Wood Burning Stove - emitting chemical fumes

doobydo

Hi, I have a wood burning stove fitted into our lounge which continues to emit a harsh chemical smell which I don't believe is smoke. The stove was installed a year ago. It's an Evergreen double doored stove, 7kw. The smell is present even when I burn lots of paper, or dry logs, so it doesn't seem related to bad fuel. The stove is fitted into a recess which is painted with black emulsion paint. The register plate is steel with a trapdoor. The flue pipe is fitted into a steel liner. I recently had a HETAS engineer round who checked the liner and fitting (cctv) and said the liner had no cracks and was fitted correctly. We have an electronic CO2 detector and that is zero. It's driving me nuts and means we can't use the stove as the fumes are too potent.

Any ideas? I am thinking of taking the whole thing apart including register plate, flue pipe and connector and putting it all back again. I just want to get this sorted as winter will be here soon.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

How about that its not the stove but what the stove is heating up in the area?

The lining of the chimney or what is behind it?

Picture frame of your mum on the mantlepiece?

Dust under the floorboards above?

etc etc etc

doobydo

Yeah this is what I think too. Just not sure how to find out what it is and what to test. Any ideas?

There was an open fire in the fireplace before we put the stove in and we lit it a couple of times and a similar (but less strong) smell was emitted.

That's why I'm hoping opening everything up and trying it without register plate might help to shed some light.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

No ideas other than my wife burnt some of our pictures by leaving them on the mantlepiece.

If the flue works & if it has been heated up enough to burn the wax (or whatever they cover the stoves with) off then it can only be external to the flue & stove.

If they have tested for leakage it can only be from outside. But I am not stove expert. Just common sense & also trusting what the have tested is correct.

doobydo

I removed the stove and found a patch of melted paint just behind where the stove had been too close.

I have painted over the old emulsion paint with heat resistant enamel paint and now I would like to move the stove back but bring it further away from the back wall.

To do this I would need to put a bend in the flue pipe.

Has anyone got any recommendations for the best way to do this?

Ideally I would like to put 1-2 inches between the back of the stove and the wall.

Thanks