wiking Mini 2, Installation And User Instructions Manual

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For UK -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 buil-

ding, 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 ac-

cordance 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 by publication 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 Re-

gulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 . In Wales these are authorised 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 WIKING Mini stoves detailed below have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke 

control areas when burning wood logs. The appliance has been fitted with a modified second-

ary air control (to prevent closure beyond the 26% open position) .

Appliances  recommended as suitable for use in Smoke Control Areas :

• 

WIKING Mini 2 with a base

• 

WIKING Mini 2 with low legs

• 

WIKING Mini 2 with high legs

Refuelling on to a low fire bed

If  there  is  insufficient  burning  material  in  the  firebed  to  light  a  new  fuel  charge,  excessive 

smoke emission can occur. Refuelling must be carried out onto a sufficient quantity of glowing 

embers and ash that the new fuel charge will ignite in a reasonable period . If there are too few 

embers in the fire bed, add suitable kindling to prevent excessive smoke.

Fuel overloading

The maximum amount of fuel specified in this manual should not be exceeded, overloading 

can cause excess smoke.

Operation with door left open

Operation with the door open can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be operated 

with the appliance door left open except as directed in the instructions.

Dampers left open

Operation with the air controls or appliance dampers open can cause excess smoke. The ap-

pliance must not be operated with air controls, appliance dampers or door left open except as 

directed in the instructions .