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issued by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.
In the republic of Ireland the installation must be carried out by a competent person and
installed in accordance with:
a)
The current edition of IS 813 "Domestic gas installations"
b)
All relevant national and local rules in force.
c)
The current building regulations
Where no specific instructions are given, reference should be made to the relevant
British Standard Code of Practice.
3.2
In the United Kingdom, as supplied, this appliance can be installed in the
following situations: -
3.2.1 A masonry chimney with a minimum diameter of 175mm (7") free from any
obstruction, and with any damper or restrictor plate in the chimney removed or secured,
and having a minimum effective flue height of 3m (10ft). A masonry chimney having a
correctly installed flue liner to BS715 and with a minimum flue diameter of 125mm is
also acceptable. Chair brick removal may not be required providing at least 50mm
clearance is available from the flue outlet to any fireplace component. The appliance is
designed to cater for low lintel installations (min height 505mm) providing a minimum
distance of 25mm is maintained between the lintel and the front face of the fireplace
(i.e. 25mm rebated fire surround).
3.2.1.1 'Hole-in-the-wall' Installations
It is recommended that a hearth should be installed as in figure 1.
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If a reduced depth
!
hearth is fitted, the fire
must be installed so that
the distance from the
base of the fireplace
opening in the wall to
the finished floor level is
at least 72 mm. It is
recommended that the
reduced hearth has a
depth from the fixing
plane of the fire of
100mm minimum. This
is necessary to support
the lower firefront /
casting. The minimum
shelf height will have to
be taken from the base of
INSTALLER GUIDE
Figure 1. Hearth and fireplace opening dimensions
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