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Spirit Fires Limited. 4 Beaumont Square, Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newton Aycliffe, County
Durham, DL5 6XN. Tel : 01325-327221 Web :
www.spiritfires.co.uk
Prior to installation, ensure that the local distribution conditions (identification
of type of gas and pressure) and adjustment of the appliance are compatible.
Installation must be carried out by a Gas safe registered engineer and must
adhere to national and local legislations and regulations.
The appliance installation should be in accordance with the current version of
BS 5871-2, (which is BS5871-2: 2005 +A1: 2007 for the installation and
maintenance of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative
fuel effect gas appliances- Part 2: Inset live fuel effect gas fires of heat input
not exceeding 15kW, and fire/back boilers).
Building work should only commence after a thorough survey of the intended
location of the impending installation has been completed and it has been
established that the unit can be installed and operated without risk to the
owner or tenants of the property or their neighbours.
This version of the fire is installed as a standalone unit which is connected to a
flue liner. This must have a minimum diameter of 125mm and a minimum
length of 2 meters.
Gas Supply
Consult the Data Plate within the appliance to ensure the correct gas type and
pressure is available within the property. Before commencing to create the
fireplace base install a suitable gas supply. The gas supply pipe should run into
the installed enclosure from the rear, left or right hand sides, the gas supply is
best run through the left side of the enclosure. All unused holes must be
sealed.
The fire has an 8mm inlet via an isolation valve. The fire also includes a
pressure test point elbow to test inlet pressure. The gas pipe work should be
routed into the enclosure via the available access holes. If the gas pipe work is
over 1.5mtrs in length it is recommended that the pipe work is increased in
diameter from this point to 15mm and possibly 22mm depending on the length
to the meter. This will ensure a stable gas supply.
Building Work
Decide the location of the fire and the final height of the fireplace. Build a block
wall to the correct height. Fit the fire to the block wall using screws and plugs.
To do this remove the vanity cover as detailed on page 12.
This wall must be level or the flame on the fireplace will be unstable. The block
base must be able to withstand the weight of the appliance and flue pipe. See
following images.
