Installation; Fire Safety; Floor Protection; Floor Protection Plate Minimum Dimensions - J. A. Roby SIRIUS Instruction Manual

Installation

Fire Safety

To provide reasonable fire safety, the following should be given
serious consideration:
1. Install at least one smoke detector on each floor
of your home to ensure your safety. They should
be located away from the heating appliance and
close to the sleeping areas. Follow the smoke
detector manufacturer's placement and
installation instructions, and be sure to maintain
regularly.
2. A conveniently located Class A fire extinguisher
to contend with small fires resulting from burning
embers.
3. A CO detector should be installed in the room
with the appliance.
4. A practiced evacuation plan, consisting of at least
two escape routes.
5. A plan to deal with a chimney fire as follows:
6. In the event of a chimney fire:
a. Evacuate the house immediately
b. Notify fire department.

Floor protection

Your stove must be installed on a non-combustible material
plate to protect the floor and avoid fire would be caused by:
•
Projections of sparks when door opening or loading
logs
•
The heat radiation when stove runaway should have
an ignition to the floor and the coating.
•
Flow of creosote when there is a fire chimney
The coating used must be non-combustible and approved
according to standard UL1618 for USA or approved to the
locals codes (Example: cement, brick, ceramic tiles...)
HORIZONTAL VENTING MANDATORY Non-combustible
floor protections must extend beneath the flue pipe when
installed with horizontal venting and extend 2 inches (51mm)
beyond each side of the pipe
You can extend the protection plate while respecting the
clearances of each side of stove.
Floor protection plate minimum
dimensions
The following dimensions are the minimums values and it can
be higher.
April 28th, 2016
Canada:
• 41 ¼ in (102.2 cm)
• 47 in (119.38 cm)
• 3/8 in thickness (1 cm)
United States
• 41¼ in (102.2 cm)
• 45 in (114.3 cm)
• 3/8 in thickness (1 cm)
8.0"
20.3cm
8.0"
20.3cm
18.0" 16.0"
45.7cm Canada 40.7cm ÉU/USA
41.2"
104.8cm
Clearances of the stove until the floor
plate protection
The following dimensions are the minimums values and it can
be higher.
Canada:
• 8 in (20.3 cm) behind
• 8 in (20.3 cm) beside
• 18 in (45.7 cm) in front of the door opening.
United States:
• 8 in (20.3 cm) behind
• 8 in (20.3 cm) beside
• 16 in (40.64 cm) in front of the door opening.
8.0"
20.3cm
45.0"
114.3cm ÉU/USA
47.0"
119.4cm Canada
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