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PleasenotethatitisalegalrequirementunderEnglandandWalesBuilding
RegulationsthattheinstallationofthestoveiseithercarriedoutunderLocal
AuthorityBuildingControlapprovalorisinstalledbyaCompetentPerson
registeredwithaGovernmentapprovedCompetentPersonsScheme.HETASLtd
operatesuchaSchemeandalistingoftheirRegisteredCompetentPersonsca n
befoundontheirwebsiteatwww.hetas.co.uk.
COAlarms:
Buildingregulationsrequirethatwheneveraneworreplacementfixedsolidfuel
orwood/biomassapplianceisinstalledinadwellingacarbonmonoxidealarm
mustbefittedinthesameroomastheappliance.Furtherguidanceonthe
installationofthecarbonmonoxidealarmisavailableinBSEN50292:2002and
fromthealarmmanufacturer’sinstructions.
Provisionofanalarmmustnotbeconsideredasubstituteforeitherinstallingthe
appliancecorrectlyorensuringregularservicingandmaintenanceoftheappli
anceandchimneysystem.
HEALTHANDSAFETYPRECAUTIONS
Specialcaremustbetakenwheninstallingthestovesuchthattherequirementsofthe
HealthandSafetyatWorkActaremet.
Handling
Adequatefacilitiesmustbeavailableforloading,unloadingandsitehandling.
FireCement
Sometypesoffirecementarecausticandshould notbeallowedtocomeintocontact
withtheskin.Incaseofcontactwashimmediatelywithplentyofwater.
Asbestos
Thisstovecontainsnoasbestos.Ifthereisapossibilityofdisturbinganyasbestosin
thecourseofinstallationthenpleaseseek specialistguidanceanduseappropriate
protectiveequipment.
MetalParts
Wheninstallingorservicingthisstovecareshouldbetakentoavoidthepossibilityof
personalinjury.
Theseinstructions togetherwiththoseintheinstructionbookletcover
thebasicprinciplestoensurethesatisfactoryinstallationofthestove,
althoughdetailmayneedslightmodificationtosuitparticularlocalsite
conditions.
InallcasestheinstallationmustcomplywithcurrentBuildingRegulations,
LocalAuthorityByelawsandotherspecificationsorregulationsastheyaffect
theinstallationofthestove.
ItshouldbenotedthattheBuildingRegulationsrequirementsmaybemetby
adoptingtherelevantrecommendationsgiveninBritishStandardsBS8303,
BSEN152871:2007asanalternativemeanstoachieveanequivalentlevelof
performancetothatobtainedfollowingtheguidancegiveninApproved
DocumentJ.