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PART2: GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
The installation must be in accordance with these instructions.
For the user’s protection, in the United Kingdom it is the law that all gas appliances are
installed by competent persons in accordance with the current edition of the Gas Safety
(Installation and Use) Regulations. Failure to install the appliance correctly could lead
to prosecution. The Council for the Registration of Gas Installers (CORGI) requires
its members to work to recognised standards.
In the United Kingdom, all electrical supply installation must be installed in
accordance with the current edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations (BS7671).
In the United Kingdom the installation must also be in accordance with:
a)
All the relevant parts of local regulations.
b)
The current edition of the Building Regulations issued by the Department of the
Environment and the Welsh Office or the Building Standards (Scotland)
(Consolidation) Regulations issued by the Scottish Development Department.
All relevant codes of practice.
c)
The relevant parts of the current editions of the following British Standards:-
BS 5440 Part 1
BS 5871 Part 2 & 3
BS 6891
In the republic of Ireland the installation must also conform with:
a)
The current edition of IS 813
b)
All relevant national and local rules in force.
c)
The current ETCI National Rules for Electrical Installation.
Electrical isolation of the unit should be by means of a switched 3A fuse spur that
should be readily accessible to the user, easily identifiable and sited within reach of the
mains cable provided. It should only connect this appliance.
This fire is a fan flued appliance for installation on an outward facing wall of a
conventional home which does not have a purpose built flue or chimney.
As supplied, the appliance is suitable for homes constructed of brick, stone, etc., the
appliance can be installed into walls up to a maximum thickness as shown below.
If the fire box is in front of the finished wall surface: 600mm (23 5/8in) max.
These dimensions are from the finished internal wall surface (including any surround material) to
the external wall surface.
Installation to a timber framed building should be in accordance with the relevant
sections of Institute of Gas Engineers publication IGE/UP/7 “Gas installations in
timber frame buildings”.
Please note that advice should be sought before installing in a
timber frame building since the alterations required may nullify any NHBC cover relating
to the property. If in doubt, guidance should be requested from your local authority
planning or building department.
This appliance must be mounted with a non-combustible hearth (N.B. conglomerate
marble hearths are considered as non-combustible). The fire box must be mounted on a
non-combustible surface level with the hearth. The hearth must project at least 345mm
forward of the fire box front and be at least 625mm wide (see illustrations in “wall
preparation” section). The hearth material must be at least 12mm thick. The periphery
of the hearth (or fender) should be at least 50mm above floor level to discourage the
placing of carpets or rugs over it.
The surface of the hearth must be sufficiently flat to enable the bottom of the front
casting to be aligned horizontally. Any excessive unevenness (uneven tiles, Cotswold
stone, etc.) should be rectified.
The appliance must not stand on combustible materials or carpets.
The appliance must not be fitted directly against a combustible wall.
If the
appliance is to be fitted against a wall with combustible cladding or skirting board, such
