Westfire WF35 Installation Manual And Operating Instructions page 10

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Before refuelling, open secondary air control fully, open primary air control fully. Open door, add two pieces of split
wood measuring approximately 30cm with a combined weight of 1.2kg. Close the door and leave the primary and
secondary air controls open until fire is re-established with flames. Close primary air control and slide secondary air
control to the operational position (50% open).
Burning Wood in a smoke Control area
You must purchase a smoke control version of the Westfire Uniq 35 stove which is modified slightly to comply with
regulations. Uniq 35 variants listed below are exempt when burning wood logs.
Code W03503-00-00-00-00 Uniq 35 SE freestanding ,
W03504-00-00-00-00 Uniq 35 SE Pedestal ,
W03506-00-00-00-00 Uniq 35 SE inset with 3 sided frame ,
W03508-00-00-00-00 Uniq 35 SE inset with 4 sided frame
Any change to this modification will invalidate the stoves compliance for smoke control areas.
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).
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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
Using your stove in a smoke control area.
Only specific SE models are suitable for smoke control areas (see page 4), alterations should not be attempted.
Westfire smoke control stoves should not be operated with the door left open.
logs and Authorised solid fuels in a smoke control area.
The refuelling procedure: allow the newly charged fuel to burn with the secondary air control set at maximum for up
3 to 4 minutes. After this period, with flames from the logs fully established, close the secondary air supply to the
low output setting. When operating at high output (secondary air set fully open) the new refuel charge does not
require any boost air to establish combustion.
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 exceeded, overloading can
cause excess smoke
Operation with door left open can cause excess smoke. Westfire smoke control stoves should not be operated with
the door left open
Dampers left open: Operations 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
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The SE models are able to burn wood