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Get a guard for that fire Jenks...back home we had Parkray fires in our bedrooms...and a Rayburn in the kitchen which lived on logs.

As a young kid running around the bedrooms 1st thing I opened the door to a Parkray and caught my leg on the red hot door... dear me!

Jenks wrote:Going to fire the stove up tomorrow morning. Wife is taking the Grandchildren out for the day and I'm not working. I'm told the the initial firing gives off Fumes and smells so going to light it whilst no one is about. On the subject of what should, or should not be burnt, The installer said only to burn seasoned hard wood and/or solid fuel approved for stoves. The manufacturers instructions on that subject say...

Burn only seasoned timber with a moisture content of less than 20%.... Do not burn construction timber, painted, impregnated /treated wood, manufactured board products or pallet wood.

Jenks

Wonder whats so special about pallet wood ???? was good for me last year ...

Does it say in your instructions to build a small fire in it first and gradually raise the temp (size of fire ) apparently it prevents cracking

Dellboy wrote:

Jenks wrote:Going to fire the stove up tomorrow morning. Wife is taking the Grandchildren out for the day and I'm not working. I'm told the the initial firing gives off Fumes and smells so going to light it whilst no one is about. On the subject of what should, or should not be burnt, The installer said only to burn seasoned hard wood and/or solid fuel approved for stoves. The manufacturers instructions on that subject say...

Burn only seasoned timber with a moisture content of less than 20%.... Do not burn construction timber, painted, impregnated /treated wood, manufactured board products or pallet wood.

Jenks

Wonder whats so special about pallet wood ???? was good for me last year ...

Does it say in your instructions to build a small fire in it first and gradually raise the temp (size of fire ) apparently it prevents cracking

Dellboy..

As I understand it, and please believe me I am no expert. But Some soft wood contains resins/and preservatives, that when burnt produce creosote which can line your flu and cause a fire in the flu or cake the liner up with soot. requiring more frequent sweeping. Always up, I don't think it worth the risk. I shall be sticking to the recommended fuels, Crikey the whole thing has cost a lot of dosh. I don't want to be replacing the liner for many years.

Does it say in your instructions to build a small fire in it first and gradually raise the temp (size of fire ) apparently it prevents cracking

Yes it does, \and of course once again I shall follow the manufacturers instructions to the letter. That is why I am firing it up tomorrow, it is going to be mild so i can keep the heat level down and open the windows to disperse any fumes etc.



Jenks

Robin128 wrote:Get a guard for that fire Jenks...back home we had Parkray fires in our bedrooms...and a Rayburn in the kitchen which lived on logs.

As a young kid running around the bedrooms 1st thing I opened the door to a Parkray and caught my leg on the red hot door... dear me!

Robin..

We have had an open fire in our cottage for twenty plus years. we have always had a fine mesh fire guard since day one, initially to prevent sparks causing a fire after we went to bed. And of course, in the last nine years of having Grand Children, for obvious reasons.

Jenks

First time the stove was lit.




We have been using the stove for a week or so, and we love it. Not as aesthetically pleasing as the old open fire but so much more efficient and far cleaner. I have decided to use just logs. Good seasoned hardwood burns to a fine ash. It won't keep in over night but we don't need it to. I can relight the stove in about three minutes in the morning.

As I write the stove is lit in damped down mode and is burning at the rate of about half a log an hour. The temperature in the room is a comfortable 21c the dining room next door is 20c. The room I am in is the furthest from the stove and is 19c. It is very mild at the moment I imagine that to keep those sort of temp when it is cold we will be burning at least three to four logs an hour. Hoping I will only need to use the oil central heating on the very coldest of days. Hope to go and choose some stone/marble etc for the surround later this week.


Jenks

It looks very cosy and such stoves are very efficiant (As long as you remember to close the damper after it hasd been lit! )

That is good stuff, I am sure it is worth the effort!

What you need now is a coffee pot to sit on the top!

We always have a kettle of water on ours, if its not boiling we tip the hot water into the electric kettle and that boils it in seconds for a cup of tea so saves the eleccy.