HWAM 4510, User Manual

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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).
In England appliances are exempted by publication on a list by the Secretary of State in accordance with
changes made to sections 20 and 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993 by section 15 of the Deregulation Act
2015. Similarly in Scotland appliances are exempted by publication on a list by Scottish Ministers under
section 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. In Northern Ireland appliances are exempted
by publication on a list by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs under Section
16 of the Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. In Wales these are authorised
by regulations made by Welsh Ministers.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/
smoke-control-area-rules. 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.
The HWAM 4500 IHS stoves detailed below have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control
areas when burning wood logs.
Appliances recommended as suitable for use in Smoke Control Areas :
• HWAM 4510c/4510m IHS
• HWAM 4520c/4520m IHS
• HWAM 4530c/4530m IHS
• HWAM 4540c/4540m IHS, HWAM 4540c/4540m IHS with soapstone, HWAM 4540c/4540m IHS
with sandstone
• HWAM 4550c/4550m IHS
• HWAM 4560c/4560m IHS, HWAM 4560c/4560m IHS with soapstone, HWAM 4560c/4560m IHS
with sandstone
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
Operation with the door open can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be operated with the
appliance door left open except as directed in the instructions.