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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 7), alterations should not be attempted.
Westfire smoke control stoves should not be operated with the door left open. The SE models are able to burn wood
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 slider 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.
Air Sliders left open: Operations with the air sliders left open can cause excess smoke.
The appliance must not be operated with air sliders or door left open except as directed in the instructions.
Operational Position of air sliders during operation and in adverse conditions
You need to become familiar with your stove in order to be able to regulate the air controls (sliders) correctly, as outside
factors such as the quality and height of your chimney, the quality of your fuel and the external weather conditions
can alter the stoves operational settings and performance.
Very damp weather can affect the draw of the stove and therefor more secondary air may be needed to adjust.
Very still cold clear days induce more draught and the setting for secondary air may be less than nominal settings.
Such accommodations will become normal once you are familiar with your stove.
It is easy to see whether the stove is functioning correctly; incomplete combustion will be shown by
1) The inside of the fire chamber firebricks having a black dusty build up,
2) A build-up of hard shiny soot on the inside of the glass
3) Smoking chimney.
To prevent sooting of the chamber and glass introduce more secondary air, also check that your wood is dry.
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