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WESTFIRE · WF 17 · WF 18
The dryness of the firewood plays an important role since the use of wet wood results in poor fuel economy and may
cause a tarry sooty film on the internals of the stove.
Newly cut wood contains 60-70% water, making it totally unsuitable for use as firewood. Newly cut wood should be
stacked and air dried under cover for two years before being used as firewood.
SOLID SMOKELESS FUELS The WESTFIRE WF UNIQ 17, 18 stoves is not tested for burning registered smokeless coal. Any
use of registered smokeless coal should be burnt with the additional of specially designed coal basket. The stove will
burn best when burning wood. HOUSE COAL AND PETROLEUM COKE ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR USE ON THIS STOVE; ITS USE
WILL INVALIDATE THE GUARANTEE.
Overnight burning
Westfire WF UNIQ 17, 18 is designed to burn wood.
Wood burns more efficiently and cleanly if is burnt hotter. Westfire do not recommend that their stoves are burnt
overnight for this reason.
As a night time regime we recommend that the fire is loaded when hot and burnt for five minutes with the secondary
air slider fully open until the new wood has taken and is burning, then close the secondary air valve to its operational
position.
On returning to the stove in the morning the fire will have burn out, reload with some
paper or firelighter and some kindling and open all the slider fully to relight quickly. Beware as the ash bed will have
hot embers.
Maintenance
WESTFIRE UNIQ 17, 18 stove needs to have the ash removed from the stove at regular intervals. Make sure the stove
is completely cold before cleaning out ash (embers can remain hot for over 24 hours). To clean the outside of the
stove use a dry cloth.
You must purchase a smoke control version of the Westfire stove which is modified slightly to comply with
regulations. Any change to this modification will invalidate the stoves compliance for smoke control areas.
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 "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. In Scotland
appliances are exempted by publication on a list by Scottish Ministers under section 50 of the Regulatory Reform
(Scotland) Act 2014. Similarly, 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 regulation
Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. In Wales appliances are exempted 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 WESTFIRE UNIQ 17, 18 SE stoves have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when
burning wood logs. The appliances have been fitted with a modification to fix the air controls at 34% open
(30 mm from closed) for WESTFIRE UNIQ 17, 18 model in its minimum position.
Only specific SE models are suitable for smoke control areas, alterations should not be attempted.
Westfire smoke control stoves should not be burnt with the door left open.
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