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The installation or re-use of open hearth fireplaces, with or without heat recovery, closed hearth fireplaces or fireplace inserts, is becoming increasingly common in both new and existing homes. Their construction and installation must comply with well-defined rules and standards. Failure to comply can have serious safety consequences. When the materials, products or processes used in the construction of a chimney do not comply with French standards, they must conform to the relevant prescriptions set out in DTU 242, or have been the subject of an ATec (Avis Technique).
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Regulations
Arrêté du 22 octobre 1969 relatif aux conduits fumée desservant des logements (Decree of October 22, 1969 on flues serving dwellings)
Arrêté du 2 août 1977 modifié (Technical and safety rules applicable to combustible gas and liquefied hydrocarbon installations located inside residential buildings or their outbuildings).
Standards and norms
- Building work – Smoke-proofing work – Combustion product evacuation systems serving one or more appliances – Part 1: Technical specifications – General rules + Amendment A1 (December 2011) (Classification number: P51-201-1) - NF DTU 24.1 P1 - 02-06
- Building work – Smoke-proofing work – Combustion product evacuation systems serving one or more appliances – Part 2: Technical specifications – Règles spécifiques d'installation...
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