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• To avoid resistance build-up in the bed of embers, the ash should fre-
quently be carefully prodded to prevent the ash grid from blocking air
flow.
4.2 OPEN AND CLOSED OPERATION
• Optimal efficiency, i.e. optimal fuel utilization is achieved with closed
operation.
• Open operation is permissible only if a construction type A fireplace
insert was ordered and the requisite structural conditions were taken
into account; refer to “1. Tested Quality“ on page 4 in this regard.
• According to 1.BlmSchV (Federal Immissions Control Act), open fire-
places may only be operated occasionally in Germany.
• An open fireplace may only be operated when supervised, to prevent risk
of fire due to flying sparks or ejected pieces of ember.
• Burn only split logs and no resinous pinewood.
Note for use in smoke control area.
• Operation with door left open: Operation with the door open can cause
excess smoke. The appliance must not be operated with the appliance
door left open except as directed in the instructions.
4.3 COMBUSTION AIR – AMBIENT AIR – FRESH AIR
• The provisions for supply of combustion air are not allowed to be
changed and must be open.
• To avoid heat build-up in the unit, the air outlet grids or apertures must
be free and open whilst a fire is burning.
• No objects made of flammable materials may be placed within 80 cm of
the radiating area of an open fireplace, measured from the front of the
fire compartment opening.
• No objects made of flammable materials shall be deposited on open
fireplace surfaces.
• Do not use equipment generating negative pressure on the same level/in
the same interconnected ambient air (e.g. extractor hood in the kitchen).
This creates a risk of smoke escaping into the living room.
• No flammable objects or materials may be placed on or installed in
the fireplace cladding within 5 cm of the radiating area if the surface
temperature may reach 85 °C or higher.
• Bear in mind that a fireplace heats up significantly when in operation.
The pane may reach temperatures in excess of 300 °C. Always use the
supplied glove or operating handle (“cold hand”).
• In Germany, fireplaces may only be operated in accordance with
1.BlmSchV.
4.4 PROTECTION IN THE ZONE FACING THE OPEN
FIRE
Floors made of flammable materials around fireplaces which may be oper-
ated open must be protected with non-flammable material as follows: in the
front, equal to the height above the floor of the fire compartment base or
the firedog plus 30 cm (but at least 50 cm), on the sides, equal to the height
above the floor of the fire compartment base or the firedog plus 20 cm (but
at least 30 cm). With an upright grid of at least 10 cm height, fire protection
of 50 cm in the front and 30 cm on the sides is sufficient.
The non-flammable covering may be made of ceramics (e.g. tiles), natural
stone or other mineral materials (e.g. marble, granite), of at least 1 mm
thick metal or of suitably load-bearing glass. The covering must be secured
against shifting, i.e. fastened.
For further requirements see Figure 4.4.1 on Page 12
