INSTALLATION
RECEIPT OF THE UNIT
Check that your unit has not been damaged during transport. Check in
particular the glass, the door opening, the operation of the controls
and the condition of the interior fittings of the fireplace.
LOCAL
Your appliance cannot under any circumstances operate in a
room with negative pressure.
The presence of a hood, VMC or other heating device requiring air in a
well-insulated house can cause disturbances (poor combustion,
backflow of smoke, etc.). Check that the air necessary for the
combustion of wood can be drawn in sufficient quantity from the
room. When the air intake of the room is insufficient, it is necessary to
make an additional supply of clean air to the chimney.
Combustion air
In the case of an unconnected appliance, the air supply for the
operation of the fireplace must have a minimum useful surface of 100
cm2. It must be located either directly outside or in a ventilated room
on the outside and open at the base of the device. It must be
protected by a permanent grid.
It is necessary to position the air inlet grilles so that they cannot
become blocked.
During operation, this air inlet grille must be free and unobstructed. A
fault in the combustionn air supply will cause the appliance to
malfunction seriously.
This appliance must not be mounted on an air supply serving another
appliance.
It will also be necessary to take into account any pressure losses
linked to the construction of a pipe that is too long (taken into account
in the sizing).
It is preferable to make the connection to the outside air in order to
optimize combustion regulation. Depending on the specific conditions
of the building (tightness, presence of a VMC, presence of a kitchen
hood, etc.), it is mandatory to create a specific air inlet for the device.
Ideally, this air inlet should be under the device.
It is important to point out that any subsequent modification of the
conditions of use (installation of a CMV, a hood or any other device
taking air, insulation work or improvement of the seal, etc.) may cause
a backflow type malfunction.
THE LOCATION
Before any work, it will be necessary to carry out a precise and
professional examination of the future location as well as of the
connecting duct. In addition, it is imperative to take into consideration
the dimensions of the device in the "Technical Information" chapter.
The unit must be installed on a floor with adequate bearing capacity. If
an existing construction does not meet this prerequisite, adequate
measures (for example, the installation of a load distribution plate)
must be taken to allow the ground to support the unit.
All preparatory work for installing your appliance must be completed
before installation (flue, outside air intake, masonry, etc.).
We recommend installing the unit in a room with no water and air.
Dust resulting from work can settle on the unit and burn when it is put
into service, causing the ceilings to blacken. It is therefore
recommended that you wait for the completion of the work to install
your unit.
Check the nature of the materials constituting the backing walls, the
floor, the ceiling. No combustible or heat-degradable material should
be located within the safety distance specified in the table above.
The floor must be made of non-combustible material.
THE SMOKE DUCT
Each appliance must be connected to a flue to evacuate the smoke
produced by combustion to the outside thanks to a natural draft.
We recall synthetically that:
-The flue must comply with standards, have CE marking and be made
in compliance with safety standards as stipulated in NF DTU 24.1
-The duct must be suitable for the specific operating conditions of the
device to be installed and suitably sized according to the latter
according to standard NF EN 13384-1; in particular, it must guarantee
the minimum and nominal draft prescribed in the “Technical
Information” chapter.
-The duct components must have a fire resistance class G and a
minimum temperature class higher than the declared temperature at
the nozzle of the device.
-The sizing of the installation (NF EN 13384-1) gives the class of
operation with respect to condensation (D or W). We recommend that
you give preference to class D operation as much as possible (If W,
provide condensate recovery).
-In the case of reuse of a masonry flue with casing, it must be double
smooth inner skin, class G. The implementation of this casing must
comply with the recommendations of NF DTU 24.1 chapter 15
-A flue can only serve one unit
It is recommended to equip the foot of the flue with a soot and
condensate recovery system, fitted with a trap door or any other easy
access means to facilitate control and maintenance operations.
The installation of the flue must be carried out in accordance with NF
DTU 24.1 while respecting:
-Safety distances from combustible materials (the greater of the two
values between that declared by the manufacturer of the flue
component and that required by NF DTU 24.1)
THE CONNECTION DUCT
The choice of connection duct components must be made according to
the same characteristics requested for the flue components, namely
that they are at least class G (fire resistance).
The installation of the connection duct must be in accordance with NF
DTU 24.2
We recall synthetically that:
-All connection ducts must be at least the inside diameter of the
appliance's smoke outlet nozzle. No section reduction is allowed on the
route of the connection duct
-The number of elbows on the connecting duct is limited to a
maximum of two, each of which is a maximum of 45 °from the
vertical
-It is strongly recommended to make a connection duct as simple and
straight as possible
-The layout of the connection duct is limited to the room in which the
unit is installed.
-It is strongly recommended to secure the holding in place of the
connection pipe on the nozzle of the unit in order to avoid
disconnection during maintenance operations
-When a hot air distribution system by mechanical extraction is
installed, the connection duct must be of class N1. No draft moderator
must be installed to prevent any discharge or suction of fumes.
THE CHIMNEY STRAIN
The stump is the work that is located at the end of the chimney pipe
and is intended to facilitate the evacuation of combustion products into
the atmosphere.
We quickly recall that the strain:
-Must have a useful outlet section specially dimensioned and not less
than double that of the chimney flue
-Must be constructed in such a way as to prevent the entry of rain,
snow and any other foreign matter into the flue
-Must exceed any construction obstacle as requested in the decree of
22 October 1969 article 18
