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The construction of the housing must allow for cleaning of the fireplace as well as the connector (the duct connecting the
fireplace with the chimney). Remember to provide the connector’s elbow with a clean-out hatch. To the inside of the
housing, in its lower part, provide air supply from the room in order to maintain heat exchange e.g. through the niche to
the wood in the base of the fireplace or through installation of ventilation gratings in the lower parts of the side pillars.
Ensuring heat exchange in the housing of the fireplace is mandatory. The housing should be as large as possible in order
to prevent accumulation of excessive heat in the hood.
•
Maintain appropriate distance (min. 5 cm) between the surface of the insert and the surface of thermal
insulation of the housing interior.
•
Remember to execute a dilatation of size of approx. 7 mm between sides of the facade of the fireplace insert
and elements of decorative housing of the fireplace.
•
Maintain appropriate distance, approx. 25-30 mm, between the upper part of the facade of the fireplace insert
and housing elements.
6. Recommendations on device installation
Tips regarding location of the device
The fireplace insert, including the fireplace insert with a water jacket and the freestanding stove must always be put on an
inflammable surface of appropriate load bearing capacity. According to Polish standard, each square metre of ceiling in a
single-family house must carry a load of 150 kg. The weight of the fireplace must be divided in the area covered with a
fireplace extended by 0.6 m in each direction. Therefore, when the fireplace assembly surface is 0.5 x 0.7 m, it impacts the
surface of a ceiling (0.6 + 0.5 + 0.6) x (0.6 + 0.7 + 0.6) = 3.23 m
²
. Therefore, the fireplace of 0.35 m
²
assembly surface may
weight maximum 484 kg (150 kg/m
²
x 3.23 m
²
). In conclusion, fireplace inserts and freestanding stoves produced by our
company may be installed without the necessity to reinforce the ceiling. Nevertheless, if we are not certain about the
structure of the ceiling on which the fireplace is to be installed or if the equipment of the fireplace and its housing
significantly increases the weight, e.g. through enclosing the building of the fireplace using heavy materials (stone, granite
etc.), be sure to contact a building constructor in order to reinforce the ceiling or produce a special construction that
distributed the weight over a greater surface.
The fireplace insert or the freestanding stove must be mounted on a stable pedestal, made of fire-resistant
material. Never place the fireplace directly on the floor! Make sure that there are no items made of combustible
materials (e.g. furniture, curtains, etc.) within 1 m from the fireplace.
We do not bear responsibility for installations not compliant with the Polish standards or recommendations included in
this description or for installation in which additional, inappropriate materials were used. Use of an insert without a
building may damage cast iron elements.
Recommendations related to the installation of a stove
The stove is equipped with a stable and fire-resistant base or legs. Floor made of combustible material around the stove
should be secured with a strip of inflammable materials of at least 50 cm width outside the external edges of the device.
No combustible materials or materials that may be destroyed by hot air can be present within 150 cm from the stove. The
stove must be assembled in accordance with the law, by a person having appropriate qualifications. Connecting elements
(rosette and flue gas pipes) should be connected in a stable and durable manner so that nothing gets inside the stove.
The stove should operate with a separate chimney. Ensure air supply to the stove in the amount of at least 10 m
³
/h per
each kilowatt of power. If necessary, supply air from adjacent room or from the outside. The device may not operate in
conditions of insufficient amount of air. This may cause poor combustion or even drawing flue gases to the room.
Things to do before the first firing:
•
make sure that knobs and handles are mounted on the device and are properly tightened,
•
make sure that the set of fireclay bricks in the stove is complete (applies to selected models),
•
make sure that the grate is installed in the device,
•
if the device is equipped with a glass, due to thermal stress present after igniting, slightly loosen the screws that
mount the glass.
7. Operation principle
Firing up
Open the primary and secondary air shutter as much as possible, open the door using the handle. Put a curled paper or a
special kindling, and then lay several small and dry billets in a cone. Ignite the paper and close the door. When an ignition