Combustion Air Piping; Exhaust Circuit Shut-Off Device; Flue Damper; Fire Protection On / In The Fireplace System - Spartherm Premium V-FD-87h Aufbauanleitung

3.5 COMBUSTION AIR PIPING

In accordance with local regulations (Landesbauordnung) pursuant to Arti-
cle 37 Paragraph 2 of the German Model Building Code, combustion air
piping crossing a fire wall in buildings with more than two fully-sized floors
must be installed such that smoke or fire cannot be transmitted to other
floors or fire compartments.
NOTE
For information on how to comply with the above-mentioned specifications,
see the fire inspection guidelines for the fire prevention requirements of
ventilation systems (draft) – January 1984 version.

4. EXHAUST CIRCUIT SHUT-OFF DEVICE

Fireplace systems with Spartherm fireplace inserts may have a cut-off
device in the vent. These devices must not be self-closing and must not
be positioned such as to prevent or hinder the inspection and cleaning of
connecting pipework. The position of the shut-off device must be visible
from the outside, e.g., from the position of the operating handle. Shut-off
devices may only be installed in the exhaust manifold or collecting pipe,
the flue gas pipe stub or the pipeline connecting piece. Instead of cut-
off devices, fireplace inserts with combustion chamber doors can have
throttle devices.

4.1 FLUE DAMPER

Flue dampers may only be installed in the flue gas pipe stub or pipeline
connecting piece. The damper devices must be easy to operate. They
should have cross-sectional areas at the pipe of at least 20 cm² and not
less than 3% of connecting pipe cross-sectional area. The throttling device
setting must be readily discernible at the operating handle.
5. FIRE PROTECTION ON / IN THE FIRE-
PLACE SYSTEM

5.1 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR FIRE PROTECTION

5.1.1 FLOOR COVERINGS NEAR THE FIREPLACE

With a floor covering that is not fireproof made from combustible materials
(e.g., carpet, parquet, etc.), a fireproof spark protection covering made
from non-combustible material (e.g., respectively loadable glass, natural
stone, glazed tiles, tiles, marble, granite or other mineral construction
materials) must be installed. If this material is metal, it must have a mini-
mum thickness of 1 mm.
The flooring must be fastened down and secured against sidewards move-
ment. In front of fireplaces that are run with closed combustion chamber
door the spark protection material needs to cover a surface of 500mm to
the front and 300mm to the side.
In front of fireplaces that are run with open combustion chamber door the
spark protection material needs to cover a surface corresponding to the
height of the combustion chamber base above floor level (H) + 300mm
(minimum at least 500mm) to the front and the height of the combustion
chamber base above floor level (H) + 200mm (minimum at least 300mm)
to the side.
If a log guard (not included) with a height of at least 10 cm is fitted, the
minimum distances listed above are sufficient and can be measured from
the log guard.
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