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. Similarly in Scotland appliances are
exempted by publication on a list by Scottish Ministers under section 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. In
Wales and Northern Ireland these are authorised by regulations made by Welsh Ministers and by the Department of the
Environment respectively. 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”
Only specific SE models are suitable for smoke control areas , alterations should not be attempted.
Mendip smoke control stoves should not be burnt with the door left open.
T
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.
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.
RE-FUELLING 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 secondary air control fully .
Open door gently, add two pieces of wood (see weight table page 6) and close the door.
Once the flames from the logs are fully established the secondary air supply can be adjusted to the desired setting .
Operation with all 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. Use of flue dampers are not recommended.
