AS/NZS 2918:2018 DOMESTIC SOLID FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES-INSTALLATION
PREFACE
CONTENTS
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 EXCLUSIONS
1.3 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.4.1 Appliance
1.4.2 Approved
1.4.3 Attic
1.4.4 Built-in appliance
1.4.5 Central heating appliance
1.4.6 Chimney chase/facade
1.4.7 Clearance
1.4.8 Commonly used material
1.4.9 Cowl
1.4.10 False chimney
1.4.11 Firebox
1.4.12 Firebricks
1.4.13 Fireplace
1.4.14 Fireplace insert appliance
1.4.15 Floor protector
1.4.16 Flue
1.4.17 Flue damper
1.4.18 Flue guard
1.4.19 Flue pipe
1.4.20 Flue system
1.4.21 Flue-mounted shield
1.4.22 Flue-pipe casing
1.4.23 Freestanding appliance
1.4.24 Fuel chamber
1.4.25 Hearth
1.4.26 Heat shield
1.4.27 Heat-resistant material
1.4.28 Heat-sensitive material
1.4.29 Heat-tolerant material
1.4.30 Installer
1.4.31 Mantelpiece
1.4.32 Mantelshelf
1.4.33 Masonry
1.4.34 Masonry chimney
1.4.35 Masonry enclosure
1.4.36 Masonry fireplace
1.4.37 Masonry recess
1.4.38 Open-vented hot-water system
1.4.39 Penetrations
1.4.40 Regulatory authority
1.4.41 Shall
1.4.42 Should
1.4.43 Tempering valve
1.4.44 Thermal resistance
1.4.45 Zero-clearance box/cabinet
1.5 INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION 2 MATERIALS
2.1 MATERIAL SERVICE TEMPERATURE
2.2 FLOOR PROTECTOR MATERIALS
2.3 FLUE SYSTEM
2.4 FLUE-PIPE CASINGS
SECTION 3 APPLIANCE INSTALLATION
3.1 GENERAL
3.2 CLEARANCES AND HEAT SHIELDING
3.2.1 Access clearances
3.2.2 Safety clearance
3.2.3 Shielding for appliances
3.2.4 Heat tolerant and non-continuous materials
3.3 FLOOR PROTECTOR
3.3.1 General requirements
3.3.2 Performance and construction requirements for a floor protector where a sample installation has been tested
3.3.3 Construction requirements for a floor protector where a sample appliance installation (or prototype appliance installation) has not been tested
3.3.4 Decorative finishing
3.3.5 Design load capacity
3.4 PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR FIREPLACE INSERT AND BUILT-IN APPLIANCES
3.4.1 Fireplace insert appliances
3.4.2 Built-in appliance installations
3.4.3 Freestanding installations installed in fireplaces or masonry enclosures
3.5 STABILITY
3.6 WATER CONNECTIONS
3.7 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
3.8 SEISMIC RESTRAINT
SECTION 4 FLUE SYSTEM INSTALLATION
4.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4.2 FLUE PIPES
4.3 FLUE-PIPE CASINGS
4.4 WALL PENETRATION
4.5 FLUES WITHIN ROOMS AND SIMILAR AREAS
4.5.1 Safety clearance
4.5.2 Shielding for flues
4.5.3 Guarding
4.6 FLUES PENETRATING CEILINGS, FLOORS AND WALLS
4.6.1 General
4.6.2 Tested penetrations
4.6.3 Untested penetrations
4.6.4 Shielding plate clearance
4.7 FLUES WITHIN ATTIC SPACES
4.8 ROOF PENETRATION
4.8.1 General
4.8.2 Flashing
4.9 EXTERNAL REQUIREMENTS
4.9.1 General
4.9.2 Additional requirements for flue systems adjacent to external walls
4.10 FIXING
4.11 FLUE PIPES IN CHIMNEYS
4.12 FLUE DAMPERS
4.13 FLUE COWLS
SECTION 5 MODIFICATIONS AND VARIATIONS
5.1 APPLIANCE MODIFICATIONS
5.2 APPLIANCE VARIATION
SECTION 6 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
6.1 VENTILATION
6.2 WATER HEATING EQUIPMENT
6.3 EMISSION AND EFFICIENCY LIMITS
6.4 TESTING LABORATORY
APPENDIX A - EVALUATION OF HEAT SHIELD CLEARANCE FACTORS
A1 SCOPE
A2 PRINCIPLE
A3 APPARATUS
A4 PREPARATION
A5 PROCEDURE
A6 REPORT
APPENDIX B - THERMAL TESTING OF INSTALLATION CLEARANCES
B1 SCOPE
B2 PRINCIPLE
B3 TEST ROOM
B4 APPLIANCE SPECIFICATION
B5 APPARATUS
B6 TEST ENCLOSURE
B7 TEST FUEL
B8 PREPARATION
B9 PROCEDURE
B9.1 High fire procedure
B9.2 Flash fire procedure
B10 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE RISES
B11 REPORT
APPENDIX C - DETERMINATION OF THE MATERIAL SERVICE TEMPERATURE FOR SHIELDING AND INSULATING MATERIALS
C1 SCOPE
C2 PRINCIPLE
C3 APPARATUS
C4 PREPARATION
C5 PROCEDURE
C6 PASS CRITERIA
C7 REPORT
APPENDIX D - THERMAL TESTING OF A FLOOR PROTECTOR
D1 SCOPE
D2 PRINCIPLE
D3 TEST ROOM
D4 FLOOR PROTECTOR
D5 APPARATUS
D6 TEST FLOOR
D7 PROCEDURE
D7.1 Test 1
D7.2 Test 2
D8 PASS CRITERIA
D9 REPORT
APPENDIX E - THERMAL TESTING OF FIREPLACE INSERT INSTALLATIONS
E1 SCOPE
E2 PRINCIPLE
E3 TEST ROOM
E4 APPLIANCE SPECIFICATION
E5 APPARATUS
E6 TEST STRUCTURE
E7 TEST FUEL
E8 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS
E9 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
E10 ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE
E11 PREPARATION
E12 APPLIANCE INSTALLATION
E13 TEST PROCEDURE
E13.1 High fire procedure
E13.2 Flash fire procedure
E14 REPORT
APPENDIX F - THERMAL TESTING OF FLUE SYSTEMS AND FLUE SYSTEM CLEARANCES
F1 SCOPE
F2 PRINCIPLE
F3 TEST ROOM
F4 FLUE SYSTEM SPECIFICATION
F5 APPARATUS
F6 TEST STRUCTURE
F7 PREPARATION
F8 PROCEDURE
F8.1 Hot flue test
F8.2 Flue fire test
F8.3 Structural integrity test
F9 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE RISES
F10 REPORT
APPENDIX G - INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
G1 GENERAL
G2 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
G3 OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
G3.1 General
G3.2 Operating and maintenance instructions
G4 ADDITIONAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLIANCES UTILIZING CATALYTIC COMBUSTORS
G5 REPLACEMENT OF COMBUSTOR KIT
APPENDIX H - CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS TO DOWNDRAUGHT AND SMOKE SPILLAGE
H1 GENERAL
H2 COMMON CAUSES OF DOWNDRAUGHT AND SMOKE SPILLAGE
H3 REDUCING DOWNDRAUGHT AND SMOKE SPILLAGE
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