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1 - 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.
The Hobbit SE has been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when
burning wood.
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
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Air Control modifications to assure smokeless Operation
To assure smokeless operation on the Hobbit SE, the following modifications were made to
the primary and secondary air supply controls.
Primary air Control
A 1mm spacer installed behind the primary air wheel to
ensure the minimum air setting is maintained.
Secondary air Control
Six 8mm air inlets added to the secondary air supply valve
on the rear of the stove to ensure the minimum air setting
is maintained.
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3 - Important information about installing and using
the Hobbit stove
All national and local regulations, including those referring to national and
European standards need to be complied with when installing the stove.
The stove must be installed by a registered installer or approved by your local
building control officer.
Only use for domestic heating purposes only.
Burn only approved fuels (Wood or smokeless fuel). Do not use petroleum based
products or use as an incinerator.
This stove will become very hot whilst in operation and due care should be taken.
Use only the tool provided to operate the door handles, air controls, riddling
control and ash pan.
Always use a fireguard in the presence of children, the elderly or the infirm.
Do not place flammable objects on or near the stove.
The stove must NOT be installed into a chimney that serves any other appliance
and is suitable for intermittent burning.
There must be a suitable air supply into the room where the stove is installed and
care should be taken so it is not possible to block the front or back air inlets to
the stove.
There must NOT be an extractor fan in the same room as the stove as this may
cause fumes to be emitted into the room.
Do not make unauthorised changes or modifications to the stove and use only
recommended spare parts.
The stove and chimney flue must be regularly cleaned . It is especially important
to check for blockages following a prolonged shutdown period. It is recommended
that the stove and flue is regularly maintained by a competent engineer.
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
For your safety it is very important that your stove is correctly
installed. Take care when assembling and moving the stove. It is
made of cast iron and is very heavy (47kg)
