What are the new laws on log burners?

What are the new laws on log burners?

New laws banning the sale of certain types of fuel come in force aimed at cutting the amount of a kind of damaging air pollution. Anyone using a wood burning stove or open fire in the home from today must only use cleaner alternatives to wet wood and coal, a new law says.

Are log burning stoves going to be banned?

Are they banning stoves and fires? No, not at all. The new legislation states however that all new stoves or fires on sale from 2022 do need to be Ecodesign models.

What is the future for wood burning stoves?

From February 2021, you will no longer be able to buy wet wood in a quantity of less than 2m3. But again, this move is to improve the efficiency of log burners, not to ban them. Buying a small amount of wet wood is often expensive, and unless you season it yourself beforehand, will produce significantly less heat.

Can you have an open fire in your house?

If you’re using an open fireplace you should only burn smokeless fuels. Currently, not all fuels sold in London are smokeless; if in doubt ask your supplier. A list of authorised fuels can be found on the Defra website. If you have a stove or other appliance you can usually use normal wood as well as smokeless fuels.

Will open fires be banned in Ireland?

Ireland is set to ban smoky coal from fireplaces nationwide. The ban on smoky, or bituminous, coal will be familiar to readers in Dublin — where the coal has been banned since 1990. The ban was further extended in 2013 to many more major urban areas, including Cork, Galway, Drogheda and Athlone.

Are fumes from a log burner dangerous?

Some burners have filters, but these only reduce the pollution being vented outside. Higher outdoor air pollution and cooking fumes were ruled out as causes of the indoor peaks. The particles are the most harmful pollutants in wood smoke, but it also contains carcinogenic chemicals including benzene and formaldehyde.

Are wood burning stoves going to be banned in Ireland?

Under separate new EU Eco-Design regulations, it will be illegal to manufacture and sell new stoves from January 1st, 2022 that don’t comply with eco-design requirements.

Are wood burning stoves dangerous to health?

Wood-burning stoves should be sold with a health warning because of the potentially lethal pollution particles they emit into homes, scientists have concluded. The pollution they cause is understood to be linked to lung cancer, bronchitis and other respiratory infections, strokes, Parkinson’s disease and dementia.

Is it bad for the environment to burn wood?

Burning wood may be humanity’s oldest way of generating heat—and in the home it definitely creates a nice ambience. But it has its downside. Wood smoke is also bad for the outdoors environment, contributing to smog, acid rain and other problems.

Are open fires being banned?

It is important to understand, however, that open fires themselves are not being banned. Rather, the use of certain fuels such as wet wood, which produces significant levels of PM, will be phased out. Wet wood sold in greater volumes will have to come with advice on how it can be dried out before burning.

Can you burn wood in an open fire?

If you are lucky enough to already have an open fire then embrace it, you can’t beat the sound of crackling logs and they certainly warm the room up quickly. They are also multi-fuel as you can burn a mixture of logs and coal, though coal does burn hotter so more ideal if it’s a particularly chilly spell.

Are open fires going to be banned?

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.

Can you get carbon monoxide poisoning from log burners?

The simple answer is yes, you can get carbon monoxide from a wood-burning stove. However, carbon monoxide poisoning is also possible with additional fuels such as gas, oil, solid minerals and biomass. It is only faulty or badly maintained equipment which will put you at danger of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Will open fires be banned?

Log burners and open fires are not being banned, but the government says people will have to buy dry wood or manufactured solid fuels which produce less smoke. Defra claims burning dry wood produces more heat and less soot than wet wood and can reduce emissions by up to 50%.