Defra Approved Stove

Defra Approved Stove

Fireplace Company in Liverpool, Merseyside, L24 1YA

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A Defra Approved stove, or to give it the correct name, a Defra Smoke Exempt Appliance, is a wood burning stove which has been tested and passed the UK Government's Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra) criteria for emission levels and the amount of smoke that it will be allowed to produce during all stages of normal operation.

Generally, a 'Defra Approved' stove has been modified by the manufacturer to limit the amount that it can be 'closed down' or in other words, by how much it can be starved of air which creates smoky combustion.

A Defra Approved stove will therefore always provide the minimum level of combustion air so that the wood burns efficiently without producing unnecessary smoke, thus ensuring that the appliance complies with the Clean Air Act. A Defra Approved wood burner will therefore allow you to burn wood legally in a UK Smoke Control Area – most of the UK's cities and large towns.
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What is a Defra stove?

What is a Defra stove?

What is a DEFRA approved stove?

A stove for burning wood in a smoke control area, where burning wood is usually banned.

A Defra approved stove is an industry term for an SE (smoke exempt) stove which has been approved to burn specific fuels in a smoke control area that would usually not be allowed - ie. wood.

The Defra approved logo is very recognisable and it has been adopted by the industry. Defra does not condone or authorise the use of the logo by manufacturers, nor does it pursue the removal of it, most likely because it has been so widely adopted.

If you see a stove with this logo and Defra approved in the title or specification it will be an approved appliance for use in a smoke control area when burning approved fuels, ie. wood.

Stoves that are Defra approved will sometimes have “SE” after their name, meaning smoke exempt.

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Unit 98, Compass Network Centre

Liverpool, L24 1YA
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