Wood smoke stories
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Ecodesign stoves
Severely degraded air quality in a smoke control area
The smoke comes into my house even with the windows and doors closed.
Wood smoke led to child’s medical emergency
…my then 12-year old daughter who is asthmatic couldn’t breathe and her inhaler made no difference…
Chimney below bedroom window
These wood burning stoves… are not just a nuisance but a danger…
Acrid smoke in Norwich
…both our back and front gardens are filled with thick, acrid smoke that makes your eyes sting and your throat sore.
Asthma in a smoked-out smoke control area
There are three people living in our house with asthma… I bought an air quality meter and the air is often at dangerous levels.
Air quality deteriorating in a smoke control area
More and more of my neighbours are opening up fires and installing log burners…
Suffering in a smoke control area
The very large house behind me often has four wood-burning stoves going at any one time, all day every day…
Smoked out by a Defra-approved stove
…Three air purifiers in the house, no ventilation possible, caused mould for the first time ever… Soot on the walls…
Chimney right next to bedroom window
Our neighbour installed a wood burner where the flue exits close to our main bedroom window…