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pic. 7
pic. 8
Floor in front of and under the fireplace
Floors made from combustible materials, such as carpets, parquet floors or cork is to be
protected by a shield of non-combustible material – for example ceramics, stone, glass
or steel – placed under the fireplace so that it should reach out to
50 cm
in front and
30
cm
besides.
2.4 Connection of the fireplace
WARNING:
Before connecting the fireplace to the chimney, seek advice from the competent
chimney sweeper!
The connecting elements should be attached to the equipment and to each other in a
properly sealed and stable manner. They may not hang into the unobstructed cross-
section of the chimney. The interconnecting piece between the chimney and the
fireplace should be of the same cross-section size as the pipe stub of the fireplace.
Horizontal connecting pieces should ascend to the chimney in 10°. Pipes that are not
heat-protected or not led vertically may not be longer than 1 m.
There should be a minimum distance of
50 cm
kept between the connection pieces of
the fireplace and combustible materials in the building. Provided that the interconnecting
pieces have a non-combustible coating of minimum
2 cm
, the distance from
combustible materials may be at least
10 cm
. If the interconnecting pieces are led
through equipment or furnishing made from combustible materials, they have to be
covered with a protecting tube made from any non-combustible
material in a distance
of
at least
20 cm
, or they have to be coated with any non-combustible material with low
heat conductance in a minimum range of
20 cm
.
