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IMPORTANT SAFETY ADVICE
• Ensure that an approved carbon monoxide detector
(BS EN50291:2001) is fitted in the same room as the
stove. It should be powered by a battery designed for
the working life of the alarm.
Please note
this is now a
requirement under UK and NI Building Regulations.
• External surfaces including the fire chamber door
and operating handles, windows and stove bodywork
will become extremely hot. Always use the tool
provided and avoid touching these parts of the stove
without proper protection, such as heat-resistant
gloves or other protective aids.
• Potentially combustible material or objects such as
soft furnishings should never be left on or near any
of the stove’s hot surfaces. Ensure that wood supplies
and log baskets are kept at a safe distance from the
stove. See Minimum Distance to Combustibles page 5.
• Never leave children unattended in the room where
your stove is being operated. Ensure that children are
aware of the potential danger and make sure that
they keep clear of the stove when it is in operation.
Where children, the elderly or the infirm are present
always use a fireguard manufactured in accordance
with BS 8423:2002 to prevent accidental contact with
the stove.
• This stove should
not
be fitted in a room with an
extractor fan (eg kitchen) as this will adversely effect
the air quality in the room and could be dangerous for
the room’s occupants. It will also starve the stove of
combustion air and reduce the stove’s efficiency.
• To ensure your safety make sure that your stove’s
installation complies with all local, national and
European building regulations’ ventilation requirements.
Low energy houses have their own particular
requirements and should be strictly adhered to.
• Do not use flammable liquids to ignite the fire. In
the confined space of the stove’s fire chamber there is
a real potential to cause a life-threatening flash flame
or explosion.
• Never over-fire the stove. If any external parts of
your stove glow red during operation then immediate
action should be taken to reduce the supply
of combustion air to the fire chamber through the
Primary and Secondary and Air controls which should
quickly limit the intensity of the fire.
• This stove is CE approved and tested to EU EN13229
standards in the United Kingdom by Kiwa GasTec of
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Alterations to its
construction could be potentially dangerous and will
also render your product warranty void.
• Do not use aerosol products in the vicinity of the
stove when it is in use.
• Check and clean the stove’s flueway and the top
of the baffle plate regularly to help avoid potential
blockages and clean your chimney regularly. Page 8.
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 specifications / 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 download
guides to flues and chimneys for solid fuel stoves.
HOUSEHOLD INSURANCE
Some building insurance companies require the
householder to inform them of the installation of a
new fixed heating appliance. A relevant certificate of
Building Regulations compliance (Hetas or Building
Control certificate) will almost certainly be sought in
the unfortunate event of an insurance claim.
