Olymberyl HF217-SE Baby Gabriel, Instruction Manual

INSTALLATION –  

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Please refer specifically to current  
building regulations which apply to your  
country or region (see page 12). Adopt 
whichever provides the highest / safest 
margin.

The Hearth

 The hearth should be 

made of solid non-combustible  
material, set on a firm and level base 
and should be at least 125mm (5”) 
thick. This can include the thickness of 
any non-combustible floor under the 
hearth or non-combustible decorative 
surface. It must be capable of  
supporting the weight of the stove 
(when loaded) along with any attached 
flue pipes which bear down on the 
stove. This hearth must conform to  
local building regulations which may 
vary from country to country. 
In England and Wales there is a  
minimum requirement for the hearth 
to project 500mm (20”) in front of any 
brick or stone recess and 150mm (6”) 
at each side of the recess. For a  
free-standing stove the minimum 
hearth size should be 840mm by 
840mm (2’10” by 2’10” approx) and 
should provide the minimum clearances 
for the stove which are outlined in this 
handbook. The hearth should extend 
by a minimum of 225mm (9”) from 
the front of the stove (which includes 
the edge of the ash lip). As a general 
rule it is best to extend the hearth to at 
least 75mm (3”) beyond the furthest 
out-swing of the stove door to avoid 
any potential live ash held on the door 
falling on to combustible flooring or 

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floor coverings. If the top of the hearth 
and any combustible floor coverings are 
level with each other then a retaining 
fender should be fitted to warn  
occupants of the hearth area. 
Alternatively, a 28mm (1.1”) change in 
level provided by a decorative non- 
combustible material such as stone, 
marble, granite, ceramic tiles etc could 
be used. 
Please note that some materials, such 
as marble, may not be suitable when 
used as a single sheet and will need to 
be pieced together to allow for  
expansion from the heat of the stove. 
Your stove dealer or installer should be 
able to advise you about this.

The ‘Fireplace’ 

The stove can be sited 

within a brick or stone fireplace recess 
or used free-standing. The fireplace side 
and rear walls should be at least 75mm 
thick and made of non-combustible 
brick or stone. In a fireplace setting you 
should allow a minimum distance of 
100mm (4”) from the back of the stove 
and 150mm (6”) at either side with at 
least 300mm (12”) from the top of the 
stove. Ideally, the overall height of the 
fireplace aperture should be at least 
1200mm (4’) high. 
Providing adequate air space around 
the stove will allow the stove to  
radiate heat and circulate warm air 
around the room. It will also prevent 
structural damage to the walls and  
potentially damaging over-heating of 
the stove. If it is not possible to  
maintain these spaces they could be 
reduced to 100mm (4”) at the sides but 
only if this can be compensated with