What Building Materials Are Safe To Use With Bio Fires
Safety
The below diagram shows clearly the recommended minimum distances to any combustible materials when building a bio-ethanol fireplace. It has been created by Planika for their PRIME FIRE, but can be applied as general guidance.
Currently, there are no safety standards regarding bio-ethanol fireplaces in the UK. However, due to their popularity, it is only a matter of time before new regulations and legal requirements will come into effect. In the European Union, they submitted a vote for the Final Draft of the European Standard for Fireplaces for Liquid Fuel in April 2015.
We are constantly monitoring national and international regulations regarding fireplaces running on bioethanol fuel. A vast majority of our products already follow the general guidelines in the final draft of the European Standard (still in progress) and we are working to implement the slight adjustments to be – according to our abilities – in line with what a safe bio ethanol fireplace should be. Read our article Are Bio Ethanol Fires Safe? for more information on the topic.