How to light an old fashioned range stove?

ally_bee47

Hi Guys,

Hoping for some help. I have just moved into a new house and it has an old fashioned range stove with a back boiler, it works off coal and wood etc. I have no idea how it works though and how to light it... And all google searches are directing me to the new wood fuel stove types.

It has four rings on top, two of which looks like you drop the fuel into. The "oven doors" open to show one half a oven and the other half divided in two. The top looks like its been bricked up and the bottom has a ash pan thingy.

here is something I found that looks like it although the top is a bit different, as i dont have as much access to drop fuel down to make the fire...Hope this is making sense lol

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stanley-Deluxe-Solid-Fuel-Wood-Burning-Range-/221178081242?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_Ovens_Hobs_Cookers&hash=item337f3dafda&nma=true&si=jfW8MtrsodA9SFdZiK1iOnxxfCI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Gloomendoom

ally_bee47 wrote: »

Hi Guys,

Hoping for some help. I have just moved into a new house and it has an old fashioned range stove with a back boiler, it works off coal and wood etc. I have no idea how it works though and how to light it... And all google searches are directing me to the new wood fuel stove types.

Can you post a picture of it? I've used a few solid fuel ranges so may be able to help. Normally, you only remove the rings on top to give direct heat to the bottom of a pan. I do have a stove where you lift the ring on top to feed it but it runs on coke or similar, not wood.

reeac

ally_bee47 wrote: »

Hi Guys,

Hoping for some help. I have just moved into a new house and it has an old fashioned range stove with a back boiler, it works off coal and wood etc. I have no idea how it works though and how to light it... And all google searches are directing me to the new wood fuel stove types.

It has four rings on top, two of which looks like you drop the fuel into. The "oven doors" open to show one half a oven and the other half divided in two. The top looks like its been bricked up and the bottom has a ash pan thingy.

here is something I found that looks like it although the top is a bit different, as i dont have as much access to drop fuel down to make the fire...Hope this is making sense lol

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stanley-Deluxe-Solid-Fuel-Wood-Burning-Range-/221178081242?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_Ovens_Hobs_Cookers&hash=item337f3dafda&nma=true&si=jfW8MtrsodA9SFdZiK1iOnxxfCI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

It's very unusual to add fuel through a top opening although I seem to recall old "Ideal boilers" where you did that.With your stove the fire must be directly above the ashpan - is there a front opening door there? If so then behind that door should be a space with a cast iron grate floor to it. To build a fire, scrunch up some newspaper and arrange dry kindling on top - say 1/2 inch square stuff. Then put some of your chosen fuel [coal/coke/wood on top, apply a match to the newspaper, open the draught control and the chimney damper [draught control] and close the front door [of the stove].