Crack the door for twenty seconds before opening fully and wait until you have embers before opening the door.The whole installation was brand new this year. Stove, register plate, stainless lining and yes a cowling on the top. Didn’t get the insulation stuff in the chimney at his recommendation (?) and yes I bought a sh1t load of kiln dried hardwood.
Have ordered a stove top fan, for the wood burner. We have a clear view had it for 15 years. Still going strong. Never heard of a stove top fan before. The HETAS sweep never mentioned it either. But a Polish friend mentioned it to my Mrs, she got hers from Aldi last year.I'm a big fan of my stove top fan; it makes a real difference to the overall efficiency of the stove. Mine faces one side of the flue pipe to blow heat from it which would otherwise go up the stack.
Can't remember what model my fan is but there's loads to choose from and they're not expensive.
As an aside, this is yet another reason for having a flat topped stove rather than one of those with a sloping cowling (and certainly avoiding inset stoves, which in my experience don't transfer anywhere near as much heat into the room as an equivalent free standing stove).
When we had no power for an extended period after last year's Storm Arwen I found it was possible to prepare a basic meal on mine. (This was only an experiment because the gas cooker still worked but I wanted to try it for future reference, in case all else fails.)
Flat topped stoves are by far the best, IMHO.
I'm a big fan of my stove top fan; it makes a real difference to the overall efficiency of the stove. Mine faces one side of the flue pipe to blow heat from it which would otherwise go up the stack.
Can't remember what model my fan is but there's loads to choose from and they're not expensive.
As an aside, this is yet another reason for having a flat topped stove rather than one of those with a sloping cowling (and certainly avoiding inset stoves, which in my experience don't transfer anywhere near as much heat into the room as an equivalent free standing stove).
When we had no power for an extended period after last year's Storm Arwen I found it was possible to prepare a basic meal on mine. (This was only an experiment because the gas cooker still worked but I wanted to try it for future reference, in case all else fails.)
Flat topped stoves are by far the best, IMHO.
Must be around that maybe a bit less but I’m not going up there! Don’t have a ladder that stands up by itself anyway 😉. The chimney comes up straight through the ridge. .I had this problem.
Turned out the flue/chimney needed an extra couple of feet above the roof to get a proper draw (apex roof). Does yours have a clear metre above the roof top?
Ian
How have you got on with the twenty second wait before fully opening?Ah ok the instructions say ‘open slowly’. I like more precision in that kind of statement when someone will be pi’d off with your product if they don’t! I’ll try that velocity next time (tomorrow) and report back.
Wheel nuts have a torque value to tighten to- the instruction book doesn’t say do up the nut yay-tight to prevent wheel falling off!
Hi I’ve tried that twice now and yes it seems to be a massive improvement. Ta 🙂How have you got on with the twenty second wait before fully opening?
Is it now behaving?
Glad to hear it. They seem a bit more susceptible than the older ones but I'm getting the hang of it with mine.Hi I’ve tried that twice now and yes it seems to be a massive improvement. Ta 🙂
There is an irony in them being so polluting, but being loved by the more eco-conscious members of society.
It's a shame that they're so polluting, because they are far more romantic than the oil boiler. I feel the same about campfires and bonfires, I have many happy memories of baking potatoes in the embers, but would feel uncomfortable burning my garden waste now. But that's the inevitable march of progress I suppose, at least it gives more than it takes away!There is an irony in them being so polluting, but being loved by the more eco-conscious members of society.