Are wood burning stoves legal in NYC?
They are no longer permissible under NYC Building Code. On Earth Day in 2014, as part of a clean-air initiative and in line with other eco-friendly cities, Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced that as of July 1, 2014 the construction of new wood-burning fireplaces would be banned in New York City.Click to see full answer. Keeping…
They are no longer permissible under NYC Building Code. On Earth Day in 2014, as part of a clean-air initiative and in line with other eco-friendly cities, Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced that as of July 1, 2014 the construction of new wood-burning fireplaces would be banned in New York City.Click to see full answer. Keeping this in consideration, are ethanol fireplaces legal in NYC?They can be securely installed virtually anywhere and are only chimney-free fireplaces approved by the Department of Buildings and Fireplace Department for use in New York City. For over a decade now, alcohol fuels have been increasingly applied for use in fireplaces.Also Know, are wood boilers illegal? The EPA has banned outdoor wood boilers. As of January 2020, you will no longer be able to install ANY outdoor boiler, according to the EPA. The technology does not currently exist to meet the EPA 2020 standards for wood burning. Keeping this in view, are wood fireplaces legal? No need to do anything as far as the EPA requirements. The new regulations only apply to units sold and installed after May 15th 2020. Some have reported saving as much as 60% to 70% on wood by using an EPA Certified warm air wood furnace.Can I have a wood burning stove in my area?If you are in a Smoke Control Area then you can only burn authorised fuels (generally just smokeless fuels, although the list is available from DEFRA) and NOT wood. In other words: a DEFRA approved stove can burn wood in a smoke control area if wood is on that stove’s exemption list (wood usually is but do check).
