This will in most cases allow you to avoid the requirement of a follow up inspection.
Wood burning stove installation regulations bc.
Code of practice for residential wood burning appliances iii acknowledgements the canadian council of ministers of the environment ccme code of practice for residential wood burning appliances was developed by ccme s wood combustion working group with the assistance of levelton consultants ltd.
Installing a wood stove and home insurance.
Smoke can be caused by lack of oxygen low burning temperature wet or green wood and other factors.
Pellet burning stoves and inserts burn pellets made from compressed wood wastes that are fed automatically from a storage hopper into the combustion chamber.
The ashley hearth aw3200e p is an extra large wood the ashley hearth aw3200e p is an extra large wood burning stove with 152 000 btus of heat.
Observe your stove s clearance rating when picking a suitable spot.
Radiating heat from the stove can pose a hazard to nearby walls and furniture so wood stoves generally have a specified clearance a minimum safe distance between the stove and nearby floors and walls.
Look for a stove design that allows for more complete combustion.
This beautiful 3 16 in.
Pellet burning stoves and inserts.
When you are insuring your home and installing a wood stove it s likely you will need an inspection completed to ensure it s professionally set.
These features include insulated baffles heated primary and secondary air firebox insulation and advanced designs that promote secondary combustion.
Bc provincial wood stove exchange program bc air quality says the provincial wood stove exchange program is designed to encourage british columbians to change out their older smoky wood stoves for low emission appliances including new csa epa certified clean burning wood stoves.
Wood stoves can get very very hot during use.
Steel stove is also one of the cleanest burning epa certified stoves on the market without catalyst.
The canadian standards association is a non profit association that develops safety health and environmental standards for canada.
The standards it has developed for wood stoves can be found in csa b415 1 and include emissions minimum installation clearances floor protection and standards for flue pipes.
Pst and new wood burning regulations new wood burning regulations as of november 1st british columbia has instated new solid fuel burning appliance regulations in an effort to reduce the amount of particulate matter produced from woodburning appliances the ministry of environment has stated that.
It s clean lines and simple design compliment many interior designs.
Regulatory update bc wood burning and pst january 5 2017 bc update.
As a local insurance broker safety is our top concern especially when we are insuring one of your largest assets we want to make sure that your wood stove and home insurance are in line and up to code.
