Stove problem

hairyprincess

I'm living in a rented house, we have a multifuel stove which is burning fuel like there is no tomorrow. And not producing as much heat as I would expect.

I will try to attach a picture but incase it doesn't work out, the are two little slider yokes at the front which apparently open a draught. But I find more often than not, I don't need to open them. Is there something inside that is opened causing the fuel to burn so quickly?

I hope I am making sense here!

http://www.firesrus.co.uk/catalog/charnwood-country-multifuel-woodburning-stove-pi-838.html

heinbloed

The picture linked shows a banger, a cheap make (as far as a picture can tell).
Check if there is a so-called damper at the back. Between the stove and the flue. Something like the sliders in the front or a flap integrated in the flue with a little knob or handle. This will reduce the airflow and more of the heat will be delivered to the surface of the stove. Instead of going up the chimney.

The sliders are there to provide oxigene and the flap at the back is there to provide the heat to the room instead of sending it up the chimney.... Plain combustion technology.

Are the asbestos ropes intact, around the doors?

Any other leaks allowing unwanted air to penetrate the combustion chamber?

The problem with the cheap makes is that the steel expands and gaps open once the stove is lit. Which leads to thermal losses, drafts. Once the stove is cold again these gaps might not close back, the steel sheets deformed and debris jammed between them. A permanent draft is the result, similar to an open fire.

Are the schamotte tiles intact, the bricks lining the stove?

Are the glas windows sealed (with asbestos ropes)?

reilig

I had the same problem with a new stanley stove. My house is on an exposed site and its windy 300 days per year. I looked at a lot of solutions and had several people advise me that I need to install an additional damper on the metal flue to control the updraught. However, I don't see how one of these could be safe and feel that they could increase the risk of co2 build up in the house when the fire is lit.

i did a lot of research on it and eventually found a flue stabilizer cowl called Aerocowl. Its placed on top of the chimney and reduces the updraught speed in the chimney and the appliance itself.



Hope that helps.