Items made of flammable materials may not be placed on top of or at a less-than-safe distance from the
fireplace stoves.
3.3 Chimney fire prevention measures:
Ordinary operation, especiall y with humid fu el, leads to the settling of ash and tar in the chimney. Neglecting
regular ch ecking a nd cleaning of the chimney in accordance w ith the government re gulation no. 91/2010
from 1
st
March 2010 supp lying regulation no. 111/1998 Coll. increases the danger of fire.
In case of ash or tar catching fire in the chimney, please follow this procedure:
- do not under any circumstances e xtinguish the fire with water as it wo uld create an abnormal amount of
steam and subsequently rip the chimney open
- if possible, the combustion chamber should be covered with dry sand, which will extinguish the fire
- close all intakes of ai r for combustion; if pos sible, cover the chimne y. However, the smoke must not
accumulate back in the house
- contact your nearest fire fighting bri gade to assess the situation and the necessit y to report it as a fire
fighting emergency
- do not leave the house unti l the chimney is bu rned up; regularly check the chimney temperature and the
course of combustion
- contact a chimne y service before starting a new fire in the stove to assess the state of the chimney and also
contact the manufacturer of the fireplace stove for inspection.
4. Assembly regulations
Warning: All local regulations, including regulations concerning national and European standards for
this type of appliances, m ust be adhered to:
ČSN 73 4230/2004 - Fireplaces with open and closable furnace
ČSN EN 13229/2002+A1/2003+A2/2005 - Built-in heating appliances and open fire inserts for solid fuel
ČSN EN 13240/2002+A2/2005 - Room heaters fired by solid fuel
ČSN 73 4201/2010 - Chimneys and connecting flue pipes - Design, const ruction and installation of heating
appliances
ČSN EN 1443/2004 - Chimneys – General requirements
ČSN EN 13501/2010 - Fire classification of construction products and building elements
ČSN 06 1008/1997 - Fire protection of heating appliances
4.1 General
The fireplace stoves must be installed on a floor with an adequate bearing capacity. If the ex isting
arrangement does not meet this basic requirement, necessary steps must be taken (e.g. using a mat for
distributing the load). Make sure that there is enough space for cleaning the fireplace stove, connecting flue
pipes and the chimney unless the chimne y can be cleaned f rom other place, e.g. a roof or t hrough doo rs
designed for this purpose.
4.2 Chimney connection
Before assembling the closed fireplace stove it is necessary to calculate that the chimney construction will be
suitable for the installed fireplace stove nominal output as far as design, vent size and effective height are
concerned.
A suitable chimney (minim um profile, chimney draft, ti ghtness, etc.) is a basic condition for the proper
functioning of the fireplace stoves. You shoul d ther efore contact a chimney swe eper before inst alling the
fireplace stove. Chimney values are included in the attached t echnical sheet. A smoke shutter or a draft re gulator
should be installed for chimneys with too strong a dra ft. Such a draft can cause problems during operation, e. g.
intensive burning, high fuel consumption and can also lead to per manent damage of the fireplace stove.
The minimum effective height of the chimne y for exhaust gas f rom the stove is 5m (measured fro m the hoop
to the chimney mout h). The chimne y entr y must be equipped with a chimney hoop. C onsult the ve nt connection
with the vent m anufacturer. The vents must l ead at least 5c m below the lower ceiling. Connect the flue mouth
with the chimne y in the shortest possi ble way so that the flue length is at most 1/4 of the effective height o f the
chimney (i.e. 1.5m) . Connect the flue tube and the knee together with an ov erlap in such a wa y that the
connections always a gree with the exhaust gas flow, or abut using the connection rings. If the connecting piece
passes through construction elements with flammable materia ls, it is necessary to use protective measure s in
accordance with ČSN 06 1008/1997 . The norm states that the flue pipe needs to rise to the vents in the dir ection
of ex haust flow with a degree of at le ast 3° . The tightness and firmness of the joints is crucial. The chimney and
stove connection must adhere to ČSN 73 4201/2010 . The casing of the chimney must not exceed a temperature
of 52°C during the highest operation temperature of the stove. The cross s ection of the flue pipe v ents must not
be larger than the cross section of the chimney vent and it must not narrow down in the direction of the
chimney. If calculations show that the cross section of the flue pipe and chimne y vent could be smaller than the
cross sec tion of the exhaust throat of the fireplac e stove, the cross section of the flue pipes will be lowe red
immediately b ehind the exhaust throat of the fireplace stove, either graduall y or at a disc rete point. The flexible
flue pipe from the materials in accordance with table A.1. may only used in places where it may be checked in
accordance with 7.2.1 ČSN 73 4201/2010 , and unless the flue pipe leads through a n open air its checkability
must be ensured in accordance with 7.2.5 ČSN 73 4230/2004 . A vertical flue pipe ma y onl y be used in the cases
listed in 8.3.4 and 8.3.5 ČSN 73 4230/2004.
The fireplace stove ma y be connected to a shared vent with a gas appliance for multi -la yer chimneys in
accordance with ČSN 73 4201/2010 .
When installing ROMO TOP spol. s r.o. fir eplace stoves in the FRG in compliance with article 6.2.2 of the
DIN 18896 norm, the fireplace stoves can be connected to a shared chimney .
4.3 Connection of fireplace stoves with exchanger to the heating system
Warning: Always have a specialist company take care of the project and assembly of your war m water
system and warm service water container
When installing the warm water system, it is necessary to adhere to the appropriate regulations listed in the
following norms and to respect the requirements on heat sy stems in buildings:
ČSN 06 0830/2006 – Safety devices for central heating a nd heating of service water
ČSN 06 0310/2006 – Project and assembly
ČSN 06 0320/2006 – Preparation of warm water – design and project
ČSN EN 12 828/2005 – Designing warm water heat systems
ČSN EN 13 240/2002+A2/2005 - Room heaters fired by solid fuel
ČSN EN 13 229/2002+A2/2005 - Built-in heating appliances and fireplace stoves for solid fuel
Warning: Article 3 par. 2.3 council re gulation no. 97/23/ EC "Pressure equipment" (corresponds to
government regulation no. 26/2003 - previously government regulation no. 182/1999) adjusts the need to equip
fireplace stoves and fireplace inser ts with exchangers (w ith manual stoking of solid fuel fo r the production of
warm water with temperatures below 110°C ) with a safety fus e against o verheating. If the fireplace stove with
exchanger or fir eplace insert with ex changer is not equipped with this fuse, then it is not required on the
product!
The fireplace stove ex changer needs to be connected with the warm water s ystem via a screwed joint. To this
end the fireplace stove ex change r is equipped with screwed outl ets. If you require off -season infrequent heating
only in the room containing the fireplace stove, it is necessary to “redirect” the exchanger output so that other
heat appliances do not overheat (e.g. water container). We alw ays recommend connection with an