Living Flame Eastside Euro, Installation Manuallines

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VENTILATION
Adequate ventilation for the fireplace shall be provided in accordance with NZS5261and the
Manufacturer’s Instructions.
This fireplace has also been designed to draw room air into the fireplace and to circulate it as
convected heat.
The blocking up or modifying of any of the airways of the fireplace in any way, could create a
hazardous situation of either overheating or poor ventilation.
Fixed ventilation must be provided equal to 100 mm2 for every 10 Mj of gas input. Vent
should install at a high level to prevent draughts.
Living Flame has carried out extensive research and testing into the correct ventilating for an
open gas fireplace.
The requirements for an open natural draught fireplace is for fixed ventilation grills to be
fitted to supply makeup air with an open area equal to 100mm x 100mm a factor of 1 for
every 10 mega Joules that the gas fireplace is gas rated at.
As a rule of thumb you will find that the size of the required ventilation grill will closely match
the cross sectional area in m2 of the fireplace natural draught flue.
The air flow through an open natural draught fireplace ventilation grill is at very low velocity,
approximately 2Pa with an air flow of between 250m3 – 1200m3/hr depending on the size of
fireplace.
GAS CONNECTION
A gas certificate must be given for the installation, connection and associated flue vent
system.
All installation work should be carried out by a suitably trained and qualified person to
comply with installation code NZS5261 and the manufacturers instructions and then certified
by a Craftsman Gasfitter.
Before installation commences, check the data plate on the fire to verify that the fire is set up
to suit your type of gas supply. Field conversion to suit a different gas is not always
practical.
This fireplace is supplied with a 10mm soft copper connection mounted at the rear or the
side of the fireplace, depending on configuration.
A gas line capable of supplying a minimum of 100mj per burner should be brought to the
fireplace with a 10mm soft copper tail. This is to be connected to the 10mm soft copper
pipe.
Other systems of connection may be used in accordance with NZS5261.