{"id":14948,"date":"2020-10-23T12:38:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T10:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/?p=14948"},"modified":"2022-06-01T12:01:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T10:01:04","slug":"clearskies-certification-for-sirius-and-celsius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/clearskies-certification-for-sirius-and-celsius\/","title":{"rendered":"clearSkies certification for Sirius and Celsius"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><h1>Certification system explained<\/h1>\n<h4 class=\"banner__content__breadcrumbs\">clearSkies certified appliances meet the minimum performance level for Ecodesign Regulations \u2013 the minimum legal requirement for an appliance manufactured in the UK from 1st January 2022.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/75NzktjmmXA\" width=\"100%\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div><\/p>\n<section class=\"banner\">\n<a class=\"mwm-aal-item\" name=\"efficiency-amp-emissions-criteria\"><\/a><h3 class=\"banner__content\">Efficiency &amp; emissions criteria<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p>Both Schiedel Sirius and Celsius are fully Ecodesign 2022 compliant the minimum legal requirement for an appliance manufactured in the UK from 1st January 2022. The Ecodesign Regulations cover specific minimum criteria that an appliance must achieve under set test conditions, which are independently run.<\/p>\n<p>These criteria are the minimum energy efficiency of the appliance and the maximum levels of emissions permitted of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CO \u2013 Carbon Dioxide<\/li>\n<li>PM \u2013 Particulate Matter<\/li>\n<li>OGC \u2013 Organic Gaseous Compounds<\/li>\n<li>NOx \u2013 Nitrogen Oxide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These new Ecodesign Regulations represent a significant tightening of these criteria over the current CE requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1603795549952{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<section class=\"banner\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<a class=\"mwm-aal-item\" name=\"defra-exemption\"><\/a><h3>Defra exemption<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to meeting the requirements of Ecodesign for efficiency and emissions, all clearSkies certified appliances at Level 3 or above will also have been verified by the scheme administrator as meeting the requirements for Defra Exemption. Sirius and Celsius achieve Level 5, which is the highest standard possible.<\/p>\n<p>Defra exemption is where an appliance\u2019s emissions have been independently tested and are low enough that Defra has granted exemption to allow the appliance to be burnt with wood in a Smoke Control Area.<\/p>\n<p>All Level 3 and above appliances certified under the clearSkies scheme have been verified by the clearSkies Administrator, Kiwa Ltd, as complying with both the Ecodesign efficiency and emissions performance requirements, and Defra Exemption and as having the appropriate independent test certificates in place to confirm this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1603795534149{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<section class=\"banner\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<a class=\"mwm-aal-item\" name=\"clearskies-levels-explained\"><\/a><h3>clearSkies levels explained<\/h3>\n<p>A clearSkies label on a wood burning appliance means you can be assured that the appliance you are buying meets all the energy and efficiency criteria, and the different levels allow you to identify how far beyond Ecodesign criteria they go in terms of reducing emissions and increasing efficiency. This is set out in the different levels of clearSkies certification which are:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1603795517937{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<section class=\"banner\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<a class=\"mwm-aal-item\" name=\"ecodesign-compliance\"><\/a><h3>Ecodesign compliance<\/h3>\n<p>Furthermore, all manufacturers with appliances certified under the clearSkies scheme have had all their emission and efficiency performance data in respect of their Ecodesign compliance and CE mark verified, and the manufacturers have self-certified to clearSkies that they have complied with all other aspects of Ecodesign and CE mark compliance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1601552109965{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}&#8221;]\n<a class=\"mwm-aal-item\" name=\"what-is-8220defra-exempt8221-or-8220defra-approved8221-\"><\/a><h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/10\/going-green-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/10\/going-green-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/10\/going-green-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/10\/going-green-453x452.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/10\/going-green-347x346.jpg 347w, https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/10\/going-green-367x366.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/10\/going-green-340x339.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/10\/going-green-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/10\/going-green.jpg 548w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/>What is &#8220;DEFRA Exempt&#8221; or &#8220;DEFRA Approved&#8221; ?<\/h3>\n<p>DEFRA (Department of\u00a0Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs) have strict guidelines on emissions. If a stove or appliance passes these emission level restrictions, then they appear on the official website as &#8220;appliances that meet specific criteria&#8221;, which both our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/sirius-stove-package\/\">Sirius<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/celsius-the-volcanic-pumice-insert-stove-package\/\">Celsius<\/a> wood burning stoves pass with flying colours.\u00a0This ensures that the customer has a highly efficient stove system within their home. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk\/appliance-details.php?id=2544\">Sirius 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk\/appliance-details.php?id=2545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sirius 3G<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk\/appliance-details.php?id=2546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celsius<\/a> are officially listed on the DEFRA website.[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certification system explained clearSkies certified appliances meet the minimum performance level for Ecodesign Regulations \u2013 the minimum legal requirement for an appliance manufactured in the UK from 1st January 2022. &nbsp; Efficiency &amp; emissions criteria Both Schiedel Sirius and Celsius are fully Ecodesign 2022 compliant the minimum legal requirement for an appliance manufactured in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14712,"featured_media":14931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[306,1146,1149],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14948"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14712"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14948"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15799,"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14948\/revisions\/15799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schiedel.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}