This is probably a dumb question, but I searched the forums and the wiki and except for this wiki article about the history of the regulations I didn't find much:
I understand, more or less, the technical difference between EPA (cat and non cat) and non EPA stoves, but not about how the rules are applied. There are still a lot of basic old fashioned new stoves (boxwood stoves no doubt made in China and sold by outfits like Northern Tool) for sale that are certainly not EPA stoves... are the rules simply not enforced? As I understand it you can't make or sell a new non EPA stove, but it's apparently OK to install one? Is it local codes that decide? Or am I missing something?
Mainly curiosity at this point as I'm not planning on anything new right now; I have an old glass front smoker that was in my cabin's living room when I moved in and a much older coal stove that I installed in the bedroom last summer.
I understand, more or less, the technical difference between EPA (cat and non cat) and non EPA stoves, but not about how the rules are applied. There are still a lot of basic old fashioned new stoves (boxwood stoves no doubt made in China and sold by outfits like Northern Tool) for sale that are certainly not EPA stoves... are the rules simply not enforced? As I understand it you can't make or sell a new non EPA stove, but it's apparently OK to install one? Is it local codes that decide? Or am I missing something?
Mainly curiosity at this point as I'm not planning on anything new right now; I have an old glass front smoker that was in my cabin's living room when I moved in and a much older coal stove that I installed in the bedroom last summer.