Log burner advice

[richardwale]

So many people simply don't know how to light and use a stove properly. All fires need a good base to keep going. Having the primary vents open fully will burn the base of the fire out too quickly. It's a case of trial and error and she will soon suss it out. Maybe!

[Alycidon]

If she has tall ceilings then using an Ecofan will pull that heat down from ceiling level, makes a difference even on normal height ceilings of about 4 deg C.

 

Room size, property insualtion and stove heat output would be handy to have to work out if the stove is big enough for the room.

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[gensetsteve]

Is the glass always black

[treedom]

Why?...

[hazzygawa]

Incomplete burn

[gensetsteve]

Why?...

 

If the glass keeps going black on your new wood burner its a good sign your logs are not seasoned properly.

[treedom]

Ok dokey

[LoadhandlerUK]

If the glass keeps going black on your new wood burner its a good sign your logs are not seasoned properly.

 

Quite agree. My brother-in-law put in exactly the same Clearview stove as us. We walk around with our budgie-smugglers on (pictures of the wife on a different forum ) and he walks around with his anorak on checking his train and aeroplane serial numbers.

 

Until we made him come down here and load up our hilux with seasoned wood, take it home (bringing back the pickup) and cranking the woodburner up again.

Much better temperature and burn time. Warms up the room and stays in overnight.

 

He was burning anything and everything given to him and scrounged. Had no concept of moisture or types of wood and their calorific values. Thought it was a cheap way to heat the house. + buying small nets of kindling from BP at £5 a go