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The stove is designed to operate intermittently and must not be used as an
overnight burner.
Clean Burn - The Clean Air Act 1993 and Smoke Control Areas
Local authorities may declare the whole or part of their zone to be a smoke
control area. It is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building if
located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an offence to acquire an
"unauthorised fuel" for use within a smoke control area unless it is used in an
"exempt" appliance.
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has powers to
authorise smokeless fuels or exempt appliances for use in smoke control areas in
England. In Scotland and Wales this power rests with Ministers in the devolved
administrations for those countries.
Separate legislation, the Clean Air
(Northern Ireland) Order 1981, applies in Northern Ireland. Therefore it is a
requirement that fuels burnt or obtained for use in smoke control areas have
been "authorised" and that appliances used to burn solid fuel in those areas
(other than "authorised" fuels) have been exempted for each area of
administration. Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act
can be found here: http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/
This stove has been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas
when burning dry wood and the "authorised" smoke free solid fuels.
The "authorised" solid fuels you are permitted to burn in a smoke control zone
include: anthracite (this is naturally occurring smokeless fuel and is the test fuel
normally used and recommended), Ecoal 50, Homefire, Homefire ovals,
Phurnacite, Taybrite and Multiheat.
Refuelling Onto a Low Fire Bed
If the fire bed is not sufficient to light a new fuel charge, excessive smoke
emission can occur. Refuelling must be carried out onto a bed of glowing
embers and ash such that the new fuel ignites in a reasonable period. If there
are too few embers in the fire bed, add kindling to prevent excessive smoke.
Fuel overloading
The maximum amount of fuel specified in this manual should not be exceeded,
overloading can cause excess smoke.
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