Graphite GR910-B, Instruction Manual

Scotland

Building Standards (2001) Domestic  

www.sbsa.gov.uk

Northern Ireland

The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 / 
Amendment 2006 / Amendment No 2 2006  

www.buildingcontrol-ni.com

Isle of Man

Building Regulations (2007) – Isle of Man  

www.gov.im

Republic of Ireland

Approved Document J – Heat Producing Appliances  

www.environ.ie

Other Information Points
Soliftec

 For additional useful information and links to 

the government websites above, including informative 
downloads, visit 

www.soliftec.com

. 

The Solid Fuel Association

 website is also a very 

good source of practical information and downloads  

www.solidfuel.co.uk

.

The British Flue and Chimney Manufacturers  
Association

 website 

www.bfcma.co.uk

, produces a 

number of authoritative and informative download 
guides to flues and chimneys for solid fuel stoves. 
 

UK SMOKE CONTROL AREAS

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 burn an 
‘unauthorised fuel’ (ie non-smokeless fuel) in a Smoke 
Control Area. It is a legal requirement that fuels burnt 
or obtained for use in Smoke Control Areas have been 
‘authorised’ and officially designated “Smokeless 
Fuels’. Wood log are not classified as a Smokeless Fuel 
and therefore should not be burned in the Graphite 
Boiler stove if it is installed in a dwelling within a 
Smoke Control Area. In such a case you must only use 
an Approved Smokeless Fuel.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean 
Air Act can be found here:  

www.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.
Even if you don’t live in a Smoke Control Area it is still 
the householder’s legal responsibility not to cause  
nuisance smoke. Your boiler stove therefore should, 
at all times,

 be operated in accordance with these 

instructions which have been written to help you 
minimise the amount of smoke produced from your 
stove.
See page 13 for the recommended and prohibited 
fuels for the safe operation of your Graphite Boiler. 

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BUILDING CONTROL AND HETAS

In the United Kingdom most installations of solid fuel 
and wood burning appliances and systems are subject 
to the requirements of Building Regulations. These 
regulations must be observed and such installations 
need to be notified to the relevant Local Authority 
Building Control department by law. 
Hetas (

www.hetas.co.uk

) is the official body 

recognised by the Government to approve solid fuel 
domestic heating appliances and the registration of 
competent installers.
HETAS registered installers in England and Wales 
can self-certificate their work thus avoiding the 
need for costly and time consuming Building 
Notice applications to the local Building Control 
department. They will provide you with a certificate 
of compliance upon completion of the installation 
and send a copy to Hetas for onward notification to 
your local authority. The certificate of compliance is 
an important record demonstrating that the work was 
carried out legally and in accordance with the relevant 
Building Regulations and by a trained and competent 
installer from a registered business. 
Should you ever wish to sell your property, the 
information about work carried out under Building 
Regulations is required and used by solicitors on their 
enquiry forms. Failure to demonstrate compliant work 
could adversely affect the sale of your property.
More information on the Building Regulations 
process can be found on the Communities and Local 
Government website 

www.labc.uk.com 

INSTALLATION REGULATIONS

You must ensure that your boiler stove is installed by 
a recognised competent person who is appropriately 
qualified in the installation of boiler stoves and that 
the installation complies with all local, national and  
European building regulations. 

In the UK we strongly recommend using a Hetas  
registered installer (

www.hetas.co.uk

) and in Ireland  

a registered installer from INFO – the Irish  
Nationwide Fireplace Organisation (

www.fireplace.ie

).

The installer should refer to the current issue of British 
Standard BS 8303, Code of Practice for installation of 
domestic heating burning solid mineral fuel, the  
current issues of British Standards BS EN 15287-
1:2007 design, installation and commissioning of 
chimneys (

www.hetas.co.uk/professionals/standards)

, 

as well as Building Regulations, Local Authority Bye-
laws and other specifications/regulations as they affect 
the installation of the appliance. 
For further information please consult: 

England & Wales

Building Regulations Document J (revised October 
2010) – Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage 
Systems 

www.planningportal.gov.uk