Best way to light a fire in a small woodburning stove.

Ben3486

Interesting

Working_Mum

I save the fallen pine cones from my tree in my garden and use that for kindling! very MSE!!

phil_b_2

Some pretty long-winded methods going on here. I just break up a couple of firelighters, chuck them in and fire them up. Then literally toss in a hand full of kindling and stick something a bit bigger on top. Sit back and relax.

Maybe mines just an easy starter!

I did used to spend a lot longer being more precise about it, but realised it's more about the catalyst you go for.

Grenage

It's less important with a stove than an open fire, as the smoke won't enter the room.


Can't get away with it when it's open air.

Hoof_Hearted

I must say that I have never found ours difficult to light. Lots of screwed up paper and card, a bit of kindling and a couple of logs on top. All vents open at take off.

SG27

Lots of people cheating with firelighters and gas :rotfl: If you build your newspaper and kindling up well enough you should be able to just drop one match in, job done. If I wasted two matches on one fire it would give me the hump! Lol

Davesnave

phil_b wrote: »

Some pretty long-winded methods going on here.

Agreed. Maybe some people have naff wood, a poor draw on the flue or an unresponsive stove, but I don't recognise any of this palaver either!

Being tight, I use 1/2 or 1/4 of a firelighter, any small pieces of wood I have kicking around and some less substantial logs like willow to do the lighting. I never have to open up the vents fully. Then, when it's going, about 5 minutes later, put on a hardwood log or two and close it to the usual sort of setting.

However, in winter, when the sun's hiding, it might stay in for a week, non-stop.

Title says "small wood burning stove," which is what I have, though my sweep says it's too much at 5kW. Not when it's heating half the house, it isn't!

Davesnave

SG27 wrote: »

Lots of people cheating with firelighters and gas :rotfl: If you build your newspaper and kindling up well enough you should be able to just drop one match in, job done. If I wasted two matches on one fire it would give me the hump! Lol

Oh, a purist!


Ah, but do you create your own wood?

I don't begrudge half a firelighter when most of my wood's self -generated, one way or another. I wouldn't say 'free,' though, 'cos a good chain saw and its maintenance certainly isnt.

SG27

Davesnave wrote: »

Oh, a purist!


Ah, but do you create your own wood?



I don't begrudge half a firelighter when most of my wood's self -generated, one way or another.


I wouldn'tt say 'free,' though, 'cos a good chain saw and its maintenance certainly isnt.

No I generally buy it in unseasoned and split and stack it for the following year (or one aftet that) l would love to process my own but unfortunately dont have the time.

In fact I dont even have a stove anymore now I have moved house:(

Davesnave

SG27 wrote: »

l would love to process my own but unfortunately dont have the time.

To be honest, I could do without the processing. Don't mind cutting trees, but once it's in the yard and I'm just chomping through them on the static saw, that's mind-numbing.


Fortunately, half of mine are payment in lieu of rent for land and animal husbandry, so it's not too bad and I get some variety in the work.