Glow-worm Black Beauty 4 - Manual (Page 8)

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1 General
1.3 Statutory Requirements
The installation must be in accordance with these instructions.
For the user’s protection, in the United Kingdom it is the law that
all gas appliances are installed by competent persons in
accordance with the current edition of the Gas Safety (Installation
and Use) Regulations. Failure to install the appliance correctly
could lead to prosecution. The Council for the Registration of
Gas Installers (CORGI) requires its members to work to
recognised standards.
In the United Kingdom the installation must also be in accordance
with:
All the relevant parts of local regulations.
All relevant codes of practice.
The relevant parts of the current editions of the following British
Standards:-
BS 715, BS EN 1806 , BS 5440 Part 2
BS 6891, BS 1251, BS 4543 Part 2
BS 5871Part 1, BS 1289 Part 1, BS 5440 Part 1,
BS 6461Part 1
In England and Wales, the current edition of the Building
Regulations issued by the Department of the Environment and
the Welsh Office.
In Scotland, the current edition of the Building Standards
(Scotland) Regulations issued by the Scottish Executive.
In Northern Ireland, the current edition of the Building regulations
(Northern Ireland) issued by the Department of the Environment
for Northern Ireland.
In the republic of Ireland the installation must also conform to
the relevant parts of:
a) The current edition of IS 813
b) All relevant national and local rules in force.
1.4 Fire Front Location
This fire front can only be fitted to a specially designed Glow-
worm 45/4 & 54/4 Back Boiler Units, which itself has been
installed in accordance with the Glow-worm Installation and
Servicing Instructions.
The back boiler must have been correctly positioned in the
builder’s opening as the fire front is located by connection to the
back boiler.
The back boiler draught diverter and combustion chamber
extension acts as a support for the fire front.
The fire front flue spigot projects into the back boiler draught
diverter assembly.
The gas supply is taken from the back boiler service cock.
1.5 Clearances
Restrictions should not be placed around the assembled fire
front, see diagram 1 Instructions for Use. A shelf up to 150mm
deep may be fitted above.
Combustible furniture or materials must not be placed closer
than 1 metre in front of the fire front.
2.1 With Hearth
A fireproof hearth under the fire front must have the minimum
dimensions as shown in diagram 2 Instructons for Use.
2.2 With Surround
The fire front casing should cover the opening.
Any combustible material on the fire front fixing face area of the
surround must be removed, see diagram 2.1. This area, to the
depth removed, should then be rendered with a sand/cement
mixture.
2.3 Without Surround or Hearth
The minimum clearances for shelves or projections on the fire
front fixing wall face are as shown in diagram 1, (Instructions for
Use).
The information in the last two paragraphs of “With Surround”
should now be followed.
Under no account must carpet or other combustible material be
laid directly under the fire front, unless the minimum clearances
shown in diagram 2. (Instructions for Use) is achieved.
Diagram 2.1
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2 Types of Installation
C
L
640mm
520mm
REMOVE
COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIAL FROM
THIS AREA
BUILDERS
OPENING
INSTALLATION
CENTRE LINE
PREPARED BASE
3.1 Flue
The back boiler flue collector assembly accepts the fire front flue
spigot.
Note. Provision must be made during the installation of the back
boiler for the total ventilation requirement for the combined
appliance. See relevant section in the Back Boiler Installation
Instructions.
3 Types of Flue and Installation