No heat

[L05tB0y]

I have lit my wood burning stove today and its burning  through  the logs ok but theirs hardly  any heat coming off the stove.

[trigger_andy]

Tried a moisture meter? Seems like the logs could be wet.

[L05tB0y]

Same batch I've been using out my shed

[Big J]

The fire is running fairly cool. The flue thermometer is intended to be located on the flue, which should be cooler than the body of the stove.

 

Resite the thermometer and try running it with the temp half way through the grey.

Edited February 24, 2022 by Big J

[doobin]

I have to run my stove (Jotul something or other, so presumably a good stove) hard with good dry wood (softwood best) to get the temp of the stove body up to the end of the 'best operation' section.

 

Dry wood, small logs, air intake wide open etc.

Edited February 24, 2022 by doobin

[difflock]

Self installed 5kW Morso, my own produced conifer firewood, no stove thermostat, draught on minimum/zero, but easily and quickly boils a kettle, and requires firing restraint to prevent overheating of about 800 sq ft.

It should be that simple, if the wood is dry.

 

Edited February 24, 2022 by difflock

[trigger_andy]

1 hour ago, difflock said:

It should be that simple, if the wood is dry.

Exactly, if...

[Squaredy]

Agreed: wood is probably not really dry and chunky.  If you want to prove this get some really dry wood maybe briquettes with kindling and your stove will work fine.

[Woodworks]

Is 150C cold for the top of a stove? Looks like a flue thermometer. Our flue (where single skin) gets hotter than the stove top and yours is still within correct temp.

[AHPP]

Burn it harder. Fires come on cam so to speak.