woodburner and flames - silly question

suered

It's a fireline FPi inset.

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suered wrote: »

It's a fireline FPi inset.

I've recently had the same stove fitted. It took a few weeks of trial and error to figure how what it likes but I've got it sorted.

I light mine using some kindling and a firelighter and one or two very small logs. My supplier sells bags of offcuts that are perfect for this.

To start I have both vents open. I leave the door slightly til it catches then close the door. When the logs are well alight I add a bigger log and close down the bottom vent and half close the top. When the first big log is burning well I can add a couple of big logs at a time.
I always close the topvent before opening the door but then half open it again when the door is closed.

It takes about an hour to get the room really warm.

michaelgordon

How long would you say it takes to get upto temperature. I start with some paper balls and off cuts of wood with a firelighter and then leave this with the bottom vent all the way open for about 15 mins then put a couple of logs on and half close the vent until the logs catch and then fully close the vent and leave for about half an hour i can see the tem rising but not quickly, i then put a couple more logs on and these last about an hour but it take a couple of hours for the room to get warm and the temp gets to the middle of the white bit of my thermometer but drops if i open the door or let the logs burn down to embers. ive only really had the stove on for fun and to get used to it but now its starting to get colder if i keep feeding it logs i presume the temp will stay constant. At what point should i think about adding more logs, when the others are embers or still burning?

Dieselman

From 19c to 24 c in about 2hrs but that's with it just ticking away at 400f.

It's ready in 30 mins from starting the fire.

Remember they all act differently you need to learn how yours works and try different things with the vents.

Tonight it's going to be a bit hotter than 400f more like 500+ it's a tad chilly at present.:D

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Dieselman wrote: »

From 19c to 24 c in about 2hrs but that's with it just ticking away at 400f.

It's ready in 30 mins from starting the fire.

Remember they all act differently you need to learn how yours works and try different things with the vents.

Tonight it's going to be a bit hotter than 400f more like 500+ it's a tad chilly at present.:D

But it's an inset stove like mine! There is no access to the stove pipe so talking about temp is not useful.

michaelgordon

how do you get it hotter, mine got to about 320 to 350f after about an hour then put somemore logs on but temp never really went higher. does it need to keep feeding more logs to get it hotter?

suered

Missu, thanks for your input. I find that mine catches light REALLY quickly - none of this "leave the door ajar for x minutes" - within 2 mins tops the whole inside is FULL of flame - and that's just with newspaper, kindling and a small sized log on top.

When do you put your 'big' log on? When it's still full of flame or when it's died down to embers? And only one big log or more? And do you have the bottom vent open or closed when you open the door? And do you then open up the bottom vent fully after putting a new log(s) on and if so, for how long?

I'm finding that quite often if I close down the bottom vent fully (top vent wide open) then I lose the flames completely and then I start worrying about not running it hot enough and stuff building up in the chimney (when I had it installed the sweep said I didn't need a flue, but want to be extra cautious).

Sorry - that's a LOT of questions! Thank you all for answering.

SG27

suered wrote: »

Missu, thanks for your input. I find that mine catches light REALLY quickly - none of this "leave the door ajar for x minutes" - within 2 mins tops the whole inside is FULL of flame - and that's just with newspaper, kindling and a small sized log on top.

When do you put your 'big' log on? When it's still full of flame or when it's died down to embers? And only one big log or more? And do you have the bottom vent open or closed when you open the door? And do you then open up the bottom vent fully after putting a new log(s) on and if so, for how long?

I'm finding that quite often if I close down the bottom vent fully (top vent wide open) then I lose the flames completely and then I start worrying about not running it hot enough and stuff building up in the chimney (when I had it installed the sweep said I didn't need a flue, but want to be extra cautious).

Sorry - that's a LOT of questions! Thank you all for answering.

I can't fully close the bottom vents on my stove as the temperature justs plummets. To keep it above of the "creasote" range on my thermometer I keep the top vents fully open and use the bottom to control the fire. I expect this is because my stove isn't that great a make. I have no glass so rely on the thermometer but with the bottom vents closed the fire goes out and just smoulders.

suered

SG27, we're in opposite boats then You have a thermometer but no glass and I have glass but nowhere to put a thermometer. It's reassuring to hear that at least one other person doesn't close the bottom vent all the way, though.

Skulls

Close the bottom vent gradually i.e. over maybe as much as half hour