Specifications

ENGLISH RAISmanualforRaisQ20
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Hearth
Thehearthshouldbeabletoaccommodatetheweightofthestoveanditschimneyif
thechimneyisnotindepe ndentlysupported.Theweightofthestoveisindicatedinthe
brochure.
Thestoveshouldpreferablybeinstalledonanoncombustiblehearthofasizeand
constructionthatisinaccorda ncewiththeprovisionsofthecurrentBuilding
RegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.
Theclearancedistancestocombustiblemateri al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Buildi ngRegulationsApprovedDocum entJ
andalsointhesestovei nstructions.
Ifthestoveistobeinstalledonacombustiblefloorsurface,itmustbecoveredwith a
noncombustiblematerialatleast12mmthick,inaccordancewithBuildingRegulations
ApprovedDocumentJ, toadistanceof30cminfrontofthestoveand15cmtoeach
sidemeasuringfromthedoorofthecombustionchamber.
Combustionairsupply
Inorderforthestovetoperformefficientlyandsafelytheremustbeanadequateair
supplyintotheroominwhichthestoveisinstalledtoprovidecombustionair.The
provisionofairsupplytothestovemustbeinaccordancewithcurrentBuilding
RegulationsApprovedDocumentJ.Anopeningwindowisnotappropriateforthis
purpose.
Installation
Itisprohibitedtocarryoutunauthorisedalterationstothestove.
Theremustbeplentyoffreshairintheroomwherethestoveisbeinginstalled,inorder
toensurepropercombustion. Notethatanymechanicalexhaustventilati one.g.an
extractionhoodmayreducetheairsupply.Anyairgrillesmustbeplacedinsucha
manner,thattheairsupplyisnotblocked.
BuildingRegulationsApprov edDocumentJgivesspecificguidanceontherequired
permanentventilationintotheroomforcombustionairofsolidfuelappliances.
Thefloorstructuremustbeabletocarrytheweightofthewoodburni ngstove,aswell
astheweightofachimney,i fnecessary.
WhenyouchoosewheretosetupyourRAISwoodburningstove,youshouldconsider
theheatdistributiontotheotherrooms.Thiswillenableyoutogetthebestuseoutof
yourstove.
Thestoveshouldbesetupatasafedistancefrominflammablematerials.
Seethemanufacturer'spl ateonthewoodburningstove.