Smoke Control Areas; Advice On Fuel Types; Wood - Aarrow BK530 User Manual

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1.2 Smoke control areas

Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of the

district of the authority to be a smoke control area. It is an o ence to emit

smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any xed boiler if

located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an o ence to acquire an

"unauthorised fuel" for use within a smoke control area unless it is used in an

"exempt" appliance ("exempted" from the controls which generally apply in the

smoke control area).

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural A airs has powers

under the Act 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" in Regulations and that appliances used to burn solid fuel in

those areas (other than "authorised" fuels) have been exempted by an Order made

and signed by the Secretary of State or Minister in the devolved administrations.

Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found

here : http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/

Your local authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air Act 1993

including designation and supervision of smoke control areas and you can contact

them for details of Clean Air Act requirements

The ECB5FPLUS SC, ECB7PLUS SC, i400/i400T FSCE, i500 SCE, i600 SCE,

i600SLF and i750 SCE have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke

control areas when burning wood.

As a natural and renewable fuel, wood is the rst choice for burning, however

burning wood requires a little e ort and planning.

Any type of wood is suitable (though hardwood is preferable) provided it is

well seasoned and has a moisture content below 20%. This usually implies that

the timber has been suitably stored to allow moisture to evaporate for at least

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