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Check Building Codes
When installing, operating and maintaining your fireplace insert, follow the guidelines presented in these
instructions, and make them available to anyone using or servicing the fireplace insert.
Your city, town, county or province may require a building permit to install a solid-fuel burning appliance.
In the U.S., the National Fire Protection Association’s Code, NFPA 211, Standards for Chimneys, Fireplaces,
Vents and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances, or similar regulations, may apply to the installation of a solid fuel
burning appliance in your area.
Contact Local Building or Fire Officials about Restrictions and Installation Inspection in Your Area.
Before installing your insert
You need to consider the following to ensure the safe operation of your fireplace insert.
• Provision of adequate air to support efficient combustion of the fuel.
• A well sealed flue/chimney system, herein after referred to as the “flue system.”
• The protection of combustible materials in proximity of the fireplace insert.
Adequate provision air
It is essential for the safe and efficient use of your fireplace insert that you provide an adequate air supply to
your fireplace insert. This may mean the provision of an outside air supply to the room, especially if there are
extraction units such as cooker hoods or clothes dryers in the vicinity. Failure to do so will mean that fuel is
burned inefficiently causing smoke and blackening the glass and may also cause smoke to come back into the
room. As a simple check for this open a door or window in the room and check if the fireplace insert burns
more efficiently.
Installation
Unpacking and preparing your fireplace insert for installation
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Remove your fireplace insert from the outer packaging and place on floor. Please inspect fireplace insert and
check that it is not damaged in any way. Never attempt to use a fireplace insert that has been damaged.
1.
If you are installing the fireplace insert yourself, proceed as follows. However, if you are unsure about
any aspect of fireplace insert installation, please contact your dealer and he will discuss installation with
you or put you in touch with an experienced fireplace insert installer.
2.
Open fire door. Remove and check the following contents.
Wooden handle
Operating tool - Handle
Handle holder
In the unlikely event that something is missing please contact your dealer immediately and we will rectify
the situation.
