Hi everyone
Really stumped and I’d love some advice.
I have a Blacksmith 5KW multifuel stove installed for 3 years and have had perpetual issues with it.
My flue is lined, I have an insulated boilerplate seal where the chimney has been sealed. Everything done and fitted by approved guys.
I burn kiln dried logs but have experimented with coal, peat briquettes, even anthracite.
Chimney swept regularly. Fire started in good fashion using sticks and firelighters to heat up the system
So far so good (I think?)
It burns pretty efficiently and uses probably 10-12 logs in say 4 hours and the ash will be fully broken down with the wood burnt out. This will feed a healthy fire.
However the heat output is terrible. Even after 4/5 hours of burning it will hardly be as hot as a radiator.
Compared with the old open fire the room never gets that warm and the output wouldn’t be enough to heat the room without the central heating.
I’ve had 3 different guys in to look at it and I’m convinced the stove is the issue. Could I be right? Could it be broken or faulty? How could I check?
The secondary air at the top never fully closed. As in when I bought it, it never slides completely closed...would this be enough to stop it throwing heat out.
Thanks for any advice
Really stumped and I’d love some advice.
I have a Blacksmith 5KW multifuel stove installed for 3 years and have had perpetual issues with it.
My flue is lined, I have an insulated boilerplate seal where the chimney has been sealed. Everything done and fitted by approved guys.
I burn kiln dried logs but have experimented with coal, peat briquettes, even anthracite.
Chimney swept regularly. Fire started in good fashion using sticks and firelighters to heat up the system
So far so good (I think?)
It burns pretty efficiently and uses probably 10-12 logs in say 4 hours and the ash will be fully broken down with the wood burnt out. This will feed a healthy fire.
However the heat output is terrible. Even after 4/5 hours of burning it will hardly be as hot as a radiator.
Compared with the old open fire the room never gets that warm and the output wouldn’t be enough to heat the room without the central heating.
I’ve had 3 different guys in to look at it and I’m convinced the stove is the issue. Could I be right? Could it be broken or faulty? How could I check?
The secondary air at the top never fully closed. As in when I bought it, it never slides completely closed...would this be enough to stop it throwing heat out.
Thanks for any advice