My Log Burner Not Getting Hot.

Grz.26

Ok..so I think I may have solved the problem, that being I only tended to use 1 or 2 logs. The last couple of times I have loaded the sucker up and whoooosh it's clothes off, cats on rug hot!

Just out of interest how many logs so you get through in a day?

Richard

savemoney

I went through about 15 logs a day if I started mid afternoon

other thing you got to consider is if you have gas is you many units are at a cheaper rate which you can easily go above in winter if you use CH and log burner. I find using a log burner doesn't heat the whole house up, heat seems to stay in the one room

Grz.26

15 sounds about same as I'm going through at the moment and that's pretty much the whole day.

savemoney

I use rather large logs and 8kw log burner

AGBAGB

Grz.26 Good to hear you've got it sorted. Now comes the shock of finding out how much wood you can get through.
I went through a similar process a couple of years back.

Link - What I have been burning over three days when its below zero

It'll take you some time to get the hang of burning at the right rate. Good Luck

redlady_1

AGBAGB - thanks for that. It's really useful to see others useage. I have just entered this world and its my only source of heat. I throw logs at it when I am home and then keep it in all night with a bucket load of coal.

Grz.26

Yes I think I have this thing under control, now to master it.
Be interesting to see how many logs I get through, hopefully won't run out before the weather starts to get better.

A._Badger

redlady_1 wrote: »

AGBAGB - thanks for that. It's really useful to see others useage. I have just entered this world and its my only source of heat. I throw logs at it when I am home and then keep it in all night with a bucket load of coal.

This is one of the things that frustrates experienced users - the expectation that you can 'pick up a few bits of wood when you walk the dog' and heat the house for free, which you sometimes see on here from new posters (not you, redlady).

It's not their fault, but you do wonder if they shouldn't perhaps have done their homework better before spending a couple of thousand on a stove and fitting!

Stoves can be really expensive to keep running and they're not a lot better when burning solid fuel, either. I switch mine between the two and today ordered another bunker of Maxibrite, which has gone up from £17.90 per 50kg to £20.30, since last October!

redlady_1

Well, based upon one months useage and the fact that I am still learning about my new baby, I spent £65 on logs and another £30 on coal. So that is a fair bit of cash, but was over one of the coldest months...cheap it ain't but I still wouldn't swap it for the world. It's no contest between this or storage heaters!! But the thing is, when you first start out, the stove can scare you a little. Do you burn it hard, or keep it in slumber, what kind of wood do you use, how much of said wood, etc etc. Only time and experience teaches you this. I just put as much wood on as is needed to keep me toasty - and when I run out I order some more.

Pleased you added that AB, a girl can get a complex you know!

A._Badger

redlady_1 wrote: »

Well, based upon one months useage and the fact that I am still learning about my new baby, I spent £65 on logs and another £30 on coal. So that is a fair bit of cash, but was over one of the coldest months...cheap it ain't but I still wouldn't swap it for the world. It's no contest between this or storage heaters!! But the thing is, when you first start out, the stove can scare you a little. Do you burn it hard, or keep it in slumber, what kind of wood do you use, how much of said wood, etc etc. Only time and experience teaches you this. I just put as much wood on as is needed to keep me toasty - and when I run out I order some more.

Pleased you added that AB, a girl can get a complex you know!

You mean your baby didn't come with a manual!?

And I certainly know what you mean about storage radiators. Over the years I've endured them several times - on each occasion a new generation of radiator which the makers have claimed 'solve all the problems'. Only they don't - they're always expensive to run, inflexible if the weather changes suddenly and deliver most of the heat when you don't need it.

I love my stove and the only thing I would replace it with would be an open fire - which isn't practical in the inglenook I have and given the need to heat a large area.