Wet Stove Installation Guide
In most buildings with solid concrete or stone oors, the requirement will
be met by the oor itself, but mark the hearth to ensure oor coverings
are kept well away or use dierent levels to mark the hearth perimeter.
Please be aware that hot air can cause staining above the re in a similar
fashion to walls above radiators. To help prevent this and cracking we
recommend that any plaster above the re should be tted with reinforcing
expanding mesh for at least 220mm above, and the full width of the re.
You should also use a suitably heat resistant plaster which should be
allowed sucient time to fully dry before using the stove or cracking is
likely to occur.
3.2 Combustible Materials
Please view the product sheet which accompanied your stove for specic
minimum distances to combustible measurements.
Ideally, adjacent walls should be of suitable non-combustible
construction, preferably brickwork.
In large replaces take care that any supporting beam is protected by
a 13mm sheet of heat resistant re board spaced 12mm o the surface
with strips of non-combustible material. Make sure that there is a gap
between an un-insulated ue system and any combustible material. This
gap must be at least 3X the outside diameter of the ue pipe, or 1.5X
the ue diameter to non combustible surfaces. Please consult the ue
manufacturers specication for insulated ues.
3.3 Air for Combustion
All stoves require ventilation to burn safely and correctly. There are a
number of requirements that need to be met when installing a stove, for
example, allowing for the permeability of the house (air permeability is the
general seepage of air into the house via air vents, doors and windows
etc.)
There must always be a permanent means of providing air for
combustion into the room in which the stove is installed. Air starvation
will result in poor ue draw and may cause smoke to leak into the room.
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