Don’t be misled

The recent announcement from the government regarding the ban on sale of wet wood and house coal is a hot topic currently. For those who were not aware, this is not a new idea, but one that was set out in the guidelines for the Governments Clean Air Strategy a couple of years ago.

Typically, this has been met with renewed resistance – along with some rather misleading statements.

It is important to familiarise yourself with the facts that go with this recent ban. Once again, the Government have made inaccurate statements regarding the figures for pollution that come from wood heating. The pollutant levels being discussed are caused by that of open fires – NOT WOOD BURNING STOVES – This has been proven by the Stove Industry Alliance, and was accepted by the then Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan – Who released a statement confirming that ‘not all wood burning is the same’.

CHARNWOOD stoves

The modern wood burning stoves of today ensure the low emision and low carbon heating for our homes. However there have been a number of misleading reports circulating in the news recently suggesting stoves are responsible for contributing far more particulate emissions than they actually do.

It is important to say that some of the air pollution statistics that are quoted are not only incorrect but they lump modern, clean burning stoves together with all sorts of domestic fuels, older appliances and open fires.

Click the button below to read more on the research Charnwood, the SIA, Defra have conducted to help give stove users ‘the truth’.

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sia ecodesign ready stoves

Are designed to reduce PM emissions by burning wood more efficiently and completely.

The stoves have been independently tested by an approved test laboratory and met the emissions and minimum efficiency criteria for Ecodesign. The test results have also been verified by HETAS and listed on the HETAS web site. (Click the SIA Logo above to see the verified list of SIA Ecodesign Ready stoves on the Hetas web site.

Ecodesign is the European-wide programme to lower emissions. It is due to come into force for stoves in the UK in 2022. SIA Ecodesign Ready stoves will meet the Ecodesign requirements and are available now. The PM emissions limit for Ecodesign is 55% lower than for DEFRA exempt stoves.