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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).
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.
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
Only specific SE models are suitable for smoke control areas (see page 5), alterations should not be attempted.
Mendip smoke control stoves should not be burnt with the door left open.
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he refuelling procedure : - allow the newly charged fuel to burn with the secondary 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.
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efuelling 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
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.
Re-fueling when burning wood
Burning Wood in a Smoke control area
To re-fuel your stove in the cleanest way only refuel your stove when flames have died down and you have glowing embers.
Before refuelling, open UAC fully and slide to the central position . Unlatch door to equalise pressure with the room.
Open door gently, add two pieces of wood (please check weight table page 5) and close the door.
Once the flames from the logs are fully established slide UAC control to right position and push air control in by 25%.
The stove is only suitable for intermittent use only: do not run overnight or for long periods unattended.
Experience will determine the settings that produce best results. Use a flue thermostat to check the stove is not overheating.
Flue thermostats should be placed directly above collar of the stove on a non insulated section of pipe. (efficient operating
temperature range is between 200c and 400c)