6
SAFETY MECHANISMS
FOR YOUR PEACE OF M
I
ND
Since 1st Januar
y
1996, under new European
standard EN5613,
all stoves are required to
have a 'F
l
ame Supervision Device' (FSD).
I
f the pi
l
ot s
h
o
u
ld become accidentally
extinguished,
there exists a potentia
l
tor a build up of unburned
gas. In this situation the
FSD will automatica
ll
y
cut off the gas supply to the pi
l
ot and main burner
.
This is a system t
h
at mo
ni
tors
the perfor
m
ance
of t
h
e f
l
ue.
I
n the event of full or partial
blockage of the chimney
/
f
l
ue
a sensor au
t
omatica
ll
y
interupts
the gas supply to ensure
flumes are not spilled into the room.
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