Oak logs not burning

[Pacemaker1000]

I’ll check flu tomorrow. However, when it works it works great.

[neiln]

You've blocked the grate so now the bottom/primary air is very very restricted.  Had you experimented with a bit of tin foil you'd have taken a few fires to learn how much to block the grate and how much to leave.... Now you need to take your 8mm plate and get some holes drilled in it.

 

Sounds like moisture in the wood too though I reckon.

[Bolt]

Just now, neiln said:

 

Sounds like moisture in the wood too though I reckon.

 

This is almost certainly the real issue.

 

On a plus, store your oak ‘investment’ properly for a few years, and you’ll be living the dream.

[Dan Maynard]

You shouldn't really need primary air once the fire is going though, it's cold and doesn't help secondary burn above the wood.

 

Get some different wood and sort the fire out first.

[Pacemaker1000]

1 hour ago, neiln said:

You've blocked the grate so now the bottom/primary air is very very restricted.  Had you experimented with a bit of tin foil you'd have taken a few fires to learn how much to block the grate and how much to leave.... Now you need to take your 8mm plate and get some holes drilled in it.

 

Sounds like moisture in the wood too though I reckon.

Point was that wood burning stoves don’t have bottom vents. Embers fall through the grate and prevent a bed building up.

so it shouldn’t be the issue.

 

I’ll deal with the oak later. At moment even kindling is going out unless I open a window when the stoves supposed to be piped to use outside air only 🤷🏼‍♂️

Edited November 10, 2022 by Pacemaker1000

[Mick Dempsey]

Flue is blocked. 

[trigger_andy]

10 hours ago, Pacemaker1000 said:

I’ll check flu tomorrow. However, when it works it works great.

Do you have an issue with the smoke filling the room? 

[Pacemaker1000]

Top Vents Blocked!?

 

so stripping down best I could (messy job) vent cover for external air was removed when I inherited this stove and used as air intake from room with a small piped vent going outside.

so I used a very strong air blower and put in the hole.

opening bottom primary vent blasts air into stove. However when I close this and open top vents..nothing!

there are small holes where flames would be and two large openings at very top above the glass. Won’t even blow a piece of paper away . I can see around the back the vent opening and closing but that’s it.

 

edit. Flue is fine!

 

Edited November 11, 2022 by Pacemaker1000

[neiln]

Not quite sure I follow but sounds like, stove modified and top/airways vents blocked?  So you're primary air was all there was and the metal plate l largely blocked that too.  Hmm, yeah, I don't think any wood burns well without a decent air supply!

 

Hope you can fix the top vent.

[coppice cutter]

Our solid fuel cooker has a vent in the fire door which spins on a thread to either open or close.

 

It's recommended to be open for wood burning and closed for coal, especially smokeless.

 

Sounds like they may have been burning coal in it primarily and blanked the secondary/top air vents?

 

Would explain the poor performance at least as the steel plate will have robbed it of any air it was getting, as Neil says.