wood burner

[NorthernRaider]

Hey W & C your fire is beautiful, same physical size as my little wenlock and same output as well, I notice the controls for the air mix and ridding are in the same place. You will really enjoy having that in your home.

ONE SERIOUS question though mate, I was told by the shop and the planners you have to have a certain distance all around your fire to be legal IIRC its 6 inches at the top, 4 inches each side and 2 inches at the back, something to do with getting the heat into your room most efficiently and not damaging the fire place by overheating it.

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If you look at the photo of my fire place you can see the sort of space around rthe fire needed to have it legal and safe ( I think) Plus to get the full benefit of the radient effect from the cast iron sides and back you need the space to let the heat out ( again I think)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43478117@N00/6426150229/

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Did some more checking on fitting and found this image that lists the sizes
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=aga+lit...29,r:4,s:0

and this text
Below is a guidline as to how much clearance you need in a standard Brick fireplace. These figures are what the building regulations reccomend. Please note that the dimensions below are based on a non combustible fireplace (eg no wooden lintel etc). If you are installing into a fireplace that has combustible materials then please download the Installation manual above for the reccomended clearances.