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the length of time that the door is open to avoid hindering the air quality within the
room. Not only is it unsafe to operate with the door open but the stove efficiency will be
significantly reduced and excess smoke can become distributed.
The Firefox 5 Eco is designed to operate intermittently and must not be used as an
overnight burner (often termed as slumbering).
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://www.gov.uk/smoke-control-area-rules.
The Firefox 5 Eco has been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when
must be
burning dry wood and the "authorised" smoke free solid fuels. The Firefox 5 Eco
fitted with a permanent stop to prevent closure of the secondary air control
beyond 3mm open.
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.
2.4.10 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.
2.4.11 Fuel overloading
The maximum amount of fuel specified in this manual should not be exceeded,
overloading can cause excess smoke and damage to the appliance and chimney system.
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