User Instructions

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
operating instructions with the customer and advise them on the use
of the appliance.
CAA AND SMOKE CONTROL
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 bypublication
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 requirements.
The Country 4 blu has been been recommended as suitable for
use in smoke control areas when burning wood logs. The stove
includes a provided modification that must be fitted to prevent the
air control from complete closure of the air supply. Details on how
to fit the modifcation are in the supplied sheet ref: TIS.135 Suitable
Authorised fuels can also be burned within Smoke Control Areas.
A list of Authorised fuels can be found here: https://smokecontrol.
defra.gov.uk/fuels.php.
Fig. 9. Flue Blanking Plate.
Back of Stove
Blanking Plate
Glass Fibre Webbing
Blanking Plate
Seal Blanking Plate with
Glass Fibre Webbing
Clamping plate finishes flush
with the inside face of the
firebox top and bottom.
Inside of Stove
Clamping Plate
M8 Nut