DEFRA smoke control stoves

electricdreams

Morning!

I ordered my new stove yesterday, a charnwood C5 multi fuel that comes with the defra kit as standard. I'm in a smoke control area

I read somewhere that you can't keep a smoke control stove in overnight, as the air vents are always slightly open. Is that correct? Mind you, I also read that keeping your stove in overnight will fur up your chimney/liner as the temperature becomes too low, so I'm not sure it's something if want to be doing anyway

Just wondering what people's opinions are on this

Cheers!

alleycat`

It's just about possible with smokeless fuel, on my stovax.
There is no chance with wood.

I only did it once just to see if i could, haven't seen the point since as trying to do hot "ash removal" isn't much fun.

John_the_Boy

I have managed it on a DEFRA inset (Stockton 7) a few times, by fluke only I have to add.

It tends to happen when the fire is starting to burn down and I leave the fire to burn down without poking it. A layer of ash forms over the wood coals and stops them burning out. The next morning the stove is slightly warm and you can find glowing embers under the ash and use this to start a new fire.

Has happened three times this winter so far.