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created. Obtain the advise of your fireplace installer or chimney sweep.
• Once the fire has started, shift the air supply lever as far to the right
(maximum air flow) as necessary . The fire must be provided with sufficient
combustion air to stabilize the draught, but not so much that the wood
burns away too quickly.
• As combustion begins to die back, do not be tempted to shift the actuating
lever too far to the left, as this can cause the column of stable air in your
chimney to collapse and the fire to smolder in the fireplace insert.
• If combustion air is closed off too soon, and if the embers are completely
covered when new firewood is added, this can cause explosive combustion
(i.e. an explosion)!
• To prevent the bed of embers piling up to high, the ash should carefully be
removed to prevent the grate from clogging up and to enable combustion
air to flow into the fire without obstruction.
4.2 OPERATION WITH OPEN DOOR
• Open operating mode is only permitted if the fireplace unit was inspected
and approved for this purpose. The technical data in the installation man-
ual (separate attachment) provide this information.
• In acc. with BlmSchV (Bundes Immissions Schutz Verordnung) open fire
areas can only be operated in Germany on an occasional basis.
• Fireplace systems may only be operated in open mode when supervised, in
order to reduce the risk of fire due to flying sparks or hot embers.
• During open mode operation, only burn normal firewood, i.e. avoid conifer
wood that contains resin.
4.3 COMBUSTION AIR – RECIRCULATING AIR –
FRESH AIR
• The combustion air line must always be unobstructed.
• To prevent a buildup of heat in the device, the existing air outlet grilles or
openings must be clear and open when a fire is being lit.
• In the area of direct radiation from a fireplace insert, a minimum distance
of 80 cm must be maintained, measured from the front edge of the fire
area opening, and no objects made of combustible materials must be set
up (also refer to chapter ‘10 Technical Data’ in the related installation
manual for fireplace inserts).
• Objects made of combustible materials must not be placed on free sur-
faces of the fire area.
• No devices that generate a vacuum on the same floor / same combination
of rooms (e.g. extractor fans in the kitchen). This would entail a risk of
smoke ingress in the living room.
• Outside the area of direct radiation, do not place any combustible objects
or materials on the chimney cladding within a distance of 5 cm if the sur-
face temperature reaches or may reach >85 °C.
• Please note that any fireplace gets very hot indeed when in operation.
heat-resistant glove provided and the ‘cold hand’ operating handle.
• In Germany, all fireplaces must be operated in acc. with BlmSchV
legislation.
4.4 FIRE SAFETY
4.4.1 SPECIAL FIRE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RELATING
TO FLOOR COVERINGS IN THE FIREPLACE
VICINITY
Floor coverings that are not fireproof (e.g. carpets and parquet flooring etc.)
must be protected from spark emission using a covering made from non-flam-
mable materials (e.g. refractory glass, natural stone, tiles, slabs, marble,
granite or other mineral-based construction materials). If this material is
metal, it must be at least 1 mm thick.
The flooring must be fastened down and secured against sideward movement.
The spark protector must face forwards and be the same height as the fire
area base (height of fire table) H plus 300 mm, but at least a total of 500 mm
in length.
