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INSTALLATION & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL
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 author-
ity 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 exempt-
ed by publication on a list by Scottish Ministers
under section 50 of the Regulatory Reform
(Scotland) Act 2014.
In Northern Ireland appliances are exempted by
publication on a list by the Department of
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs under
Section 16 of the Environmental Better regulation
Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
In Wales appliances are exempted by regulations
made by Welsh Ministers.
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 require-
ments.
The Solis 500 and 900 stoves have been recom-
mended as suitable for use in smoke control areas
when burning wood logs.
When installing, operating and maintaining your
Solis Inset respect basic standards of fire safety.
Read these instructions carefully before commenc-
ing the installation. Failure to do so may result in
damage to persons and property. Consult your local
Municipal office and your insurance representative
to determine what regulations are in force. Save
these instructions for future reference.
Please note that it is a legal requirement under
England & Wales Building Regulations that the
installation of the stove is either carried out under
Local Authority Building Control approval or is
installed by a Competent Person registered with a
Government approved Competent Persons
Scheme. HETAS Ltd operate such a scheme and a
listing of their Registered Competent Persons can
be found on their website at www.hetas.co.uk.
Special care must be taken when installing the stove
such that the requirements of the Health & Safety at
Work Act are met.
Handling
Adequate facilities must be available for loading,
unloading and site handling.
Fire Cement
Some types of fire cement are caustic and should
not be allowed to come into contact with the skin. In
case of contact with the skin wash immediately with
plenty of water.
Asbestos
This stove contains no asbestos. If there is a possi-
bility of disturbing any asbestos in the course of
installation then please seek specialist guidance and
use appropriate protective equipment.
Metal Parts
When installing or servicing this stove care should
be taken to avoid the possibility of personal injury.
“IMPORTANT WARNING”
This stove must not be installed into a chimney that
serves any other heating appliance.
The complete installation must be done in accor-
dance with current Standards and Local Codes. It
should be noted that the requirements and these
publications may be superseded during the life of
this manual.
Please refer to the current standards, BS EN 15287-
1:2007 Design, Installation and Commissioning of
chimneys. BS EN 14336:2004: Heating Systems in
Buildings. Installation & Commissioning of Water
Based Heating Systems. BS EN 12828: 2003;
Heating Systems in Buildings. Design of Water
Based Heating Systems. BS EN 12831: 2003;
Heating Systems in Buildings. method for
calculation of the design heat load.
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