2 types of installation – Glow-worm BBU 54/4 User Manual

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Diagram 2.1

Diagram 2.2

2 Types of Installation

2.1 With Non-combustible Hearth

For minimum dimensions of a hearth, see diagram 2.1.

The back boiler must be installed level with the hearth or above
it, see diagram 2.1.

Carpet or similar floor covering must not be placed on the
hearth.

2.2 Combustible Hearth

If the hearth is existing and made of a combustible material the
back boiler must be installed to the dimensions in diagram 2.3.

2.3 With Surround

The combined thickness of the surround and lintel must be
checked, to make sure that the back boiler can be positioned
within the opening to allow easy connection of the flue into the
back boiler flue socket, see diagram 2.2.

For fireplaces where the wall is not plastered and not covered
by BS1251 it is important that such installations comply with the
current issue of The Building Regulations.

Any combustible material, for example, blown vinyl wall covering,
on the fire front fixing face area must be removed to a height of
625mm and 268.5mm each side of the centre line. These
dimensions will allow the standard frame, if fitted, to overlap the
remaining wall covering by 5mm.

This area, to the depth removed should then be rendered with
a sand/cement mixture.

2.4 Without Surround or Hearth

If there is to be any combustible material beneath the fire front,
for example, carpet, then the base of the builder’s opening must
not be less than 75mm above the floor covering as shown in
diagram 2.3.

The builder’s opening, with lintel must have minimum dimensions
as shown in diagrams 1.2 and 2.3.

The information regarding the fire front opening must be followed
together with the last three paragraphs of section 2.3.

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PREPARED
BOILER
BASE

HEARTH

300mm

710mm

50mm MIN

FIRE WALL FACE

165mm
MAX

PREPARED BASE

TOPS OF HEARTH
MUST NOT BE
ABOVE PREPARED
BASE

13mm MIN
NON-COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIAL

50mm
MIN

350mm MIN

FIRE FIXING
WALL FACE

*NOTE
This dimension can
be increased up to
190mm if builder’s
opening depth is at
least 375mm deep

*165mm
MAX

FLUE
PIPE

350mm
MIN

Diagram 2.3

1590

FIRE FIXING
WALL FACE

PREPARED BASE

TOP OF CARPET,
FLOOR COVERING
OR COMBUSTIBLE
HEARTH

N.B. *Minimum dimension.
This dimension refers to
minimum clearance after
carpet or any floor covering
has been fitted.

*75mm

350mm
MIN

COMBUSTIBLE HEARTH/ WALL
MOUNTED INSTALLATIONS

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