Firefox stove not heating room

Help!!!! · 16-10-2016 3:19pm #1

We have a firefox stove in the lounge but it doesn't give off much heat. Its was here before we started renting so we didn't install it. Anyone got any ideas? We burn briquettes & coal so don't understand why theres not much heat

milehip · 16-10-2016 3:23pm

Any chance of a photo?

Help!!!! · 16-10-2016 3:35pm

milehip wrote: »

Any chance of a photo?

Hopefully this works

BunkMoreland · 16-10-2016 3:36pm

Try Chrome

Help!!!! · 16-10-2016 3:38pm

BunkMoreland wrote: »

Try Chrome

Chrome what?

stevek93 · 17-10-2016 10:01am

Help!!!! wrote: »

Chrome what?

It faster

milehip · 17-10-2016 2:47pm

Nice cryptic advise from the lads there ðŸ˜ ,they must be on a pay by the letter scheme

Anyhow I can't see any reason why it shouldn't be giving off much heat,
is the outside of the stove hot when it's lit?
Have you tried opening the door when the coals are glowing red hot?
If that doesn't throw out a fair bit of heat you might be better off posting in the paranormal forum.

BunkMoreland · 17-10-2016 3:18pm

If it's piped to the central heating, the heat can be sucked up by that

wayoutwest · 19-10-2016 8:57am

OP - Have you asked the landlord when the chimney was last cleaned?- should be done once a year, or twice if used a lot. Was wondering if your draw was good -if not, it could be because of soot obstruction.Have you removed any soot from baffles and the horizontal part of the chimney? (as it exits the stove, before it rises upwards). Also, do you keep the ashpan clean? - an overfull pan might restrict air flow to the heart of the fire.

phester28 · 19-10-2016 9:08am

The heat being generated by the stove is being sucked up the chimney as I bet the stove outlet is not sealed to the room. this would create a venturi (vacuum) effect and suck even more air from the room.

See if the flue from the stove goes well up the chimney. If it connects to a liner then I am wrong. if it just goes up a few feet into the old clay liner then I think I am correct

I am not an expert in this area!

Polar wizard adventure · 19-10-2016 11:30am

The heat being generated by the stove is being sucked up the chimney as I bet the stove outlet is not sealed to the room. this would create a venturi (vacuum) effect and suck even more air from the room.

I was going to suggest this.

If there is a gap all of your heat will be heading up the chimney and you will have massive drafts coming into the room. If accessible you could block the gaps with Rockwool pushed hard into the space. Its totally fireproof and will give a reasonable air seal if compressed enough.

Devrobia · 30-10-2016 3:54pm

If its a boiler stove then it won't throw out too much heat as there will be a water jacket on the sides back and top of the stove, however you will get heat coming from the front.

Also check the baffle to see if this is in good condition (plate on the inside top of the stove), if this is damaged then the stove could be loosing too much heat up the chimney. The baffle is designed to push the heat to the front of the stove and keep the heat in the firebox for longer.

Failing these two the stove might just be too small for the room. Do a kw calculation to see if you need more heat from the stove. (L X W X H / 15) this will give the Kw output you need for the room.

Hope this helps

Firefox stove not heating room

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