New stove causing sore throats ?

Fine Cheers · 30-11-2020 9:45am #1

Anyone have experience of this ? New 8kw inset stove, just burning timber. 2 wall vents in the space as it's a kitchen dining. Is the new heat drying out the air and possibly causing some of us throat issues ??

Roadtoad · 30-11-2020 9:52am

Get a wet and dry thermometer (or more advanced technology), and learn how to measure humidity.
Put a shallow flat dish with water somewhere discrete (under couch, book shelf) and see if that addresses the issue.

RebelButtMunch · 30-11-2020 9:55am

DIY KING wrote: »

Anyone have experience of this ? New 8kw inset stove, just burning timber. 2 wall vents in the space as it's a kitchen dining. Is the new heat drying out the air and possibly causing some of us throat issues ??

Any noticeable odors? Is there a paint/chemical smell?

Idioteque · 30-11-2020 10:00am

Never heard of people having this issue myself without other obvious reasons.

Is the vent in the same room fully open (shouldn't be able to close anyway) unblocked and of the correct bore?
What type of wood are you using? Is it properly dried?
Are the sore throats more scrathcy as if from being aggravated rather than an actual sore-throat that usually comes with other symptoms?

KaneToad · 30-11-2020 10:05am

DIY KING wrote: »

Anyone have experience of this ? New 8kw inset stove, just burning timber. 2 wall vents in the space as it's a kitchen dining. Is the new heat drying out the air and possibly causing some of us throat issues ??

How long how this been going on? Just flagging in case it's very recent...Covid19 symptoms can start with sore throats.

Wearb · 30-11-2020 1:25pm

Have you an in-date carbon monoxide alarm in that area?

Fine Cheers · 02-12-2020 7:30pm

2 wall vents in good shape.
No smells.
Kindling might be an issue, basically our old shed chopped up. Not bone dry and some would have fencelife.
Also, timber logs are the ordinary soft wood.
Have the bowl of water in place now. Google showing up similar occurrences so it's not a new phenomenon seemingly.

jimf · 02-12-2020 8:19pm

co wont cause smell

do you have the alarm

Idioteque · 02-12-2020 11:40pm

DIY KING wrote: »

2 wall vents in good shape.
Kindling might be an issue, basically our old shed chopped up. Not bone dry and some would have fencelife.

Whether or not it's the cause, do away with burning any treated or painted wood. Kindling is not expensive and not worth the risk of potentially breathing in whatever crap is in those chemicals.

Fine Cheers · 03-12-2020 9:25am

Sorry, yes brand new co sensor put in place when stove fitted.
Point taken re kindling and I did think the same myself but I guess I was trying to recycle as such.
Maybe just keep it for the chiminea.
Haven't used the stove for a few days as painting the room but I will look at getting a gadget to measure humidity.
Thanks all.

ZiabR · 03-12-2020 9:29am

I would avoid burning any treated woods. Paints, Varnish, Fencelife etc when you burn them there is a good chance you will breath in all sorts of chemicals.

D13exile · 03-12-2020 9:38am

New stoves give off a bad odour when first lit, and for the next few times they are in use as the paint on the stove cures and dries. Even if this smell has dissipated, the stove might still be giving off low level fumes until the paint is fully cured. Try leaving a window open when its lit (I know that goes against common sense) so any odours can escape outside.

And as others had said, don't burn treated wood like your old shed as this is giving off toxic fumes from the chemicals soaked into the wood.

Dempo1 · 03-12-2020 9:46am

Modern stoves are really fantastic but one draw back is dust particles. I use well dried turf and hard wood combination and despite best effort, fine dust particles is an issue and perhaps this might be the cause. As an aside and obviously not for insert stoves, I got one of those eco fans that sits on stove to circulate heat. Magical device but unfortunately, spreads fine dust particles even more.

listermint · 03-12-2020 4:54pm

Dempo1 wrote: »

Modern stoves are really fantastic but one draw back is dust particles. I use well dried turf and hard wood combination and despite best effort, fine dust particles is an issue and perhaps this might be the cause. As an aside and obviously not for insert stoves, I got one of those eco fans that sits on stove to circulate heat. Magical device but unfortunately, spreads fine dust particles even more.

How is dust getting out ? shouldnt it be a sealed unit

Dempo1 · 03-12-2020 4:59pm

listermint wrote: »

How is dust getting out ? shouldnt it be a sealed unit

Mine is a stand alone, it's sealed to the extent a stove can be but with door opening for topping up, cleaning etc, there's always going to be some amount of Dust. Turf also tends to be quite dusty as a fuel but it's by far the cheapest and to a certain extent most efficient. I'm not suggesting massive amount of Dust but certainly enough to suggest it might be a cause of the issue OP having, particularly if someone has dust allergy etc

New stove causing sore throats ?

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