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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
CO Alarms
It is required by building regulations that
whenever a new or replacement
wood/solid fuel or biomass appliance is
installed in a dwelling a carbon monoxide
alarm to BS EN 50292:2002 must be fitted
in the same room as the appliance.
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 Elmdale (FB5BK)
has been
recommended as
SMOKE
EXEMPT
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.
The alarm should be installed according
to the alarm manufacturers instructions
and should not be considered a substitute
for the appliance being installed
incorrectly or regular maintenance of the
appliance or flue system.
Installation Instructions
Important information
Before installation and/or use of this
appliance please read these instructions
carefully to ensure that all requirements
are fully understood.
This appliance must be installed by a
registered engineer, or approved by
building control, failure to do so may
endanger life and property.
All the below instructions should work in
conjunction with building regulations
document J, if there is a variation the
most stringent requirement should be
adhered to.
Asbestos
This appliance contains no asbestos, if
there is the possibility of disturbing any
asbestos in the installation of this
appliance then specialist advice must
be sought and appropriate precautions
taken.
Metal Parts
This appliance may contain sharp metal
edges, take care when installing or
servicing this appliance to avoid
personal injury. Please use appropriate
personal protective equipment at all
times.
Each installation is unique to the
property, the information contained in
this manual may not give exact
installation requirements for your
installation.
The installation must comply with
Building Regulations, European
Standards and Local authority bylaws.
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
wash immediately with plenty of water.