Glossary

Terms

• Airwash: meaning (UK stoves)

  The air flow that keeps a stove's glass clear, and why it needs a hot fire.

• Cubic metre stacked: meaning (UK stoves)

  A cubic metre of neatly stacked logs, and how it differs from a loose cubic metre.

• Ecodesign: meaning (UK stoves)

  The emissions and efficiency standard for new stoves sold in Great Britain, explained.

• Exempt appliance: meaning (UK stoves)

  A stove Defra has listed as allowed to burn wood in a smoke control area, explained.

• Flue liner: meaning (UK stoves)

  The lining inside a chimney that carries a stove's smoke safely out, explained.

• HETAS: meaning (UK stoves)

  The competent-person scheme for solid-fuel and wood heating installers, explained.

• Kiln-dried: meaning (UK stoves)

  Logs dried in a kiln rather than in the open air, and what to check on the label.

• kW output: meaning (UK stoves)

  What a stove's kW output means, and why the nominal figure matters more than the maximum.

• Moisture content: meaning (UK stoves)

  How much water is in firewood, measured as a percentage, and why it matters.

• Nominal heat output: meaning (UK stoves)

  The heat output a stove is rated at by its maker, and how it differs from its maximum output.

• Register plate: meaning (UK stoves)

  The plate that seals a chimney opening above a stove, explained.

• Smoke control area: meaning (UK stoves)

  An area where councils restrict smoke from chimneys, and what it means for a stove.