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Installation Guide
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1. General requirements
1.1. Installation rooms
Open fireplaces must not be installed:
- in stair cases, with the exception of residential buildings with no more than
two flats
- in corridors accessible by the public
- in rooms, where highly inflammable or explosive substances or mixtures
are processed, stored or manufactured
- in rooms or flats which are ventilated through ventilation systems or hot-air
heating systems by means of fans, unless safe operation of the fireplace is
ensured.
1.2. Combustion air supply
Open fireplaces may only be installed in rooms, which at least have one door
leading to the outside or one window that can be opened, or which are direct-
ly or indirectly connected to other such rooms in a combustion air system; in
case of installation in flats or other such units the combustion air system may
only include rooms of the same flat or unit. Erection or installation of fireplac-
es in the above rooms is only allowed if a supply of at least 360 m³ combus-
tion air per hour and m³ furnace opening is ensured.
Not considered are fireplaces which:
- are separated from the ambient air
- do not require a flue gas system
- are located in rooms not presenting a risk to the safe operation of the fire-
places according to this standard. For dimensioning of the combustion air
volume flow refer to the building regulations.
The combustion air supply is ensured, if installation rooms of open fireplaces:
- have at least one door to the outside or one window that can be opened, or
- are connected to other such rooms in a combustion air system. Only rooms
of the same flat or unit are considered.
- have a combustion air duct corresponding to the relevant fire insert leading
to the outside. We urgently recommend that the combustion air is
passed directly to the connection piece provided in the base of the
appliance. This helps to avoid unwanted draughts.
- the combustion air duct must have an outside/fresh air shutter in the instal-
lation room. This is already integrated in the appliance (below the furnace
bottom).
