Jotul F3 TD: 3.0 Safety precautions

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3.0  Safety precautions

3.1 Fire preventive measures

Any use of the fireplace may represent some danger. Therefore, 

respect the following instructions:

•  Ensure that furniture and other combustible materials do 

not get too close to the fireplace. 

•  Let the fire die. Never extinguish it with water.

•  The fireplace gets warm when used and may cause burns if 

touched.

•  Ash must be properly disposed of outdoors, or emptied where 

it does not present a fire hazard.

3.2 Air supply

Warning!

 Please ensure that there is adequate ventilation 

of outdoor air in the room in which the fireplace is to be 

installed.

An inadequate air supply could cause flue gas to escape into the 

room. This is very dangerous! Symptoms of this include smoky 

smell, drowsiness, nausea and feeling ill.

Ensure that air vents in the room where the fireplace is located 

are not blocked!

Avoid using mechanical fan vents in a room with a fireplace.  

This may cause negative pressure and draw poisonous gasses 

into the room. 

4.0  Installation

N.B. Check that the fireplace is free of any damage prior to 

commencing installation. 

The product is heavy! Make sure you have assistance when 

erecting and installing the fireplace.

4.1

 Assembly prior to installation

1.  After unpacking the stove - take out the items which are 

packed inside. These items are an ash lip and a plastic bag 

of screws for component assembly. 

2.  Lift up the top plate. In this way it is easier to move the stove 

and to make the installation of the flue pipe more secure. 

3.  Install the ash lip by hooking it onto the front, just below the 

door. 

Fig. 2C

. 

4.  Screw the door handle knob to the front door handle. 

Fig. 2D

.

Mounting the flue outlet

From the factory the stove is delivered for the outlet to be in 

the back. 

• 

Fasten the flue outlet 

(fig. 3)

 from within with three screws 

(fig. 4A)

. 

• 

When installing a top flue outlet, loosen the traverse 

(fig. 5A)

and remove the top cover plate. 

• 

Fasten the cover on the back side and position the top plate 

with the flue outlet.

4.2

 Floor

Foundations

Ensure that the floor is strong enough for the fireplace. See 

«2.0 

Technical data»

 for weights. 

Wooden floor protection 

If the fireplace is to be mounted on a combustible floor,  a heat 

shield is to be mounted on the back of the stove to protect the 

floor from the radiant heat. See point «8.0 

Optional Equipment 

and Accessories»

 . 

Additional  the floor has to be covered under and in front of the 

fireplace with a plate made of metal or other non-combustible 

material.  The recommended minimum thickness is 0.9 mm.

Any flooring made of combustible material, such as linoleum, 

carpets, etc. must be removed from under the floor plate.

Requirement for protecting combustible 

flooring in front of fireplace

The front plate must be in accordance with national laws and 

regulations.

Contact your local building authority regarding restrictions and 

installation requirements.

4.3

 Walls

Distance to wall made of combustible material 

- see fig. 1.  

You may use the fireplace with an uninsulated flue pipe provided 

the distances to walls made of combustible materials are as 

shown in 

fig. 1

. 

Distance to walls covered by a firewall

Contact your local building authority regarding restrictions and 

installation requirements.

Firewall requirement

The firewall must be at least 

100 mm 

thick  and be made of 

brick, concrete-stone or light concrete. Other materials and 

constructions with satisfactory documentation may also be 

used.

Distance to non combustible walls - see fig. 1. 

By non combustible one means a non load-bearing wall of solid 

brickwork/concrete.

Contact your local building authority regarding restrictions and 

installation requirements.

4.4 Ceiling

There must be a minimum distance of 

1000 mm

 to a combustible 

ceiling above the fireplace.

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