Smoking multi fuel stove

Effician

How old is the liner? did it come with any guarantee?

When you say timber blocks do you mean the compressed blocks like heat logs or natural split logs or something else.

Oldman50 said:

. If the liner is bust/rusted would that affect the draw for the smoke? I’m guessing it would. 

It would if insulation can enter the flue liner, vermiculite which is used as an insulator can flow very freely when dry.

Oldman50 said:When he cleaned the chimney his mate was out side and said loads of black stuff came out the top. He had no trouble sweeping it.

Makes me wonder if this was sooted up insulation.

Oldman50

Effician said:

How old is the liner? did it come with any guarantee?

When you say timber blocks do you mean the compressed blocks like heat logs or natural split logs or something else.

Oldman50 said:

. If the liner is bust/rusted would that affect the draw for the smoke? I’m guessing it would. 

It would if insulation can enter the flue liner, vermiculite which is used as an insulator can flow very freely when dry.

Oldman50 said:When he cleaned the chimney his mate was out side and said loads of black stuff came out the top. He had no trouble sweeping it.

Makes me wonder if this was sooted up insulation.

Not sure on the age but somewhere between 8-10 years I guess. Wood blocks is just chopped up tree. First lot in October we’re very dry and next lot in January we’re fairly damp

FreeBear

Oldman50 said:

Effician said:

How old is the liner? did it come with any guarantee?

When you say timber blocks do you mean the compressed blocks like heat logs or natural split logs or something else.

Oldman50 said:

. If the liner is bust/rusted would that affect the draw for the smoke? I’m guessing it would. 

It would if insulation can enter the flue liner, vermiculite which is used as an insulator can flow very freely when dry.

Oldman50 said:When he cleaned the chimney his mate was out side and said loads of black stuff came out the top. He had no trouble sweeping it.

Makes me wonder if this was sooted up insulation.

Not sure on the age but somewhere between 8-10 years I guess. Wood blocks is just chopped up tree. First lot in October were very dry and next lot in January were fairly damp

Get yourself a moisture meter - You can pick them up for less than £10 on ebay or Amazon. Only ever burn wood with a moisture content of 20% or less. You reduce the amount of fumes going up the chimney and get more heat out of the fire.

Wood should be stored under cover to keep it dry - I have several large piles outside under plastic slowly seasoning. In the spring, I'll move some of it in to a 10x6 shed where it gets baked over the summer months. When I bring a tub full in for the fire over winter, the moisture content will often be down to 12%.

Oldman50

FreeBear said:

Noo Oldman50 said:

Effician said:

How old is the liner? did it come with any guarantee?

When you say timber blocks do you mean the compressed blocks like heat logs or natural split logs or something else.

Oldman50 said:

. If the liner is bust/rusted would that affect the draw for the smoke? I’m guessing it would. 

It would if insulation can enter the flue liner, vermiculite which is used as an insulator can flow very freely when dry.

Oldman50 said:When he cleaned the chimney his mate was out side and said loads of black stuff came out the top. He had no trouble sweeping it.

Makes me wonder if this was sooted up insulation.

Not sure on the age but somewhere between 8-10 years I guess. Wood blocks is just chopped up tree. First lot in October were very dry and next lot in January were fairly damp

Get yourself a moisture meter - You can pick them up for less than £10 on ebay or Amazon. Only ever burn wood with a moisture content of 20% or less. You reduce the amount of fumes going up the chimney and get more heat out of the fire.

Wood should be stored under cover to keep it dry - I have several large piles outside under plastic slowly seasoning. In the spring, I'll move some of it in to a 10x6 shed where it gets baked over the summer months. When I bring a tub full in for the fire over winter, the moisture content will often be down to 12%.

We usually do burn seasoned wood just the last lot was cheaper but wetter. It’s stored on a wood shed so constantly drying out but desperately need to find out if the liner is no knackered. I lit a fire lighter last night with the back baffle off and there was no draw on the flame at all and after 30 seconds the smoke just came out the door so put it out.