4.7 Requirement for UK -
Smoke control Areas
The Clean Air Act
"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 off ence to emit smoke from a chimney of
a building, from a furnace or from any fi xed boiler if located in a
designated smoke control area. It is also an off ence 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 Northern Ireland appliances are exempted by publication
on a list by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and
Rural Aff airs 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 requirements.
The Jøtul F 200 & Jotul F 205 have been recommended as
suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning wood
logs. The Jøtul F 200 & Jøtul F 205 must be fi tted with a
permanent stop to prevent closure of the secondary air control
as shown below. In a smoke control area the air control
stop must be fi tted. If this is removed, then the stove will no
longer be exempt and therefore no longer suitable for burning
unauthorised fuels in a smoke control area.
Fig. 11
1. Put the valve in the center position.
2. Insert the screw in the show hole underneath the stove.
The screw is included in the screw bag.
5.0 Daily use
5.1 Odours when using the fi replace
for the fi rst time
Odours when using the fi replace for the fi rst time
When the fi replace is used for the fi rst time, it may emit an
irritating gas which may smell slightly. This happens because
the paint dries.The gas is not toxic but the room should be
thoroughly ventilated. Let the fi re burn with a high draught
until all traces of the gas have disappeared and no smoke or
odours can be detected.
5.2 Valve adjustment
Fig. 12
Pulled to the right : Open (only used during ignition).
Centered valve: 100% combustion air.
Shifted to the left: Closed.
5.3 Use
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Open the air vent and the ignition vent by pulling it to the
right. If necessary, keep the door slightly open. (Use a
glove, for example, as the handle can become hot.)
•
Place two medium sized logs in/out on each side of the
base. N.B. In order to avoid sooting on the glass, it is
important that the log is not placed adjacent to the glass
on the product.
•
Put 2-3 briquettes (or birch bark) between these and add
some kindling wood in a criss-cross pattern on top and
light the newspaper.
•
Gradually increase the size of the woodlogs.
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Finally, place a medium-sized log on the top of the pile.
•
Then regulate the rate of combustion to the desired level of
heating by adjusting the air vent.
•
Close the stove door. It must always be closed when the
fi re is lit.
•
Operation with the air controls or appliance dampers open
can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be
operated with air controls, appliance dampers or door left
open except as directed in the instructions.
•
Operation with the door open can cause excess smoke.
The appliance must not be operated with the appliance
door left open except as directed in the instructions.
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