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Permitted fuels and fuel quality |
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- Description:
- The operator may use only the fuels listed in Section 3(1) and must comply with the applicable quality, sulphur, moisture and binder requirements.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants not requiring a permit, using solid, liquid or gaseous fuels
- Checking responsibility:
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- Check method:
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- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 3 Absatz 1-5
- Source excerpt:
- In Feuerungsanlagen nach § 1 dürfen nur die folgenden Brennstoffe eingesetzt werden:
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Proper operation and manufacturer instructions |
Governance |
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- Description:
- Plants must be in proper technical condition, operated with suitable fuels, and constructed and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants using solid fuels
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator
- Check method:
- Technical condition check and comparison with manufacturer specifications
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 4 Absatz 1
- Source excerpt:
- Feuerungsanlagen für feste Brennstoffe dürfen nur betrieben werden, wenn sie sich in einem ordnungsgemäßen technischen Zustand befinden. Sie dürfen nur mit Brennstoffen nach § 3 Absatz 1 betrieben werden, für deren Einsatz sie nach Angaben des Herstellers geeignet sind. Errichtung und Betrieb haben sich nach den Vorgaben des Herstellers zu richten.
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Advice for manually fed plants |
Due Diligence |
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- Description:
- After construction or a change of operator, the operator must obtain advice within one year on proper operation, fuel storage and handling of solid fuels.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Manually fed combustion plants using solid fuels
- Checking responsibility:
- Chimney sweep
- Check method:
- Advice from a chimney sweep
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 4 Absatz 8
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber einer handbeschickten Feuerungsanlage für feste Brennstoffe hat sich nach der Errichtung oder nach einem Betreiberwechsel innerhalb eines Jahres hinsichtlich der sachgerechten Bedienung der Feuerungsanlage, der ordnungsgemäßen Lagerung des Brennstoffs sowie der Besonderheiten beim Umgang mit festen Brennstoffen von einer Schornsteinfegerin oder einem Schornsteinfeger ... beraten zu lassen.
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Commissioning inspection and initial monitoring |
Due Diligence |
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- Description:
- The operator must have compliance with applicable requirements established before commissioning and, for the plants covered by Section 14(2), within four weeks after commissioning.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Newly constructed or substantially modified combustion plants
- Checking responsibility:
- Chimney sweep
- Check method:
- Determination and measurement by a chimney sweep; issuance of a certificate
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 14 Absatz 1-4
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber einer ab dem 22. März 2010 errichteten oder wesentlich geänderten Feuerungsanlage ... hat die Einhaltung der jeweiligen Anforderungen innerhalb von vier Wochen nach der Inbetriebnahme von einer Schornsteinfegerin oder einem Schornsteinfeger feststellen zu lassen.
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Recurring monitoring |
Due Diligence |
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- Description:
- The operator must have compliance with the applicable emission and operating requirements monitored regularly; certain oil- and gas-fired plants are subject to a three- or two-year cycle, or a five-year cycle where continuous self-calibrating combustion control is installed.
- Frequency:
- Biennial
- Check frequency:
- Biennial
- Products/Services:
- Solid-fuel plants from 4 kW and oil- and gas-fired plants from 4 kW
- Checking responsibility:
- Chimney sweep
- Check method:
- Recurring measurements by a chimney sweep
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 15 Absatz 1-3
- Source excerpt:
- hat die Einhaltung der Anforderungen ... einmal in jedem zweiten Kalenderjahr von einer Schornsteinfegerin oder einem Schornsteinfeger durch Messungen feststellen zu lassen.
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Measurement opening |
Governance |
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- Description:
- The operator must install or arrange for installation of a compliant measurement opening and permit the competent authority to install one on request.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants subject to mandatory chimney-sweep activities
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator
- Check method:
- Installation of a measurement opening in accordance with Annex 1
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 12
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber einer Feuerungsanlage, für die nach den §§ 14 und 15 Messungen ... vorgeschrieben sind, hat eine Messöffnung herzustellen oder herstellen zu lassen ... In anderen ... Fällen hat der Betreiber auf Verlangen der zuständigen Behörde die Herstellung einer Messöffnung zu gestatten.
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Measurement methods and equipment |
Record Keeping |
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- Description:
- Measurements must be conducted using state-of-the-art measurement technology; measuring equipment used must be inspected every six months.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Solid-fuel, oil-fired and gas-fired combustion plants
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator; measuring equipment inspected by a notified body
- Check method:
- Measurement using the prescribed methods and suitable, regularly inspected measuring equipment
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 13 Absatz 1-3
- Source excerpt:
- Die eingesetzten Messeinrichtungen sind halbjährlich einmal von einer nach Landesrecht zuständigen Behörde bekannt gegebenen Stelle zu überprüfen.
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Transitional monitoring of existing plants |
Due Diligence |
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- Description:
- The operator must have compliance with the transitional requirements monitored by 31 December 2011 and subsequently every two years.
- Frequency:
- Biennial
- Check frequency:
- Biennial
- Products/Services:
- Existing combustion plants using solid fuels
- Checking responsibility:
- Chimney sweep
- Check method:
- Monitoring by a chimney sweep
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 25 Absatz 4
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber einer bestehenden Feuerungsanlage für feste Brennstoffe ... hat die Einhaltung der Anforderungen bis einschließlich 31. Dezember 2011 und anschließend alle zwei Jahre von einer Schornsteinfegerin oder einem Schornsteinfeger überwachen zu lassen.
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Evidence for existing room-heating plants |
Record Keeping |
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- Description:
- The operator must demonstrate compliance with the transitional limits and have the type-plate date established and the evidence submitted within the prescribed deadlines.
- Frequency:
- One-time
- Check frequency:
- One-time
- Products/Services:
- Existing room-heating combustion plants using solid fuels
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator
- Check method:
- Submission of a manufacturer's test certificate or measurement by a chimney sweep
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 26 Absatz 1 und Absatz 5
- Source excerpt:
- Nachweise nach Absatz 1 Satz 2 müssen bis spätestens 31. Dezember 2012 dem Bezirksschornsteinfegermeister vorgelegt werden.
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Transmission and recording of evidence |
Record Keeping |
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- Description:
- The operator must ensure that evidence of all required activities is sent; the district chimney sweep must record the completed work in the sweeping register.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants subject to mandatory chimney-sweep activities
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator and district chimney sweep
- Check method:
- Sending evidence to the district chimney sweep and recording it in the sweeping register
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 20
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber einer Feuerungsanlage hat dafür Sorge zu tragen, dass die Nachweise über die Durchführung aller von einer Schornsteinfegerin oder einem Schornsteinfeger durchzuführenden Tätigkeiten an den Bezirksschornsteinfegermeister gesendet werden.
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