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You must purchase a smoke control version of the Mendip stove which is modified slightly to comply with regulations. Any
change to this modification will invalidate the stoves compliance for 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 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. In Scotland appliances are exempted
by publication on a list by Scottish Ministers under section 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Similarly, 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 appliances are exempted
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 ASHCOTT SE stove has been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning wood logs. The
appliance has been fitted with a modification to fix the air controls at 17% open in its minimum position,
alterations should not be attempted.
Mendip smoke control stoves should not be burnt with the door left open.
The refuelling procedure : - allow the newly charged fuel to burn with the secon
dary air control 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.
Air controls & doors left open
Operation with the air controls fully open can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be operated with air controls,
or door left open except as directed in the instructions.
BURNING WOOD IN A SMOKE CONTROL AREA
SE Cleanheat- smoke exemption modification
SE air stop restriction Ashcott 4.7kW
Restricted travel for SE Model (17%)
Smoke exempt models are factory fitted with a
air stop on the air control slider: Limit 17%
