Mendip Stoves ASHCOTT WIDE Guide D'utilisation Et Mode D'emploi page 14

RE-FUELLING WHEN BURNING WOOD
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 the air control fully (slide to the le�). Unlatch the door to equalise pressure with
the room. Open the door gently, add one piece of wood (4.7 kW model) (please check weight table page
8) and close the door. Once the flames from the logs are fully established slide the air control to a central
posi�on.
The stove is only suitable for intermi�ent use only: do not run overnight or for long periods
una�ended.
USE OF HOUSE COAL AND PETROLEUM COKE ARE NOT SUITABLE
FOR THIS STOVE; ITS USE WILL INVALIDATE THE GUARANTEE.
BURNING WOOD IN A SMOKE CONTROL AREA
You must purchase a smoke control version of the Mendip stove which is modified slightly to comply with
regula�ons. Any change to this modifica�on will invalidate the stoves compliance for smoke control areas.
The Clean Air Act 1993 and Smoke Control Areas
Under the Clean Air Act local authori�es 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 publica�on on a list by the Secretary of State in accordance with
changes made to sec�ons 20 and 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993 by sec�on 15 of the Deregula�on Act 2015.
In Scotland appliances are exempted by publica�on on a list by Sco�sh Ministers under sec�on 50 of the
Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Similarly, In Northern Ireland appliances are exempted by
publica�on on a list by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs under Sec�on 16 of
the Environmental Be�er regula�on Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. In Wales appliances are exempted by
regula�ons made by Welsh Ministers.
Further informa�on on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here: h�ps://www.gov.uk/
smoke-control-area-rules. Your local authority is responsible for implemen�ng the Clean Air Act 1993
including designa�on and supervision of smoke control areas and you can contact them for details of Clean
Air Act requirements.
The Ashco� Wide has been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning wood
logs. The appliance must be fi�ed with a permanent stop to prevent closure of the secondary air
controller beyond 5mm open. , Fig 3, altera�ons should not be a�empted.
Mendip smoke control stoves should not be burnt with the door le� open.
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