Clearview Pioneer 400

staffyman_2

Hi all, can you please tell me what size logs you cut for this stove ? Clearview say 10 inches ,can you fit bigger in .Got a few trees too cut up ready for the stove which I should have in a few weeks ( with a bit of luck ) .How much wood do you get through in a month ,I know it's like asking how long is a piece of string .just like to have an idea
Thanks

w50nky

Hi, great stoves these.

The distance between the two side firebricks is approx 12 inches, the door opening aperture is approx 11 inch so you should be able to burn around 11.5 inch logs with a little fiddling.
If you are cutting timber now I would not recommend using it until it is well seasoned i.e. the moisture content has dropped somewhat ( below 20% as a minimum). This can take a year or more naturally drying in a log store. Using "wet" logs will result in creoste deposits in your chimney which may cause a chimney fire.

I can burn approx a cubic meter of Hardwood logs on my stove in a month if I burn it dawn till dusk quite hard. I use smokeless fuel most of the winter as it takes less effort overall. Logs are nicer to watch burn though.

Hope this is of some help.

staffyman_2

Thanks w50nky ,I know that the wood has to season for about 1 year (cut them down about 6 months ago up my allotment ,so with a bit of luck 8 months or so and they maybe ready ) .you said you burn smokeless what's it like to burn ? Had a mutifuel burner about 20years ago in my first house and it was rubbish burning it ,how much of that do you get through a month ?

w50nky

I have used anthracite which is good when you get it going but leaves a fair bit of clinker, Burnwell which stinks and pollutes the air outside with its terrible smell ( I think this must contain waste oil products or similar) plus a few other manufactured ovoids too.
I am using supertherm at the moment which was £15 per 50kg bag at last purchase. It is fairly easy to light and once going I burn it hard untill it is all glowing well (stove thermometer showing around 400 deg) then close down the air vent to a nice steady burn/glow and add a small shovel full every few hours and burn through again. Produces a fair bit of ash but no clinker. I use approx 1 bag per week - more if its really cold. The stove stays in well with this fuel too, in fact its been on 24/7 for the last few weeks. I don`t slumber it just add a larger amount and burn it hard then, just let it do its thing. There is usually enough glowing embers to heap to the middle of the grate which I cover with approx 10 "eggs" as we call the fuel and open the air wheel and away it goes again!

I would suggest getting a few fuel types from you local merchant and see which fuel suits your install as results can vary somewhat.
Avoid pep coke as this burns very very hot and will melt your grate if left to its own devices!
We have oil heating which we use for hot water only as the stove keeps the entire 4 bed bungalow warm and cosy when used this way.

Get youself a cheap stove kettle for "free" tea/coffee and hot water. It also adds moisture to the air which can seem dry at times.

Enjoy!

Regards

David

w50nky

I have a picture burning supertherm here:

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff506/W0nky/SAM_0086-1.jpg

We use one scuttle (right of picture) of fuel per day at the moment, but perhaps more if it turns colder.

Mojisola

We've got a Pioneer Oven and it's a brilliant stove.

If you cut your logs to about 10" they go through the door easily. If you cut longer - up to 12" - you have to angle them to get them in but they fit inside easily.

suki1964

w50nky wrote: »

I have a picture burning supertherm here:

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff506/W0nky/SAM_0086-1.jpg

We use one scuttle (right of picture) of fuel per day at the moment, but perhaps more if it turns colder.

Now thats a stove picture that looks far too clean and tidy

Looks lovely though

w50nky

LOL:rotfl:

Thanks suki ! If my bride and me ever part it will be solicitors at 20 paces over the stove. It`s my baby!!:)

hethmar

Im sitting by my Clearview 400 right now Its lovely to watch the flames. I would advise you get a thermometer (which should go on the front of the stove, not the pipe on a clearview) and get yourself some stove gloves as the handle gets very hot and a moisture meter to check your logs. And read your instruction manual

km1423

Reading this, I am seriously thinking about getting a clearview 400 installed for my next project this summer. If it goes well, and I like it, I am going to swap out with the rubbish Stovax Stockton 5. Bad error of judgement on my part buying that thing. I went to a showroom today and felt like buying a Clearview on the spot. Aaaaah - I envy everyone who has a Clearview stove.

RHYSDAD

That is a lovely looking install w50nky!! Very well done......