Log Burner - Overnight burning

[Buzzsurgeon]

I have been loading my stove at night sometimes with green or wet wood for the past 15 years and never had a problem with creosote build up. I sweep my flue once a year if I remember and never had more than a few small ash shovels of soot.

 

My stove will happily slumber away for 12 hours. My flue however is fairly well insulated.

[hazzygawa]

Thanks Alycidon. See you soon.

[woodland dweller]

Hi all, i hope insurance company's dont put on a levy for woodburners as we run 3, and with our thatched roof the cheapest premium this year was over £600.

[niftysteve]

Hi all, i hope insurance company's dont put on a levy for woodburners as we run 3, and with our thatched roof the cheapest premium this year was over £600.

thatched houses have even more regs for fitting a stove

[SamTheOldGoat]

So, as a new stove user, when I go to bed at night and I DON'T want it slumbering overnight, what should I do? Close the airwash completely (only control) so it just does out, or leave it as it was burning and let it just die naturally?

 

Thanks

[Billybonfire]

So, as a new stove user, when I go to bed at night and I DON'T want it slumbering overnight, what should I do? Close the airwash completely (only control) so it just does out, or leave it as it was burning and let it just die naturally?

 

Thanks

 

Just leave it to die down naturally, sometimes I find enough embers to restart in the morning without trying, all depends on the wood

[Le Sanglier]

My Franco Belge runs all night and all day, mind I have to rod the liner in the chimney every month or so. only takes 20mins max. The black glass does not worry me really.

I discovered that the manufacturer had omitted to put smoke rope around the top of the glass, presumably to keep it clean, this ruined the lockdown so I added some et voila 12 hour burning.

[muldonach]

I have been loading my stove at night sometimes with green or wet wood for the past 15 years and never had a problem with creosote build up. I sweep my flue once a year if I remember and never had more than a few small ash shovels of soot.

 

My stove will happily slumber away for 12 hours. My flue however is fairly well insulated.

 

Yep - you can worry too much about detail. If you want a woodburner to stay in ovenight let it die well down, fill it up and shut it down, if you are lucky it will be alight in the morning.

 

Yes it will not burn efficiently, and yes it will put some tar in the chimney, the aim is to keep it in overnight, accept the consequences and clean the chimney regularly.

 

We have done that since 1985 - with one chimney fire when I got a bit behind, now done spring and autumnn.

 

Is there any record of anyone in the UK being affected by CO from a solid fuel appliance?

 

Cheers

mac

[Stereo]

I would caution against doing this with softwood though. Quite a few times I've loaded out the stove with pallet wood on a low ember bed and shut the door fully. What seems to happen is that the wood just gets hotter and hotter and hotter without a flame and then bang. When it eventually does go I guess the stove must be full of flammable gasses. Twice I've done this and it's blown the chimney vent off and let smoke out into the room. Luckily I was there.

 

So I always make sure things are well alight before closing it up.

[fonzy]

I would caution against doing this with softwood though. Quite a few times I've loaded out the stove with pallet wood on a low ember bed and shut the door fully. What seems to happen is that the wood just gets hotter and hotter and hotter without a flame and then bang. When it eventually does go I guess the stove must be full of flammable gasses. Twice I've done this and it's blown the chimney vent off and let smoke out into the room. Luckily I was there.

 

So I always make sure things are well alight before closing it up.

 

I think your issue there is burning treated wood rather than softwood. I think all wood burner manufactures warn against burning treated wood.

 

All I burn is less than 20% MC softwood which gets turned down at night with no issues. As said the key is regular maintenance.