HWAM 5530, 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 5530 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 5530c with SmartControl (IHS)
• HWAM 5530m with SmartControl (IHS)
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.