asbestos during installation seek professional advice.
Both an installation manual with technical data and a manual on general use and
maintenance are enclosed with this product. The installation can only be used after it has
been inspected by a qualified inspector. A name plate of heat-resistant material is affixed
to this product. This contains information about identification and documentation for the
product.
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 "authorized" 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"
To ensure smokeless operation when burning wood with either the multi fuel or optional
Stoveasy grate models the tertiary air control
must be
set to the fully open position therfore
leaving the tertiary air intake fully open and unrestricted. The appliance is only exempt when
used in accordance with these instructions. (Please see instructions within this manual).
The Knightsbridge SE & Highgrove SE are suitable for burning either wood or authorised smokeless fuel. In the
Clean Air Act Legislation, a fuel that can be used in a smoke control area is referred as an `authorised fuel` and
the list of these can be found online here: http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/fuels.php
