Artificial vs real wood easy use

[Dan Maynard]

The vents don't close completely so that you have to keep the burn going nice and hot. In general if you close down so the stove is slumbering then the flue temperature drops, you deposit tars in the chimney, and your particulate emissions soar so it's all round a pretty bad idea on a wood burner.

[Alycidon]

Modern stoves are designed to comply with the 2022 emissions regulations.  Emissions are legally required to be significantly lower than previous and efficiency levels far higher.   16 years ago a stove at 60-65% efficient was good,  now its in excess of 80%.

 

This lower emissions are created by not allowing the stove to be closed all the way down,  some oxygen is always getting into the firebox.  Course heat control is by the volume of fuel loaded.

 

Your stove seller should have gone through wood and/or solid fuel usage when talking to you about what you want from your stove and how you want it to perform.   Buying from the web then you are stuffed, all they want is your money,  you pay a lower price yes but usually get a far poorer service as a result. 

 

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