Non-profit industry organisations HETAS and Woodsure say a scientific review of air quality measures casts serious doubt on the claim that wood burning causes more pollution than traffic. The independent scientific review1, commissioned by HETAS, draws attention to the uncertainty around how much domestic burning contributes to UK air pollution. In fact, the government report Read More…
Category: Technical
Technical articles and updates from HETAS
Enclosing a twin wall factory metal chimney
Brian Bailey, senior product evaluation officer Answers Common Questions on Enclosures for Twin Wall System Chimneys Twin wall metal chimney systems enclosures: fire-stopping & the use of ventilation openings in the enclosure wall There are instances where installers want to know if it’s ok to have ventilation openings in the walls of the enclosure as Read More…
The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020
The legislation for The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 has successfully passed through both The House of Parliament and The House of Lords in recent weeks. This was closely followed by the legislation receiving the Secretary of State’s signature, moving the regulation from draft status into law.
British Standards and Approved Documents
How British Standards and Approved Document Guidance Continue to Help Raise Industry Installation Practices for Competent Person Scheme Registrants
All you need to know about UKCA marking
From 1st January 2022, all products placed on the UK market for sale (excluding Northern Ireland) will be required to meet all applicable provisions of the new UKCA marking regime. Any product placed on the market after this date will need to have its conformity assessment undertaken by a UK recognised notified institute listed on the UK notified laboratory database.
The importance of chimney design
Every solid fuel heating appliance installed in the UK will be connected to a suitably sized chimney system, to allow for products of combustion created during the burning of solid and biomass fuels to escape from the appliance and be safely emitted to outside. For all combustion appliances, this process of combustion product dispersion is Read More…
Let’s get Personal
Employers have duties concerning the provision and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) at work and this guidance from HETAS explains what you need to do to meet the requirements.
Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery systems
HETAS offers advice to ensure that your appliance maintains an adequate air supply in all possible conditions.
Commissioning Guidance Smoke, Spillage & Flue Draught Testing
The following guidance will form a Technical Note which will be published by HETAS early in 2020. All of the HETAS Technical Notes and Bulletins can be accessed in the Technical Area of the website (login required). Commissioning Commissioning of solid fuel burning appliances is a critical final stage of any installation, servicing or maintenance Read More…
BS EN 16510-1 Explained
In 2018, HETAS released details of the recently published testing standard BS EN 16510-1 General Requirements and test methods for residential solid fuel burning appliances. The new requirements have been developed over a number of years through the relevant European Standards committee, with the intention of providing an updated and more robust means for testing Read More…