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  1. pancakedan
    I’ve got three stoves and only one (steel stove) of them produces a dust smell if it’s not been used in while. I spent a lot of time researching the issue and through a process of elimination, I know this is the cause. Not saying that this is the OP’s issue but it could be. People can be more sensitive to smells like burning dust than others. At the end of the day, it’s a lump of metal with a fire inside, can’t be too many things causing the smell. The stove should be inspected by a qualified person to eliminate everything else.
  2. pancakedan
    The dust will burn off really quickly but the smell can linger for a lot longer. I’ve had a few times that I’ve had to open a window because it smells like burning plastic but normally I can put up with the smell until it goes. If you’re not getting the smell when burning every night, then it’s a good chance that it is dust.
  3. pancakedan
    The smell could be dust (it has a chemical kind of smell when burning off). I have the problem with one of my burners. I get the smell from the first burn of the season (as expected) and once it’s being used everyday, there’s no smell. But if it’s not been lit for 3 or 4 days, it gives off a chemical smell until the dust has burned off and then it’s fine again.
  4. pancakedan
    I painted two of my fire places with white emulsion, it’s been over seven years and I’ve had no issues or discolouring. My bricks also looked likes yours, a couple of good scrubs with washing up liquid should sort them out ready for painting. Think it did take about four coats to get a good finish and the first coat was watered down to act as a primer.
  5. pancakedan
    Shhh.... Don’t tell everybody how good softwood is, they’ll all want to start burning it! It’s mostly all I burn now and I prefer it to hardwood. Yes it does burn quicker and produces zero coals so you have to time the reloads but it’s easier to process, dries quicker and still kicks out a tremendous amount of heat.
  6. pancakedan
    Underfloor heating in the garage, wish I had that in mine!
  7. pancakedan
    If you’re not going to burn smokeless coal then I’d convert it to wood only. I’ve got to multi-fuels (that can’t be converted) and a wood burner. Knowing what I know now and how I use them, I should have got all wood burners!
  8. pancakedan
    Try starting your fire top down, kindling on top, smaller logs at the bottom. I’m burning a lot of softwood at the moment and they produce zero coals, it’s all about timing and reloading the fire before they evaporate.
  9. pancakedan
    I like to run my stoves hot and fast and control the heat by the amount of wood being burned. Once up to temp, I close down the primary air and rarely close the secondary/airwash.
  10. pancakedan
    It’s normally the wife that tells me when she’s cold!
  11. pancakedan
    I run three stoves as my main source of heating. I do have c/h but my system is rubbish and only heats the kids rooms which works well as the stoves heat the rest of the house. Week days, I normally light them in the afternoon, weekends, light them when we’re cold.
  12. pancakedan
    And that’s a good point. When I had my first multi fuel stove fitted and didn’t really know a lot about them, I was never asked/advised about what grade flue I should have. If It had been discussed with me then I would have definitely chosen 904 to future proof it and give me the option of burning smokeless in the future considering it is a multi fuel stove.
  13. pancakedan
    I’ve managed to find one article about the ban written by somebody with some knowledge on the subject. Why the war on wood burners? WWW.SPIKED-ONLINE.COM The government seems to be banning things first and working out the justifications later.
  14. pancakedan
    It’s only making the news because it’s winter, come spring when most people stop burning everyone will forget about firewood, coal etc.. until next winter.
  15. pancakedan
    My third stove finished an hour ago, really pleased with it and cannot wait to light it.
  16. pancakedan
    I’ve often wondered this as well, I’d love to have a clean burning stove with a cat that will provide an 8 hour plus burn from one load!
  17. pancakedan
    With single you need the extra clearance, if you install twin down to the stove (fitted with a heat shield) you can have a more compact install saving floor space.
  18. pancakedan
    That’s more or less what I’ve just paid for a similar installation including a £1400 stove. Most of the cost goes on the twin wall flue which will generally cost more than the stove , plus as you are going through the wall it could be a day and a half installation. So I don’t think it’s a bad price, you just need to confirm what stove they have quoted and once they have seen the job in the flesh the price will likely change.
  19. pancakedan
    I get all my wood from a local arborist and process it myself which costs me £320 a year. This is the most cost effective way for me to run my burners and lets me control log size and seasoning as I keep myself a year ahead.
  20. pancakedan
    I have gone with the Stovax and feel confident that it will be a great stove. I did discuss my concerns with the stove shop and they made a very good point that Stovax are one of the biggest stove/heating manufacturers in the UK so naturally sell more units which generates more positive/negative reviews. Plus reading a lot of the negative reviews, I think a lot could be down to user error.
  21. pancakedan
    Running two stoves and get through about seven cubes a winter. But will be increasing that once the third stove gets installed in Feb.
  22. pancakedan
    Hi all, I’m in the process of purchasing a Stovax Studio 500 freestanding stove but due to it being a new model, there are hardly any reviews on it. What I am coming across are a lot negative reviews on Stovax’s other stoves. Has anyone got a Stovax and can provide some feedback on it? Thanks
  23. pancakedan
    Contemplating the Stovax Studio 500 Freestanding with the bench. Just waiting for a survey to see if it can go where I want it to go.
  24. pancakedan
    Everyone on this forum should have the knowledge about burning softwood. It’s Mr Joe Bloggs that doesn’t and will consistently demand hardwood because that’s what they’ve been told. No amount of education will change their mind until the stove manufacturers change their guidance. Some of the other guidance on the Jotul site also recommends that you should only buy kiln dried logs!!!
  25. pancakedan
    Another stove manufacturer pushing the only burn hardwood message, this time it’s Arada: “We would always advise using seasoned hardwoods such as Ash, Beech or Oak, as opposed to softwoods such as Pine or Spruce. Hardwoods burn for longer and emit less smoke, but are more expensive than softwood” https://www.aradastoves.com/pdf/literatures/arada_guide_to_burning_wood_web.pdf

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