Hotspur 5 & 9 Issue 2 December 2017
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Hearth Requirements & Clearances
These appliances are suitable for the minimal 12mm hearth's and do not require a
full constructional sub-hearth.
Your stove must be installed on a solid, level non-combustible hearth. The hearth
protrusion in front of the stove to carpets or wooden floors must be at least 300mm. As
it is possible, that on opening the door of the stove for fuel to fall out, a fender must be
fitted if the hearth is flush with the carpet.
Clearances
The stove requires the following minimum clearances around it to ensure the heat is
released into the room and to allow sufficient combustion air flow.
Product
Material
Rear
Side
Front
Above
Hotspur 5
Combustible
270mm 250mm
800mm
800mm
Non-combustible
50mm
100mm
300mm
100mm
Hotspur 9
Combustible
170mm 250mm 1200mm 1200mm
Non-combustible
50mm
100mm
300mm
100mm
Please note that for non-combustible materials the clearances are much lower. These
are minimum clearances and may not provide sufficient space in your installation to
provide adequate access for maintenance. Ideally you want as much space around the
product as possible to provide access at service intervals.
If fitting the stove in a non-combustible surrounding and using the 50mm rear clearance
it is very important to ensure the material used can withstand the heat being generated.
Cracking or discolouring may occur to some materials like tiles etc. It is also
recommended that if the stove is fitted with a rear clearance of 50mm, without DEAS
(Direct External Air Supply) fitted that the DEAS spigot on the back of the stove is
removed to aid air flow into the product.
