Commissioning & Handover; Location; Clearance To Combustibles - Cast Tec POLARIS INSET ECO Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

Polaris Inset Eco Manual
On completion of the installation allow a suitable period of time for any fire cement and
mortar to dry out, when a small fire may be lit and checked to ensure the smoke and fumes
are taken from the stove up the chimney and emitted safely to the atmosphere. Do not run
at full output for at least 24 hours.
On completion of the installation and commissioning ensure that the operating instructions
for the stove are left with the customer. Ensure to advise the customer on the correct use of
the appliance with the fuels likely to be used on the stove and warn them to use only the
recommended fuels for the stove.
Advise the user what to do should smoke or fumes be emitted from the stove. The customer
should be warned to use a fire guard to BS 6539 in the presence of children, aged and/or
infirm persons.
There are several conditions to be considered in selecting a location for your stove.
a. This product is designed to be installed into a fireplace.
b. Allowances for proper clearances to combustibles.
This appliance must be installed in a recess, the recess should not contain any combustible
materials. Wooden battens and plaster board should not be used within the clearance to
combustibles. The minimum clearance to combustibles required is 600mm to the top,
350mm to the sides, 550mm directly to the front and 350mm to any combustible flooring.
If the mantelpiece protrudes further than 100mm from the fireplace, then it will be necessary
to have further clearance to the top of the stove. The distance the mantle protrudes past the
100mm should be added to the clearance.
For example, if the mantle protrudes 200mm, the clearance to the mantle should be
650mm. (See Fig. 10.)
COMMISSIONING & HANDOVER

LOCATION

CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLES

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