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Floor Protection
In all installations, the area under and around the stove
must be protected from falling ash and live coals. The oor
protector must be of noncombustible material, and positioned
as shown in the accompanying illustration.
The guidelines for oor protection are:
1) Completely under the stove and any horizontal runs of
connector. The oor protection must extend a minimum of
2" (51mm) beyond each side of the horizontal connector;
2) 8"(203 mm) to each side and to the rear of the appliance;
3) U.S. 16"(405 mm) in front of the doors; Canada 18"
(457 mm) in front of the doors.
Clearances
Clearance is the empty space required between the stove
or chimney connector to the nearest combustible surface or
object, such as walls, ceilings, oors, or furniture. Clearance
distances may only be reduced by using methods approved
by either the CAN/CSA B365 standard (Canada) or NFPA
211 (U.S.) Contact your building authority for information
if you are interested in reducing clearance distances other
than those presented here.
Parallel versus Corner Installations
A parallel installation is one in which the back and sides
of the stove are parallel to the walls behind and to the side
of the stove. A corner installation is one in which the back
of the stove is positioned diagonally across a corner of the
room. Each installation requires its own set of clearances.
For parallel installations the required clearance distances
from the stove are: 18" (457mm) to the side wall and 16"
(405mm) to the back wall. From the chimney connector to the
rear wall must be 18" (457mm), to the side wall 27" (685mm)
and to the ceiling, 36" (914mm). Fireplace installations must
meet these same clearance requirements; specically follow
these guidelines for mantel and trim clearances.
For corner installations, the clearance distances from
the stove are 12" (305mm) from each corner of the stove
measured straight to the nearest combustible material.
From the front of the stove, clearance to combustible
materials such as furniture, curtains, fuel, etc., is: 48"
(1219mm) in the U.S. and 60" (1524mm) in Canada.
16" /
405mm
Floor Protector
Floor Protector
Wall
Wall
Wall
Wall
18" /
457mm
8" /
203mm
27" /
685mm
8" /
203mm
8" /
203mm
Canada: 18"
457mm
USA: 16"
405mm
12"
305mm
12"
305mm
18"
457mm
18"
457mm
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