelyadraughtstabilisershouldbefitted.Theadjustableflue
dampershouldnotcloseofftheflueentirel y,butshouldinitsclosedpositionleavea
minimumcontinuousopeningfreeareaofatleast20%ofthetotalcrosssectional
areaoftheflueorfluepipe.
Adequateprovisione.g.easilyaccessiblesootdoorordoor smustbeprovidedfor
sweepingthechimneyandconnectingfluepipe.
Youshouldalsofamiliariseyourselfwiththedraughtconditionsforchimneyswith2
flues.
Forstrongdraughts,thechimneyorflueshouldbefittedwithadraughtstabiliser.In
whichcase,itisimportanttoensurethatthereisafreeflowthroughareaofminimum
20cm
2
whentheregulatinggateisshut.Otherwise,thefuelenergymaynotbeused
optimally.
If,atanytime,youareunsureabouttheconditionofthechimney,youshouldcontact
achimneysweep.
Rememberthataccesstothesootdoorshouldbekeptclear.