What makes a stove ecodesign?

These stoves have been checked by DEFRA (Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs) and awarded an ‘EcoDesign’ certificate. This means they produce less smoke and particle emissions than other woodboring stoves.

How far should damper be open?

The damper should be kept open until all embers are finished burning to prevent smoke from escaping into the home. When the fireplace is not in use, the damper should always be closed. An open damper is like an open window, allowing large amounts of heat from the home to escape.

Should I close the damper on my wood stove?

You don’t want to leave your wood stove damper fully open, though, because then the heated air will continue to escape, and your room won’t get warm. By closing the damper, it will reduce the oxygen levels in the chimney, and you’ll have a longer fire. According to Northeastern Chimney, this also creates a downdraft.

Should the damper be open all the way?

A fireplace damper should always be open all of the way when starting a fire, and usually always open throughout the length of the fire. A flue damper should be opened all of the way when opening a stove door to add further fuel to the fire, to help prevent any smoke from pouring out of the stove and into the room.

Why are wood burners being banned?

The main point of contention with woodburners is that when certain types of fuel are burnt, such as wet wood, log burning stoves can emit small, harmful particles of air pollution called fine particulate matter (PM2. 5), which can enter the body’s lungs and blood.

Can I still use my log burner after 2022?

Can I still use my wood burning stove from 2022? The answer is yes! This is a question that gets asked a lot, and it’s easy to misread some of the headlines about wood burners and think that it spells the end of the enjoyment of owning a wood burner.

Are wood burners legal in UK?

Owners of wood burners, stoves and open fires will no longer be able to buy house coal or wet wood, under a ban to be rolled out from next year. Sales of the two most polluting fuels will be phased out in England to help cut air pollution, the government says.

Should damper be fully open?

Can you leave damper open overnight?

Leave the damper open overnight. Yes, you will lose some heat up the flue, but you will save the occupants of the home from poisoning by colorless, odorless carbon monoxide.

How much should damper be open?

Will the UK ban log burners?

Log burners and wood-burning stoves are not going to be banned in the UK. The latest (and final) version of the Clean Air Strategy has nevertheless influenced many to believe that their cherished log burning days are over. They are not!

Are wood burners going to be banned in the UK?

What are the new regulations for log burners?

From 1st January 2022 all wood burning and multi-fuel stoves and fireplaces that are manufactured will have to adhere to strict new guidelines known as Ecodesign. These stoves will now carry an SIA (Stove Industry Alliance) approved Ecodesign Ready Stove quality assurance.

Do I need permission to install a wood burner?

There is much misconception around installing a wood burning stove and whether you need planning permission or not. Historically you may need some kind of clearance from your local authority, but with new updated changed, vast majority of cases need no formal permission.