© EUROHEAT DISTRIBUTORS (H.B.S) LTD. October 2012
E & OE Instructions Part number IN1264 Edition A
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The insulating properties of many modern houses are extremely high and many external walls are now constructed
with an inner skin of plasterboard, supported on a wooden frame which is thermally insulated from the outer
skin of brick. Having such a low thermal conductivity makes it impossible to use the outer wall as the back of the
stove’s housing unless a means of ensuring that non of the heat from the stove is transferred to the house wall.
Whilst this may sound daunting the reward will be a vast increase in heating efficiency.
One solution to the problem is to leave a space between the stove’s housing back and the wall and provide
ventilation to give an air flow between the two. The housing should be constructed with insulating blocks such as
“Durarock” and faced with brick or an insulating board such as “Glasroc” and for extra protection the housing can
be lined with fibreglass or “rockwool” but these should be supported so as not to touch the stove body.
The provision of insulation and air flow will also apply to the heat reaching the ceiling of the room and this will
need extra care if the chimney is to be routed internally through the property.
