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Multi-fuel stove
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Does anyone else have problems getting their multi-fuel stove to a high enough temperature to burn correctly - I have bought dried logs, tried setting it with kindling and paper/kindling and firelighters, opened vents/closed vents and all to no avail. Am I alone in having this problem? Any helpful suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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I've seen even small stoves glow red-hot when they're opened right up.
As Deggs has said, you may need to introduce more air. I doubt if the house is quite that airtight though... unless it's very recent build.
I would look at the flue. I guess you have a 125mm or 150mm steel flue pipe coming away from the fire? Just a few inches above the stove is the place...
As Deggs has said, you may need to introduce more air. I doubt if the house is quite that airtight though... unless it's very recent build.
I would look at the flue. I guess you have a 125mm or 150mm steel flue pipe coming away from the fire? Just a few inches above the stove is the place...
12:30 Sun 25th Nov 2012
I've seen even small stoves glow red-hot when they're opened right up.
As Deggs has said, you may need to introduce more air. I doubt if the house is quite that airtight though... unless it's very recent build.
I would look at the flue. I guess you have a 125mm or 150mm steel flue pipe coming away from the fire? Just a few inches above the stove is the place where condensate trickling down from above, settles and condenses. That creates a buil-up of ash and tar which will effectively choke off a stove.
As Deggs has said, you may need to introduce more air. I doubt if the house is quite that airtight though... unless it's very recent build.
I would look at the flue. I guess you have a 125mm or 150mm steel flue pipe coming away from the fire? Just a few inches above the stove is the place where condensate trickling down from above, settles and condenses. That creates a buil-up of ash and tar which will effectively choke off a stove.