Hetas Amendments - Morso 8100 Instruction Manual

4.0 hetAS amendments

health and safety precautions
Special care must be taken when installing the stove such that the requirements of the Health
and Safety at Work Act are met.
handling
Adequate facilities must be available for loading, unloading and site handling.
Fire Cement
Some types of fire cement are caustic and should not be allowed to come into contact with the
skin. In case of contact wash immediately with plenty of water.
Asbestos
This stove contains no asbestos. If there is a possibility of disturbing any asbestos in the cour-
se of installation then please seek specialist guidance and use appropriate protective equip-
ment.
Metal Parts
When installing or servicing this stove care should be taken to avoid the possibility of personal
injury.
note of references to the current UK regulations
In all cases the installation must comply with current Building Regulations, Local Authority
Byelaws and other specifications or regulations as they affect the installation of the stove.
It should be noted that the Building Regulations requirements may be met by adopting the re-
levant recommendations given in British Standards BS 8303, BS EN 15287-1:2007 as an al-
ternative means to achieve an equivalent level of performance to that obtained following the
guidance given in Approved Document J.
Please note that it is a legal requirement under England and Wales Building Regulations that
the installation of the stove is either carried out under Local Authority Building Control appro-
val or is installed by a Competent Person registered with a Government approved Competent
Persons Scheme. HETAS Ltd operate such a Scheme and a listing of their Registered Compe-
tent Persons can be found on their website at www.hetas.co.uk.
this stove must not be installed into a chimney that serves any other heating appliance.
More detailed advice about existing chimney usage
NOTE: A chimney height of not less than 4.5 metres measured vertically from the outlet of the
stove to the top of the chimney should be satisfactory. Alternatively the calculation procedure
given in EN 13384-1 may be used as the basis for deciding whether a particular chimney de-
sign will provide sufficient draught.
The outlet from the chimney should be above the roof of the building in accordance with the
provisions of Building Regulations Approved Document J.
If installation is into an existing chimney then it must be sound and have no cracks or other
faults which might allow fumes into the house. Older properties, especially, may have chimney
faults or the cross section may be too large i.e. more than 230 mm x 230 mm. Remedial action
should be taken, if required, seeking expert advice, if necessary. If it is found neces
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