Installation Options - Valor BRAVA 348 Installer And Owner Manual

5.10 Installation options.

In the United Kingdom, as supplied, this appliance can be installed in the following
situations:
Conventional fireplace (Brick built).
A conventional fireplace catchment space must be as shown in figure 4.
The fireplace opening must be within the following dimensions:
Figure 4. Conventional fireplace.
Precast flue.
The appliance can be installed to a fireplace that has a properly constructed
precast concrete or clay flue block system conforming to BS EN 1858 or BS1289.
The appliance is suitable for installations conforming to older versions of BS1289 as
well as the current standards. The flue blocks must have a cross-sectional area not
less than 13,000mm
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13,000mm . The current revision of the standard requires 16,500mm
is suitable in both cases.
The chimney should be one or two storeys high but not less than 3m vertical height
and be correctly terminated. No mortar fangs between the blocks should be extruded
into the flue way. If raking blocks are used, they must be fitted in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions. Mortar must not be allowed to drop down and accumulate
in the raked positions.
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