Safety Precautions; Installation - Jøtul 150 FL Installation & Operating Instruction

3.0 Safety precautions

3.1 Fire preventive measures
Any use of the fireplace may represent some danger. Therefore,
respect the following instructions:
• Ensure that furniture and other combustible materials do not
get too close to the fireplace.
• Let the fire die. Never extinguish it with water.
• The fireplace gets warm when used and may cause burns if
touched.
• Only remove ashes when the fireplace is cold.
• Ash must be properly disposed of outdoors, or emptied where
it does not present a fire hazard.
3.2 Air supply
Warning! Please ensure that there is adequate ventilation of
outdoor air in the room in which the fireplace is to be installed.
An inadequate air supply could cause flue gas to escape into the
room. This is very dangerous! Symptoms of this include smoky
smell, drowsiness, nausea and feeling ill.
Ensure that air vents in the room where the fireplace is located
are not blocked!
Avoid using mechanical fan vents in a room with a fireplace.
This may cause negative pressure and draw poisonous gasses
into the room.

4.0 Installation

4.1 Floor
Foundations
It must be ensured that the foundations are dimensioned for
the fireplace. Cf. «2.0 Technical data» for specification of weight.
It is recommended that flooring which is not fastened to the
foundations – so-called floating flooring – is removed during
installation.
Requirements for protection of wooden
flooring
Jøtul I 150 FL has a heat shield underneath which protects the
floor from radiation. The product can therefore be placed directly
on a wooden floor that is covered by a metal plate or other
suitable, non-inflammable material. The recommended minimum
thickness is 0,9 mm.
Any flooring made of combustible material, such as linoleum,
carpets, etc. must be removed from under the floor plate.
Requirement for protecting combustible
flooring in front of fireplace
The front plate must be in accordance with national laws and
regulations.
Contact your local building authorities regarding restrictions and
installation requirements.
4.2 Wall
Distance to walls protected by a firewall-see fig. 1
Firewall requirement
The firewall must be at least 100 mm thick and be made of
brick, concrete-stone or light concrete. Other materials and
constructions with satisfactory documentation may also be used,
e.g. Jøtul Brannpanel.
Contact your local building authorities regarding restrictions and
installation requirements.
Distance from the stove to firewall:
The distance must be minimum 15 mm.
Requirements for the stove surround
Note that the entire back panel within the surround must be
covered by insulation.
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f the stove cowling is bricked up to the ceiling and the ceiling is
made of combustible material, on top of the warming chamber
and the cowling vents an extra ceiling panel must be installed
to avoid heating the ceiling.
For example use:
Rock wool 100 mm thick on top of a steel plate min. 0,9 mm.
Ensure airing out the top of the stove cowling – for example an
opening towards the ceiling, or approx. 5 cm
Note: Remember that it should be possible to sweep and to
inspect the installation.
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opening (fig. 2).
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