SALTBURN / DALBY SMOKE CONTROL ISSUE 2 06/07/2015
It is therefore recommended that the chimney be swept a second time within a month of
regular use after installation.
CO Alarms:-Building regulations require that whenever a new or replacement fixed solid
fuel or wood/biomass appliance is installed in a dwelling a carbon monoxide alarm must be
fitted in the same room as the appliance. Further guidance on the installation of the carbon
monoxide alarm is available in BS EN 50292:2002 and from the alarm manufacturer’s
instructions.
Provision of an alarm must not be considered a substitute for either installing the appliance
correctly or ensuring regular servicing and maintenance of the appliance and chimney
system.
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 “unauthorized 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 authorize smokeless fuels or exempt appliances for use in smoke control areas in
England. In Scotland and Wales this power rests with the 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 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 Saltburn Smoke Control and the Dalby Smoke Control have been recommended
as suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning dry seasoned wood logs and
when the appliances have been modified to prevent closure of the air control slider
beyond the 30mm open position.
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.
