Woodburner rules terraced property-

[milkeybar kid]

Thank you (January 2008) clarksinfrance wrote..see below but my question is can someone direct me to the actual French regs site. Friends who live on a terrace are going down the cheap and cheerful route of having diy friends help remove old woodburner and replace with a little bricomarche woodburner,The wall alcove is a party wall, where the burner is going ,they hope to add from below the chimney liner like stacking blocks one on top of another until it gets to top of chimney!!! until they see it in black and white that there are rules especially it being terraced, I worry that it will be dangerous for all..Quote below. There are many regulations concerning the exit of the flue, such as distance to boundaries, roofs, neighbours, height etc,...Thanks.

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Firstly it is not always necessary (it certainly isn't law) to have a flexible flue liner. If the chimney is in a sound condition, it will suffice, this must be checked by a competent installer. If you use a flexible flue-liner, make sure it is of the variety for multi-fuel/woodburning fires, not the type for gas. It is necessary to have a solid pipe to connect the woodburner to a flexible liner, this can be stainless steel or enamelled but must be 1mm thick steel. Any joints need female end to point skyward, and male end downwards (no sniggering); this keeps the condensates in the flue. Yes a register plate should be fitted, be it for an open chimney, or flexible flue liner. An access point for easy sweeping should be incorporated to the configuration. If your woodburner has a rear exit (not on top) 150mm is the maximum horizontal run allowed. Never reduce the flue size, (it is against the law/normes/directives/standards and will give an insurance company an easy "out" if any problems arise); it is always preferable to use the same size flue, as hole in the woodburner, its what it has been designed to use. It is permissable to go up in size, providing there is enough draw in the liner. (This depends on dozens of criteria). Flue or chimney must be swept twice a year, once during the burning season. Do not have more than 2 bends in a flue (preferable no more than 22.5 degrees, maximum allowed 45 degrees). There are many regulations concerning the exit of the flue, such as distance to boundaries, roofs, neighbours, height etc, a competent, qualified installer will be able to explain these regs. An installation plate must be fitted near the appliance, with certin info such as how many bends, type of construction, name address of installer and 1 or 2 other things. Room must have adequate ventilation. Metal flue liners are deemed to last 10 years, but a poorly fitted one can last as little as 4, (as someone on a French forum can testify to recently) the condensates are very corrosive.

[Théière]

Hi Milkybar kid,

You are doing the right thing make them think. The HETAS regs are almost identical I have been told (pan European )

So keep at them before they become a statistic.

Try http://www.poujoulat.fr/pro_doc_tech_catalogue.asp

and http://www.energie-installation.com/

Hetas info http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/stove-chimney-documentation/hetas-guide-part3.html

[milkeybar kid]

Thank you very much for the info. Cant quite spot where its specific in regards exit of flue/bounderies adjoining property. Can anyone spot this.

Err thats if its applicable but in my original post the one I quoted seemed to refer to this!