Are flue pipe thermometers useful?

highrisklowreturn

I can jumo from 10c to 23 in an hour.

smcqis

suki1964 wrote: »

are you actually putting in enough fuel?

Not really a cheeky question as there have been peeps posting expecting to be sat in their undies on six lumps of coal or 1 log

Im putting in as much as the stove can take so definately cant be lack of fuel

smcqis

I have a san remo 6kw in a room roughly 3m x 4m x 2.5m high. They say our room should be 3kw

highrisklowreturn

You don't read - I've told you your problem - you're buying shi te coal. Therefore you arn't getting heat.

Swipe

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

I can jumo from 10c to 23 in an hour.

You must either have a very big stove or a very small room

smcqis

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

You don't read - I've told you your problem - you're buying shi te coal. Therefore you arn't getting heat.

Thus far i have used anthracite and ecobrite, ive got esse that i havent used yet and the place also sells stoveglow (which is most expensive but dunno what it is)

suki1964

smcqis wrote: »

Im putting in as much as the stove can take so definately cant be lack of fuel

But is it all alight before you turn the stove down?

I get the whole basket going before I turn down the stove, then you see the fire bricks get a red hue to them as well - thats when the heat is belting out. You got to get that stove hot before you close it down else you are just getting a long slow cool burn

smcqis

suki1964 wrote: »

But is it all alight before you turn the stove down?

I get the whole basket going before I turn down the stove, then you see the fire bricks get a red hue to them as well - thats when the heat is belting out. You got to get that stove hot before you close it down else you are just getting a long slow cool burn

The coal is glowing red but il give it alot longer with the air in next time and see the difference if any this makes. Thanks (fingers crossed)

smcqis

Do yous reopen the air vent a little when you are refuelling or leave it as it is

suki1964

smcqis wrote: »

Do yous reopen the air vent a little when you are refuelling or leave it as it is

When I have a roasting hot stove then I keep the vent closed when refueling - the heat of the existing fire will cause the fresh ovoids to combust right away. I only open the vent if the fuel is not lighting and is sitting there in a sulk

I lit my stove at 6pm. Good handful of dry kindlers and then a throw or two of ovoids. Left all vents open to get the fire started. Hour later I threw on some more ovoids and now 20 mins later the stove is running hot enough to turn down and leave till 10 ish

My room is around 6m by 8m or there abouts and its gone from 18oC to 22oC in that time

( a throw is where I open the stove door - aim the scuttle and do a throwing motion not very scientific )