In England and Wales, the current edition of the Building Regulations issued by the
Department of the
Environment and the Welsh
Office
In Scotland, the current
edition of the Building
Standards (Scotland)
Regulations issued by the
Scottish Executive.
In Northern Ireland, the
current edition of the
Building regulations
(Northern Ireland) issued
by the Department of
the Environment for
Northern Ireland.
In the republic of Ireland
the installation must also
conform to the relevant
parts of:
a)
The current edition of IS 813 “Domestic gas installations”
b)
All relevant national and local rules in force.
Where no specific instructions are given, reference should be made to the relevant
British Standard Code of Practice.
4.2
In the United Kingdom, as supplied, the appliance can be installed in the following
situations: -
4.2.1
To a fireplace complete with surround and hearth as shown in figure 1 and
complying with BS1251 after removal of the fireback and sufficient material behind the
fireback for a debris catchment space. The required fireplace, hearth, debris catchment
area and clearance dimensions are shown in figure 1.
4.2.2
‘Hole-in-the-wall’ installations.
It is recommended that a hearth should be installed as in figure 1.
If a hearth is not fitted, the fire must be installed so that the distance from the base of
the fireplace opening in the wall to the finished floor level is at least 85mm.Where there
is no floor covering or carpet and the floor is of a type that is likely to be covered in
such a way then the distance from the base of the fireplace opening in the wall to the
finished floor level should be increased to at least 160mm. The minimum shelf height
will have to be taken from the base of the fireplace opening.
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To protect from the risk of burns and ignition of clothing a tactile separator shall be
used. The hearth detailed in section 4.9 meets the requirements for a tactile separator. If
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Figure 1. Hearth and fireplace opening dimensions
