Vermont Casting 2547CE Keep the Stove a Safe Distance, from Surrounding Materials, Clearances

Encore Multi-Fuel Heater

Costructional Hearth

Dimensions as below

At least 150 mm

or to a suitable

Appliance

heat resistant wall

Appliance

Doors

Doors

Hearth Surface

At least

Free of Com-

bustible Material

150 mm

Perimeter should be

Perimeter should be

clearly marked e.g.

clearly marked e.g.

At least

edge of superimposed

edge of superimposed

hearth

hearth

300 mm

a) Fireplace recess

b) Free standing

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Fig. 10 Noncombustible hearth surface dimensions.

Keep the Stove a Safe Distance

from Surrounding Materials

Both a stove and its chimney connector radiate heat in

all directions when operating, and dangerous overheat-

ing of nearby combustible materials can occur if they

are too close to the heat. A safe installation requires

that adequate clearance be maintained between the

hot stove and its connector and nearby combustibles.

Clearance is the distance between either your stove

(measured from the bottom edge of the stove’s top

Wood framing requires pro-

plate) or chimney connector, and nearby walls, floors,

tection from radiant heat

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the ceiling, and any other fixed combustible surface.

Fig. 11 Combustible supporting timbers may lie beneath

Your stove has special clearance requirements that

fireplace hearths, reqireimg additional floor protection.

have been established after careful research and test-

ing to both US and European standards. These clear-

Floor Protection for Fireplace Installations

ance requirements must be strictly observed.

Do not assume that your fireplace hearth is completely

In addition, furnishings and other combustible materials

noncombustible.

must be kept away from the stove as well. In general, a

Many fireplace hearths do not meet the “completely

distance of 1219 mm (48”) must be maintained between

noncombustible” requirement because the brick or

the stove and moveable combustible items such as dry-

concrete in front of the fireplace opening is supported

ing clothes, furniture, newspapers, firewood, etc. Keep-

by heavy wood framing. (Fig. 11) Because heat passes

ing those clearance areas empty assures that nearby

through brick or concrete readily, it can easily pass

surfaces and objects will not overheat.

through to the wood. As a result, such fireplace hearths

Safe Ways to Reduce Clearances

can be a fire hazard and are considered a combustible

Clearances

floor.

Keep in mind, also, that many raised hearths will extend

As with any solid fuel heating stove, extremely high

less than the required clearance

from the front of the

surface temperatures can occur, particularly in the

heater when it is installed. In such cases, sufficient

event of uncontrolled operation, e.g. if the doors

floor protection as described above must be added in

are inadvertently left open. It is crucial that suf-

front of the hearth to satisfy the minimum floor protector

ficient clearances are allowed to any combustible

requirement from the front of the stove: 406 mm (16”)

surfaces, e.g. wooden mantels or lintels, and to

from the front.

timber framed (studded) walls even if they are faced

Hearth rugs do not satisfy the requirements for floor

with noncombustible board. Detailed information

protection.

on fireplace and hearth construction is provided

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