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If installed in a standard type chimney, a register plate needs to be fitted inside the chimney.
When purchasing flue pipe, 5” diameter is required. The flue pipe must be fitted INSIDE the
flue spigot, and sealed with a generous amount of Fire Cement.
Access should be provided for cleaning the flue to ensure that the passageways for exhaust
gases remain free from obstruction. We recommend that you have a qualified fitter install your
stove. The British recognised standard for solid fuel installations is HETAS. You can find a
HETAS qualified installer in your area by going to the HETAS website –
www.hetas.co.uk
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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 Ecosy+ 5 has been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning
seasoned 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.
Regulations
All national and local regulations, including those referring to national and European
standards, need to be complied with when installing the stove.
FUEL
Wood- All types of wood are suitable provided they are well seasoned, UNTREATED, and have
a moisture level between 12% and 20%. For soft woods, typically they will need to have been
left in suitable storage for 9+ months in order for the moisture to evaporate. For hardwoods,
