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FP O UC REELT OS 31 IRESD & FIT SPCAICEN PLAY WITH FIRE


There are more than 1.25 million stoves in the UK, with around 200,000 stoves sold annually. As Ian Sams of Specflue points out, there are many good reasons for their popularity, including credible environmental performance supported by Government.


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ood-burners are a stylish addition to any home. They can generate more heat than


traditional open fires, and still provide an attractive focal point for a room. Their appeal does not end with aesthetics, however. They are made even more attractive to homebuyers by an environmental performance that has come on leaps and bounds in recent years.


ECODESIGN DIRECTIVE


By no means an unsupported assertion, the environmental performance of wood-burners is backed by decisive action from the industry. The European Commission has formulated the Ecodesign Directive to reduce energy and resource consumption.


The Directive helps eliminate the


lowest performing products on the market, as well as supporting industrial competitiveness and innovation by promoting better product environmental performance throughout Europe. ‘Ecodesign for wood burning and multi fuel stoves’ covers a wide range of emissions from particulate matter to carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, other carbon gases compounds and carbon monoxide.


Though the directive is not due to come into force until 2022, many members of the Stove Industry Alliance (SIA) have decided to start releasing stoves that will meet the lower emission limits now – four years early. And, from 2020, these manufacturers say they will only produce new fireboxes that satisfy Ecodesign. The SIA launched its ‘Ecodesign


Ready’ brand in the Houses of Parliament, with strong Government support. The Alliance had previously tested an open fire, a stove manufactured 10 years ago and a current Ecodesign-compliant stove. This revealed an energy efficiency performance of G for the open fire, B for the 10-year old stove and A+ for the modern appliance. So, in terms of the emissions, the open fire falls short of Ecodesign requirements, some of the stoves of 10 years ago would fail to meet the Ecodesign standard, but the modern stove was found to be compliant. The SIA’s ‘Ecodesign Ready’ scheme is overseen by HETAS, the official body that approves biomass and solid fuel domestic heating appliances, fuels and services. This organisation ensures that the stoves have been independently verified and that they pass appropriate tests and meet emissions and minimum efficiency criteria. To qualify for the Ecodesign Ready


label, a stove must, according to the SIA, have been independently tested by an approved test laboratory and have met the emissions and minimum efficiency criteria for Ecodesign. The test results must be verified by HETAS, and the stove will then be listed on the HETAS website. The stoves will also appear in the HETAS Guide with the Ecodesign Ready label, and on its website. Since 1 January 2018, all stoves displayed in a retailer’s showroom have had to show an Ecolabel, familiar as the A


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