Do you own an oven? Then it's best to take a look at its nameplate straight away. Because in some cases the chimney sweep has to be called.
If you don't want to freeze in winter, you should take precautions now. Because according to the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchV) – specifically in accordance with the requirements of the 1st BImSchV, level 2 – only certain wood stoves may be operated until December 31, 2024.
Specifically, these are the following types of ovens:
In addition to the design, the date of commissioning is also important: If this was between January 1, 1995 and March 22, 2010, operation is only permitted if the exhaust gas values ​​are below 0.15 grams of fine dust and four grams of carbon monoxide per cubic meter. If the limit values ​​are exceeded, the furnaces mentioned will be at risk of shutdown from 2025.
However, oven owners can still circumvent the ban. To do this, you must have the fireplace in question converted or modernized by December 31, 2024. After modernizing or upgrading, you should have the emissions levels checked again. If the fireplace complies with the current limit values, it can continue to be operated without any problems. Proof can be provided by your responsible chimney sweep or by the manufacturer of the stove. You should ask both of them in advance about the costs.
Since time is running out until the deadline expires, affected stove owners should contact the district chimney sweep responsible for their region now and get advice from them on possible modernization measures.
Anyone who allows the deadline to pass and continues to operate their oven and thereby violates the law must expect a fine of up to 50,000 euros.
Some models are not affected by the regulation. These include, among others:
There may be a special permit for their continued operation. Please ask your local chimney sweep about this.