7
INSTALLATION
REGULATIONS
You must ensure that your stove is
installed by a recognised competent
person who is appropriately qualified in
the installation of stoves and that the
installation complies with all local,
national and European building
regulations.
In the UK we strongly recommend
using a Hetas registered installer (
www.
hetas.co.uk
) and in Ireland a registered
installer from INFO – the Irish
Nationwide Fireplace Organisation
(
www.fireplace.ie
).
The installer should refer to the current
issue of British Standard BS 8303, Code
of Practice for installation of domestic
heating burning solid mineral fuel, the
current issues of British Standards BS
EN 15287-1:2007 design, installation
and commissioning of chimneys (
www.
hetas.co.uk/professionals/standards)
, as
well as Building Regulations, Local
Authority Byelaws and other specifica-
tions / regulations as they affect the
installation of the appliance.
For further information please consult:
England & Wales
Building Regulations
Document J (revised October 2010)
– Combustion Appliances and Fuel
Storage Systems
www.planningportal.
gov.uk
Scotland
Building Standards (2001)
Domestic
www.sbsa.gov.uk
Northern Ireland
Building Regulations
(Northern Ireland) 2000 / Amendment
2006 / Amendment No 2 2006
www.
buildingcontrol-ni.com
Isle of Man
Building Regulations
(2007) – Isle of Man
www.gov.im
Republic of Ireland
NB A new
Document J – Heat Producing
Appliances will be published in
September 2014 with new legal
responsibilities for the installer and
homeowner including the mandatory
fitting of CO alarms.
www.environ.ie
Other Information Points
Soliftec
For additional useful
information and links to the
government websites above,
including informative downloads, visit
www.soliftec.com
.
The Solid Fuel Association
website
is also a very good source of practical
information and downloads
www.solidfuel.co.uk
.
The British Flue and Chimney
Manufacturers Association
website
www.bfcma.co.uk
, produces a number
of authoritative and informative down-
load guides to flues and chimneys for
solid fuel stoves.
Buildings Insurance
It is a requirement by some building
insurance companies to inform them of
the installation of a new fixed heating
appliance and a relevant certificate of
compliance produced.
Health & Safety
During the installation of this stove and
any related building works you must
comply with any current Health
& Safety at Work regulations.
