User's 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 building, from a furnace
or from any xed 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 by publication on a list by Scottish Ministers under section
50 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. In Wales and Northern Ireland these are exempted by
regulations made by Welsh Ministers and by the Department of the Environment respectively.
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 HWAM 4600 IHS stoves detailed below have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control
areas when burning wood logs.
Appliances recommended as suitable for use in Smoke Control Areas :
• HWAM 4620c/4620m IHS, HWAM 4620c/4620m IHS with soapstone, HWAM 4620c/4620m IHS
with sandstone
• HWAM 4640c/4640m IHS, HWAM 4640c/4640m IHS with soapstone, HWAM 4640c/4640m IHS
with sandstone
• HWAM 4660c/4660m IHS, HWAM 4660c/4660m IHS with soapstone, HWAM 4660c/4660m IHS
with sandstone
• HWAM 4680c/4680m IHS, HWAM 4680c/4680m IHS with soapstone, HWAM 4680c/4680m IHS
with sandstone
Refuelling on to a low re bed
If there is insufcient burning material in the rebed to light a new fuel charge, excessive smoke emission
can occur. Refuelling must be carried out onto a sufcient 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 re bed, add suitable
kindling to prevent excessive smoke.
Fuel overloading
The maximum amount of fuel specied 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.