Fuel Overloading - Contura C600 Style Series Lighting Instructions

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UK Smoke control areas

The Contura 600 Style series, 6 kW woodburning stoves listed below have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning

wood logs and operated in accordance with these instructions and when fitted with a permanent stop to prevent closure of the air control vent beyond

the 25 mm open position when sold into smoke control areas. The instructions for modifying the air control with the permanent stop (damper blocker)

are provided at page 69.

Contura 610 Style

Contura 610G Style

Contura 610AG Style

Contura 620 Style

Contura 620T Style

Contura 690 Style

Contura 690G Style

Contura 690T Style

Contura 690AG Style

ThE ClEAN AIr ACT 1993 AND 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 offence to

emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any fixed

boiler 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 ("exempted" from the controls which

generally apply in the smoke control area).

In England appliances are exempted by publication on a list by the Secre-

tary of State in accordance with changes made to sections 20 and 21 of the

refuelling on to a low fire bed:

If there is insufficient burning material in the firebed to light a new fuel charge, excessive smoke emission can occur. Refuelling must be carried out onto

a sufficient quantity of glowing embers and ash that the new fuel charge will ignite in a reasonable period. If there are too few embers in the fire bed, add

suitable kindling to prevent excessive smoke.

Fuel overloading:

The maximum amount of fuel specified in this manual should not be ex- ceeded, overloading can cause excess smoke.

Operation with door left open:

Operation with the door open can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be operated with the appliance door left open except as directed in the

instructions.

Dampers left open :

Operation with the air controls or appliance dampers open can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be operated with air controls, appliance

dampers or door left open except as directed in the instructions.

CO Alarms

Building regulations require that whenever a new or replacement fixed solid fuel or wood/biomass appliance is installed in a dwelling a carbon monoxide

alarm must be fitted in the same room as the appliance. Further guidance on the installation of the carbon monoxide alarm is available in BS EN

50292:2002 and from the alarm manufacturer's instructions. Provision of an alarm must not be considered a substitute for either installing the appliance

correctly or ensuring regular servicing and maintenance of the appliance and chimney system.

Clean Air Act 1993 by section 15 of the Deregulation Act 2015. In Scotland

appliances are exempted by publication on a list by Scottish Ministers

under section 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Similarly,

in Northern Ireland appliances are exempted by publication on a list by the

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs under Section

16 of the Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.

In Wales appliances are exempted by regulations made by Welsh Ministers.

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

here: https://www.gov.uk/smoke-control-area-rules

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

including designation and supervision of smoke control areas and you can