have I done something wrong with the install of my stove?

millsmum

Greenfires wrote: »

Okay - then the next step I guess is to have a look at it - any chance of posting a picture?

May sound silly - but I assume you're running it with the door closed?

Andy

oh yes :D

millsmum

muckybutt wrote: »

Post marked as spam ! ignore everything hr says as he has no idea what he's on about.

and he's a bit short on manners

suki1964

millsmum wrote: »

erm what are fire bricks? I don't seem to have anything that resembles a brick?

The fire bricks are those slabs to the back and side on the inside of the stove. Look like they are made of cement, usually a bit sooty in areas

hethmar

I cant understand if its "up to temperature" that you say no heat is coming out of it? What temperature are you getting it up to? You say you fitted it yourself, did you have buildings control out to sign it off and check its safe and done properly?

Greenfires

unless of course it's buried in the chimney breast like several I've seen? Hoping for some pics to enlighten us!

millsmum

hethmar wrote: »

I cant understand if its "up to temperature" that you say no heat is coming out of it? What temperature are you getting it up to? You say you fitted it yourself, did you have buildings control out to sign it off and check its safe and done properly?

erm, no, I wasn't very aware of this fact. is is mandotary?

suki1964

millsmum wrote: »

erm, no, I wasn't very aware of this fact. is is mandotary?

Yes it is, or if in England and Wales you can choose to have it fitted by a HETA registered fitter

If you haven't had it signed off - your house insurance is not going to pay out a penny if your house burns down Im afraid

millsmum

right here are some pictures. If I have done something wrong please tell me, I am learning. please do not be too hard on me all I want is a nice warm fire;)

Greenfires

Right then - from the photos it appears that the door seal is missing for starters. This will make the stove impossible to "turn down", and I'd guess that a lot of the heat will be going up the chimney with the greatly increased draught due to the missing seal.This would also explain why you're getting decent readings on the flue thermometer.

Also - kind of hard to tell from the pics - but is the glass sitting on the seal all the way round? Looks a bit like the seal is hanging out at the bottom edge. Again - more draught through the stove is more draught up the chimney.

That's my starter for ten!

Edited to say there's no need to ask for "mercy" millsmum - there are people here who are more than happy to help out if they can - and there are lots of things to do with stoves and chimneys that you wouldn't be expected to "just know". Some people though, rather than admitting that, choose instead to just tell the rest of us we don't know what we're talking about, and that they don't need any advice - although of course they asked for it in the first place!

welda

millsmum wrote: »

sorry? I'm not from that neck of the woods

A-holes words are reference to NI para-military groups, which in turn and, frm my point of view, see's this idiot drop to a level way below the bottom feeders!!!

Regards.