Graphite GR910-B, Instruction Manual

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Scotland
Building Standards (2001) Domestic
www.sbsa.gov.uk
Northern Ireland
The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 /
Amendment 2006 / Amendment No 2 2006
www.buildingcontrol-ni.com
Isle of Man
Building Regulations (2007) – Isle of Man
www.gov.im
Republic of Ireland
Approved Document J – Heat Producing Appliances
www.environ.ie
Other Information Points
Soliftec
For additional useful information and links to
the government websites above, including informative
downloads, visit
www.soliftec.com .
The Solid Fuel Association website is also a very
good source of practical information and downloads
www.solidfuel.co.uk .
The British Flue and Chimney Manufacturers
Association
website www.bfcma.co.uk , produces a
number of authoritative and informative download
guides to flues and chimneys for solid fuel stoves.
UK 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 burn an
‘unauthorised fuel’ (ie non-smokeless fuel) in a Smoke
Control Area. It is a legal requirement that fuels burnt
or obtained for use in Smoke Control Areas have been
‘authorised’ and officially designated “Smokeless
Fuels’. Wood log are not classified as a Smokeless Fuel
and therefore should not be burned in the Graphite
Boiler stove if it is installed in a dwelling within a
Smoke Control Area. In such a case you must only use
an Approved Smokeless Fuel.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean
Air Act can be found here:
www.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.
Even if you don’t live in a Smoke Control Area it is still
the householder’s legal responsibility not to cause
nuisance smoke. Your boiler stove therefore should,
at all times,
be operated in accordance with these
instructions which have been written to help you
minimise the amount of smoke produced from your
stove.
See page 13 for the recommended and prohibited
fuels for the safe operation of your Graphite Boiler.
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BUILDING CONTROL AND HETAS
In the United Kingdom most installations of solid fuel
and wood burning appliances and systems are subject
to the requirements of Building Regulations. These
regulations must be observed and such installations
need to be notified to the relevant Local Authority
Building Control department by law.
Hetas (
www.hetas.co.uk ) is the official body
recognised by the Government to approve solid fuel
domestic heating appliances and the registration of
competent installers.
HETAS registered installers in England and Wales
can self-certificate their work thus avoiding the
need for costly and time consuming Building
Notice applications to the local Building Control
department. They will provide you with a certificate
of compliance upon completion of the installation
and send a copy to Hetas for onward notification to
your local authority. The certificate of compliance is
an important record demonstrating that the work was
carried out legally and in accordance with the relevant
Building Regulations and by a trained and competent
installer from a registered business.
Should you ever wish to sell your property, the
information about work carried out under Building
Regulations is required and used by solicitors on their
enquiry forms. Failure to demonstrate compliant work
could adversely affect the sale of your property.
More information on the Building Regulations
process can be found on the Communities and Local
Government website
www.labc.uk.com
INSTALLATION REGULATIONS
You must ensure that your boiler stove is installed by
a recognised competent person who is appropriately
qualified in the installation of boiler stoves and that
the installation complies with all local, national and
European building regulations.
In the UK we strongly recommend using a Hetas
registered installer (
www.hetas.co.uk ) and in Ireland
a registered installer from INFO – the Irish
Nationwide Fireplace Organisation (
www.fireplace.ie ).
The installer should refer to the current issue of British
Standard BS 8303, Code of Practice for installation of
domestic heating burning solid mineral fuel, the
current issues of British Standards BS EN 15287-
1:2007 design, installation and commissioning of
chimneys (
www.hetas.co.uk/professionals/standards)
,
as well as Building Regulations, Local Authority Bye-
laws and other specifications/regulations as they affect
the installation of the appliance.
For further information please consult:
England & Wales
Building Regulations Document J (revised October
2010) – Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage
Systems
www.planningportal.gov.uk