Element4 SKY Series - Fire Safe Installation Procedures; Fire Safety Device Setup; Assembly Regulations

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Chapter 6
INSTALLATION MANUAL |
6 FIRE SAFE INSTALLATION
To install a gas replace as safely as possible, several installation
preparations need to be made. This overview can be used to assure the
re safety of a conversion of a replace.
6�1 FIRE SAFETY DEVICE SET-UP
Install the device such that there are no ammable materials around the
device or chimney. The device must never be placed against a back wall
of ammable materials.
Flammable materials, such as wood, can combust at a temperature of
85°C. At high temperatures this can happen within several minutes (over
200°C) or at lower temperatures (more than 85°C) this may occur over a
period of weeks.
A gas replace can achieve temperatures of over 200°C. Therefore one
should use only non-ammable materials around the replace and in
the cove.
It is important to follow the installation regulations below carefully. When
the regulations are insuciently- or not provided with the aspects of re
safety, the instructions according to NPR 3378-20:2010 are leading.
6�1�1 PROTECTION OF WALL AND CEILING
There are two kinds of walls/ceilings that can be distinguished,
respectively;
Type 1 is the non-combustible category. Walls/ceilings in this
group are made of mineral building materials (gas concrete,
bricks, lime sandstone etcetera.) of more than 10cm thickness.
For installations with these type of walls / ceiling please refer to CHAPTER CHAPTER
6.2.26.2.2 for more regulations.
• Type 1 is the Combustibles category. Walls/ceilings that are made
of – or contain ammable building materials, and all walls on which
ammable objects (e.g. built-in furniture or wooden panels) are
mounted on the side of the wall that is turned away from the replace.
For these types of installations please refer to CHAPTER 6.2.3CHAPTER 6.2.3.
6�2 ASSEMBLY REGULATIONS
6�2�1 GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULATIONS
• Load-bearing walls and ceilings must be covered in a protective re
resistant plate.
• Never use ammable materials around the replace or cove. The
minimal distance between the device and non-ammable materials
must be at 50 mm to ensure a convection air ow, also see section
14.3.4. The frames around the replace take into account this
distance.
• Non-combustible materials may be installed to a zero clearance to
the outer faces of the appliance outer frame face, given they not
cover or prevent the removal of the glass panels or other parts of
the replace that need to be removed during maintenance.
• The entire weight of the walls must be borne by a structure other
than the replace.
6�2�2 ASSEMBLY REGULATIONS FOR NON-FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
(Figure 6.1 | and Figure 6.2 |)
• Make sure there is a good air ventilation in the cove. The
temperature that leaves through the ventilation grilles must not be
higher than 85°C. Therefore one should always make sure there are
enough ventilation grilles in the upper and lower parts of the cove.
6�2�3 ASSEMBLY REGULATIONS WITH FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
For reference see Figure 6.3 | and Figure 6.4 | on the next page.
• Cover the walls/ceilings with a non-ammable, re resistant plate,
according to EN 13501-1:A2
• Place a non-ammable, re resistant plate in front of the rst one at
a distance of 20mm or more.
• Make sure that the two plates are not attached to each other by
screws or nails. Due to their conductivity these metals can cause a
heat bridge throught which a re may occur over time!