First lighting of stove

kats53

Hi
We have just had our multifuel stove installed yesterday, How long should we wait till lighting it for the first time?
Thanks

w50nky

What did the installer advise? If there is any new plasterwork around the stove then this should be allowed to dry out slowly over a few days. In any event you should start off with a few smallish fires and "run in" your stove gently IMHO.

Enjoy!

kats53

To be perfectly honest I forgot to ask him. The only plaster work is on the face of the chimney breast and its nearly dried out now.

smcqis

fire it up it will be fine keep the fires relatively small, you will get a smell from first few burns and maybe a little smoke (i just got smell) but this will gradually ease after a few burns so its nothing to worry about

highrisklowreturn

It won't be fine - you need to give the cement at least 2 days to cure, otherwise it will crack away and render the instrument less efficient.

smcqis

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

It won't be fine - you need to give the cement at least 2 days to cure, otherwise it will crack away and render the instrument less efficient.

theres no mention of cement in inside, only plaster on the higher breast region

muckybutt

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

It won't be fine - you need to give the cement at least 2 days to cure, otherwise it will crack away and render the instrument less efficient.

Usual rubbish !

Perfectly ok to start a fire the same day if you want to, keep the fire on the low side ie dont have it blazing away.

I use fire cement and normal cement renders regularly when maintaining fires and surrounds and have never had it crack away and render anything useless, the fact is fire cement cures better with gentle heat from a fire, likewise a cement render when a proper pva wash has been applied behind it to aid bonding will not come away.

A._Badger

Muckybutt is right (of course).

I've had several stoves installed (professionally) all have been test fired by the installers themselves!

As he also says, tins of fire cement actually say on the side that it cures with heat!

Stove makers usually say start with gentle fires and build-up as you go. This is particularly important with cast iron stoves which can crack if the innate stresses in them are subject to rapid heat rise during the first few firings.

hethmar

My OH installs stoves and he likes to do a trial fire with the customer present. This isnt always possible so he will explain how to do this themselves. Be aware that you could get a fair bit of smoke when the stove paint cures.

Have you got a CO monitor, compliance cert and data plate?

It would be good for you to have a damp meter for your wood and a temperature gauge on your stove. Do read your instruction book thoroughly.