Log burner catches fire!

4DZ

Afternoon All,

We had our log burner going last night, It had started off with coals and then a couple of logs and the fire was roaring!

after about an hour and a half I noticed a glow coming from behind it and seconds later big flames were climbing up the wall behind it :eek:!

After a large bowl of water was thrown behind it the flames were out, I then made sure the burner was extinguished.

Has anyone on here ever experienced something similar and/or can someone advise on what I can do to fix it??

Thanks in advance

Antispam

Either log burner has cracked or you had a chimney fire by sounds of it. You might need it checked out

4DZ

Thanks for that will get on it.

Cheers

crphillips

A cracked stove wouldn't cause flames to come out of the back. It sounds like your fireplace has had something combustible used to line it out. Did they use plasterboard? Or mount it on a wooden frame.

There is no way you fireplace should set on fire. something hasn't been fitted right.

Antispam

It may have if it was at the back

Something isnt right that's for sure hence why I said they ought to get it checked out

crphillips wrote: »

A cracked stove wouldn't cause flames to come out of the back. It sounds like your fireplace has had something combustible used to line it out. Did they use plasterboard? Or mount it on a wooden frame.

There is no way you fireplace should set on fire. something hasn't been fitted right.

4DZ

Thanks again, unfortunately we only moved in earlier this year so don't know the history of the fire place and it was a repossession so can't contact the old owners!

Will let you all know if I find out the cause.

crphillips

A crack in the rear of the stove would pull air into the stove rather than flames leaking out....unless there is a great gaping hole in the back but then i assume this would have been spotted :-)...... definitely along the right lines of getting it checked out though!

stoveman

yeah would have to be a decent sized holw for flames to come out. More or less the complete back would have had to fall off. As mentioned if it had cracked that would force air in so nothing would come out

hethmar

I wonder if the flame was from the stove pipe? How long is it since you had a sweep? Is the chimney lined?

welda

Hethmar, OP post 6 explains he has little knowledge of fire history, there's no doubt tho, a thorough investigation is required, reads like a horrendous near miss!!

:beer:

hethmar

Yes welda, I did read the posts but the OP says they moved in earlier in the year. Most people Id have thought would have swept the chimney before they used it? And they would know if the stove pipe was coming out of the back and it wouldnt take a lot of investigation to see if there was a lining in it. Dont think history comes into it.