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FDC 4, 5, 5W & 8
Issue 05 10/14
6.0 Operating Instructions
This appliance is not designed for open operation and therefore should
not
be operated
with the doors open.
This stove is designed to burn wood and smokeless fuels cleanly with high efficiency.
However, for this product to work properly it must be used correctly. If used correctly this
stove will burn with the very useful feature of clean glass.
It is
essential
that the stove has an adequate air supply for combustion and ventilation.
DO NOT block any ventilators provided. The primary, secondary and tertiary air inlets
must be kept clear from obstruction.
Warning!
This appliance will be very
hot
when in operation and due care should be
taken when operating the controls. A tool and high quality leather gloves are provided to
assist safe operation.
Do not use an aerosol spray on or near the stove when it is alight.
6.1 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.
The FDC 5, FDC 5 W & FDC8 have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke
control areas when burning wood logs. This is conditional upon fitting the supplied
secondary air control (air wash) limiters and following the wood burning instructions
precisely.
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.
6.2 Air Controls
Keep air controls clean and free from ash or debris at all times.
Primary Air
Primary air is controlled via the rotary air controls on the bottom of the door.