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Lighting a Wood Burner

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There is nothing quite like a cosy evening with the wood burner heating the room and watching the flames dance. But before you can get to this point, you need to light the wood burner. Here are the steps necessary to ensure your wood burner lights and stays alight. Ensure that you open the air controls to allow a good air supply to establish the fire. The wood you choose to light the burner is essential too. Choose small to medium seasoned logs that have low moisture content. On top of these pieces of wood, place small wood logs. This creates a fuel stack within your stove. Place an eco firelighter in the centre of the stack. This will help the larger logs ignite when the fire burns down. On […]

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How do I put our a wood stove fire?

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A wood stove is an alternative way to heat a home. By burning wood or other fuel sources, wood stoves use the natural heat generated by the fire. This can save you money compared to a gas or electric heater. Should, for any reason, a wood burner fire start, here is how you would go about extinguishing it safely. Close the main wood burner door and ensure that it is sealed shut. Once the main door to the wood stove is closed, close all the dampeners on the stove.  As oxygen is the fuel a fire needs to continue to burn, you are starving the fire of its fuel by closing the stove door and dampeners.  Once the oxygen in the stove has been used, the fire will go out. […]

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What are the Most Important Wood Stove Accessories?

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If you are considering purchasing a wood stove or are new to owning a wood stove, you may be wondering what accessories would you also want to get. Depending on the size of the room your wood stove is in, it is probably quite good at keeping the area nice and warm but one way to help circulate the heat more evenly throughout the room is a stove fan. These excellent contraptions generate electric current from the hot surface of the stove in order to turn the blade and distribute heat. Safety around your wood stove should be top priority, so you should definitely consider having stove gloves or gauntlet gloves that will protect your hands when interacting with your hot stove. Additionally, it is wise to have a fire […]

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Things to Consider When Buying a Wood Stove

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When considering the purchase of a wood stove there are a few things you need to keep in mind so that you purchase the one that will be fit for your space and produce the amount of heat you want. Questions to Ask Yourself What fuel should I burn? Coal and wood are the two main options for a stove. Coal will typically be the more expensive and less eco-friendly option as it produces more CO2 when burned. You will also need to consider which item is easily available to you, how you will store either option and if you live in a smoke-controlled area. Should I have a multi-fuel or wood only stove? As the names suggest, wood stoves will only burn wood or paper whereas the multi-fuel stove […]

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How Often Should You Clean Your Wood Stove?

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Wood stoves are the closest thing and excellent alternative to having a fireplace in your house. It can not be denied that a fire gives a warm, relaxing and cosy feeling during the winter months but with the use of your wood stove comes the necessity to clean it out. How often should cleanings be done and what are some tips to keeping your stove cleaner? 1. It is recommended that a fortnightly or monthly cleaning schedule be developed. 2. The more often the stove is being used, the more frequent the regular cleanings should happen. 3. To keep your stove cleaner, only burn dry wood and avoid wood that is varnished or painted. 4. Also do not put rubbish in your stove, like an empty crisp packet. 5. Be […]