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Small stove recommendation
woodrascal replied to Chalgravesteve's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
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I've a mate whose an insurance damage assessor. He's basically told me that an insurance company will do anything it possibly can to avoid paying out on a claim. His quote "If a stove is not installed correctly, following all the regulations to the letter and there is a fire or any other damage caused as a consequence of using a stove or fireplace that doesn't conform, they won't pay out..."
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Rope seals, baffle plates, firebricks.
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I have to buy a lot of my logs in and I'd still put one in (we actually have six...)
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Firebricks - clay or vermiculite?
woodrascal replied to aesmith's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
All of our stoves work better with vermiculite bricks. I've replaced 'hard' clay bricks and steel plates with vermiculite board, easily cut to size with a hand saw. The insulation factor raises firebox temperature and so promotes a cleaner, more efficient burn. The downside is they are more fragile. When loading the firebox you have to be careful not to jam in logs against the vermiculite board or it will crack. Here's a link to large sheets of the stuff - Vermiculite Board In fairness some 'hard' clay firebricks will also crack or crumble if not treated carefully. Clay bricks can be good when they are heated up to a high temperature as they will hold a certain amount of heat for quite a while, which can help to quickly re-establish a fire when re-loading the firebox. Vermiculite bricks will quickly loose heat when the fire dies down. -
kilndried firewood Re-humidify oak crates of 11% humidity dry wood?
woodrascal replied to Sophia81's topic in Firewood forum
Just to echo what everyone has said - you're logs are not too dry. This comment is typical of people who want logs to 'last' a long time and are not really interested in the heat output - ie: they haven't the time or can't be bothered to re-fuel a fire or stove. We have a neighbour who burns fresh, green, sopping wet oak with coal "because dry oak burns too quickly" They had a cracking chimney fire a few years ago...! A decent stove fed with your dry logs will throw out plenty of heat and, if operated correctly, will still burn for long periods without re-fuelling. Just ignore the minority of moaners and deal with the majority of customers who will appreciate burning properly dry wood - Good Luck- 19 replies
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Rope door seals and steel baffles.
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Maybe there's some idiot who works at Jotul UK who's just peddling old myth's about firewood - he'll be quoting that 'Firewood Poem' next...!!!!!?
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If you burn any type of dry wood in a good stove with plenty of air supplied to the firebox you will not get tar depositing in the flueway. The high firebox temperature inside a good woodstove will cause virtually all the volatile gasses to be combusted. If you burn wet wood (be it hard or soft) in a poor stove with not enough air, you will get problems.
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We've got two stove fans and they definitely make a difference to the heat distribution on the two stoves we use them on. They speed up the warming of the rooms and make the temps much more even all around the room. Incidentally, one is a 'proper' Caframo Eco fan, the other a Chinese 'cheapy' - they both perform as well as each other.
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You really need to make sure there's plenty of ventilation to remove the damp, warm air. You'd be better off sacrificing a lower temp inside the container for a stronger air flow to help get the logs dry. Andy's idea of replacing the sheet of steel near the burner with storage heater bricks or other thermal mass would work well.
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That's a bit odd... Jotul are a Norwegian company and the Scandinavians main source of fuel is various types of softwood and birch.
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I've been cleaning the glass on some of our stoves with wood ash and a damp piece of newspaper for over 14 years and never had any 'etching' problems. The glass on one of my Charnwood Country 4's has the original glass in it and was bought new 15 years ago. It is still absolutely crystal clear.
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Great firewood when dry - burns very well on its own but throws out a fantastic amount of heat when combined with dry oak or beech.
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As already mentioned Windhager are a well respected manufacturer. Don't like the look of the gunky, black stuff dribbling down in one of the photos... maybe they've been burning wet wood in it?
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The thing to remember is that all briquettes are not the same - there's a HUGE variance in quality and specification. Just as there is when comparing firewood 'logs'. A 'good' briquette is an excellent source of fuel for someone with limited storage space. A bad briquette is no use to anyone...
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Aaaarrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh! Not again.........
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'Seasoned' is a meaningless word and unless qualified, can mean anything the seller wants it to. 'You want some firewood? Well, I cut down this oak tree this autumn and it's now winter, so it's been through a season, therefore it's seasoned...' What log sellers should be selling and what people want to burn is DRY wood with an %MC of 20 or less.
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What stove have you got? If I rested logs against any of ours when lit, they would start smouldering or catch fire within minutes...
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We had a batch of ash last year that was infested with thousands of ash bark beetles. The windowsills inside the house were covered in the beasties for a few days - literally had to sweep them up. They're apparently harmless to furniture and joists/etc but if you're delivering some infested ash to a customer, it'd probably be worth explaining the situation to them first...
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It's usually the TEG element that gets damaged by an overly hot stove. Before getting a replacement motor (or another Ecofan...) check if the motor still works first. Our Ecofan 812 stopped working and I replaced the TEG with one off Ebay for a few £'s.
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The firewood poem itself is poor... (and has been discussed on here many times) Dry holly is an excellent firewood - it burns very hot with a lovely flame picture. Burning some on our Vision 500 as I type.
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Are you sure about this? 316 is still being offered by the trade for wood and multifuel installs. Another thing to bear in mind is that a good quality, thicker 316 SS liner is going to last much longer than a cheap, poor quality 904 liner.
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No idea...
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Burning dry firewood but with high resin content?
woodrascal replied to Lucan's topic in Firewood forum
If you can mix it with some good, dry hardwood like Beech, Oak or Ash it works very well indeed. We've been burning dry Sitka and Leylandi alongside dry hardwood in stoves for over 20 years and had no tarring problems at all. You also get the added bonus of a fantastic flame picture.
