Wood Burners
Mar 27th 2008, 8:51 am
#16
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Re: Wood Burners
or for you/your home *if* you get a flue/chimney fire which can happen with gummed up flues.
Not sure what the recommendations are about sweeping here but in UK it was suggested as an annual event for solid fuel fires/stoves by the Sweeps Association (NACS or something like that) - but then they would say that.........
THinking out loud - frequency would depend upon how well your burner was working, where the flue runs/its orientation and how much unseasoned/gummy stuff you burned.
I'd be interested in finding out more about chimney/flue sweeping.
Anyone with any info?
TIA
Not sure what the recommendations are about sweeping here but in UK it was suggested as an annual event for solid fuel fires/stoves by the Sweeps Association (NACS or something like that) - but then they would say that.........
THinking out loud - frequency would depend upon how well your burner was working, where the flue runs/its orientation and how much unseasoned/gummy stuff you burned.
I'd be interested in finding out more about chimney/flue sweeping.
Anyone with any info?
TIA
Mar 28th 2008, 12:46 pm
#18
big dave
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Location: Lower Hutt
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Re: Wood Burners
Just because its a wood burner fella doesn't mean you can only burn wood,
You can burn anything!!!:curse: Wood, coal, kids, rubbish by the time it knackers the enviro we will be long gone. LOL Just burn anything to keep warm. I'm sure Dannyf would give out lots of heat on a burn up
You can burn anything!!!:curse: Wood, coal, kids, rubbish by the time it knackers the enviro we will be long gone. LOL Just burn anything to keep warm. I'm sure Dannyf would give out lots of heat on a burn up
Mar 28th 2008, 8:23 pm
#19
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Re: Wood Burners
We use pine ones and soft wood for getting the fire going and once it's been burning for an hour or so and is very hot we put in big hard wood logs, which burn slower and hotter but only if you've got the fire up to temp with fast burning soft wood.
Mar 28th 2008, 10:26 pm
#20
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Re: Wood Burners
I must get round to ordering some more this week
Mar 30th 2008, 3:06 am
#21
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Re: Wood Burners
This year, the neighbour is lending us his brush. It's just... on the roof, pop the cap off, brisk sweep into "door closed" burner, then clean up.
As for the wood. We light pine fitch with a firelighter, then burn the native woods.
A mixed load is fine, but were told we need to avoid one of the natives as it burns too hot for our older burner, but have forgotten which one. However, the newer burners apparently struggle to burn through the night, so we'll just keep going.
Mar 30th 2008, 7:22 am
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Mar 30th 2008, 8:46 am
#23
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Re: Wood Burners
I used to love burning manuka, hell but it was hot. The air quality will improve this winter now that we're not there anymore
