Franco Belge Monaco Stove Pipe corrosion

[greenpaddy]

We have a Franco Belge Monaco Stove which we inherited with our house nearly ten years ago. We had no instructions / information on the stove . The end of November, part of the pipe at the back disintegrated. We can have the pipe repaired, but have now been told the fireplace surround does not meet current building regulations. The stove was fitted at least 14 years ago, there is no evidence on any of the surrounding of scorching / burning!
Because I have to replace the pipe, do I now have to bring the surround up to current building regulations. Seemingly the hearth is ok.

 

[begreen]

Did they give a detailed explanation about why the surround doesn't qualify? What specific regulations need to be met?

It looks like the clearances to the wood mantel are quite close for a radiant wood stove. Is this the issue? What does the stove's manual say it requires? Is the tiled wall behind the stove entirely masonry with no wood framing behind it?

 

[greenpaddy]

We have no idea what is behind the tiles! They could be on fire board! Who knows! It is the closeness to the combustible materials! Is it possible these building regs changed since the stove was installed 14 or so years ago??

 

[begreen]

I can only speak for US code where clearances to combutibles is one of the first considerations for an installation. I recall the Franco Belge stoves being good, radiant heaters and suspect that it has fairly high clearance requirements but I don't have the manual to verify this. Is there a testing lab certification label on the back of the stove that lists the clearance requirements?

To resolve the issue, Rrquest a detailed report of what issues need to be addressed.
Do you have the manual for this stove? It should list the clearances required for the stove.