Stanley Cara Glass NO HEAT

mayomadness · 30-01-2021 07:46PM #1

Hello to everyone, I have seen concerns raised regarding insert stoves multiple times. Unfortunately I am going to re-open, in search for advice. In my parents home, I recently removed an open fire and placed an insert stove. Placed a 5 inch flex there is a good draw up the chimley. I am very disappointed with the heat output, convinced I made a mistake hoping it is an easy fix. I wrapped the insert with high quality heat insulation the room itself is only 10 X 12.

When lighting I leave primary and secondary air vents open, no problem with lighting and blazing after 30 minutes. Then I close secondary air vent and reduce primary to 50% or less. My parents always burn turf. I have checked to ensure the deflector is in the correct position. There neighbours have a insert also and it is extremely warm! I throw my hands up in dispair, who really appreciate support. I am trying to get a Stanley engineer but very difficult during these times.

Thank you if there is an obvious fix that I have missed.

dingdong1234567 · 30-01-2021 08:14PM

Your lighting it right.... obviously. However I would close the main vent and reduce secondary by a third to clear the glass. We burn coal and sticks in ours and it has serious heat. It's in for the lat 7 years with no issues apart from one moron in Carnaross, co.meath whom made a balls of the flu liner. You'll need a shovel of coal in the stove when you light it other wise you'll not get the same heat all at all.

mayomadness · 31-01-2021 06:58PM

Thank you very much for your comments. Final question the two air vents above the glass. I was unsure if warm air circulates, if it's part of secondary air intake or purely visual appearance can you clarify? Thank you

dingdong1234567 · 01-02-2021 12:38AM

mayomadness wrote: »

Thank you very much for your comments. Final question the two air vents above the glass. I was unsure if warm air circulates, if it's part of secondary air intake or purely visual appearance can you clarify? Thank you

No idea, at a guess is to circulate air behind the stove casing at the back. Nothing to do with the secondary intake that I am aware of.

kil · 01-02-2021 12:22PM

I have the same stove and it works very well once it gets up and going. I have never burned turf so can't advise but I would try some dry logs to see if you get the same result.

When I light it I have both vents fully open. Once the fire is up and running I close the primary either fully or partially to control the size of the fire while leaving the secondary open.

whodafunk · 06-01-2026 11:45PM

Just re-opening a very old thread!! I have a Stanley Cara Stove inbuilt within a fire place. I have little to no heat coming from it at times. I've been trying to rule out various issues with the stove as to which setting I should be using for primary/secondary air flow and spin valve.
I burn mainly coal and wood (dried logs). I open primary and secondary air flow until the fire gets up and running then close primary air flow leaving secondary air flow open and the spin valve open only a small amount. There is little to no heat coming from the stove - in fact when I open the door it seems to throw out more heat.
Another interesting observation I had the chimney cleaned a few months ago and the chimney cleaner commented to me "the plate was in the wrong way around" after they had finished cleaning the chimney which makes me doubt how well this stove was fitted to start with as this was the first time I had the chimney cleaned since fitting (I had it cleaned prior to installation). I had thought maybe this would make a difference but unfortunately not.

Does anybody have any advice here? Stove was fitted around 6 years ago. Thank you.

Stanley Cara Glass NO HEAT

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