How far must wooden surround be from a woodburner?

specktor

Hiya, Have been reading through Regulation J concerning the new multifuel stove I am putting in to an old fireplace. It is not clear how far an exposed wooden mantlepiece needs to be from the metal side of the stove (which will project a little way out of the recess). I think it is 200mm (as per para 2.18 (a), page 27 of Building Reg 2000 (section J) but then am confused by part (b) and diag. 21 which implies it could be "Less than 200mm" or even 40mm

Any clues? thanks in advance.

edgex

what do the installation instructions say?

if you dont follow them, & something happens, the manufacturer will point at the instructions, & you wont have any comebacck against them, even if the stove or instructions are in fact at fault.


& as always, get it checked!



also be aware that all of this is currently under review, & there is a draft set of new regs floating around somewhere.

specktor

....its an old stove, hence reading the regs

specktor

according to an expert I phoned..... a nice round number

edgex

specktor wrote: »

according to an expert I phoned..... a nice round number

are they a HETAS expert?


also, have you notified your LA?
http://www.hetas.co.uk/home/building_control.html