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Application of Combustion Appliance and Fuel Storage Regulations
69NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
(1) Any provision in regulations 70 to 74 and 77 which applies to a combustion appliance, shall also apply where solid fuel is intended to burn directly on a hearth without the installation of any app
dwellingnon-domesticcoastalruralFlue discharge clearances for readily ignitable roofs
3.13NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Where a flue discharges onto, or in close proximity to, a roof with a surface that is readily ignitable, such as thatch or shingles, the clearances to the flue outlet should be increased to that shown
fire-safetycoastalruralconservationDiagram 3.2 - Flue outlet positions for readily ignitable roofs
Diagram 3.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Location of flue outlet A: not less than 1800 mm vertically above the weather surface and not less than 600 mm above the ridge. B: not less than 1800 mm vertically above the weather surface and not le
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