Why does stove fire go out?

Have you ever found that the fire in your wood stove go out?
There are numerous reasons why stove fire goes out. Every situation is various and different variables cause this to happen. There are mainly four very common reasons I list here. The most common reason is there is too much ash built up and the ashes weren’t shaken out enough. As this restricts the air flow that is necessary for the fire to burn. Another very common reason is there wasn’t enough air supplied to the fire of your woodburning stoves. These problems can be solved by clearing the ash and opening the air intake locations to allow more air flow.

Well, another cause of this occurrence is there wasn’t enough fuel to maintain a continuous burn time. Usually, the average burn time of the wood ranges from 8- 24 hours. Of course, a lot of variables factors can affect the burn time of cast iron stoves, such as exterior weather conditions, room temperature desired, draft of the chimney, as well as many other conditions. Results may vary due to the various conditions.

The last reason that could cause this problem is related to the chimney of small wood burning stove. There might not be enough draft in the chimney to pull the air through the fire to sustain a continuous burn, leaving unburned fuel in the fire box. The chimney could also have too much draft that it is burning the fuel rapidly, decreasing the burn time. It is usually some other variable that is causing this to happen.

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Stove Fire Precaution

When you first learn to use a wood stove to heat your house, it seems tricky to light it. You have to follow some tips when lighting a stove. However, once you get the swing of it, you will find that is really is quite easy and can be accomplished with a few simple steps.

Here is how to light fire in stove:

1. Open the top and bottom air controls fully.

2. Place rolled up and scrunched up newspaper at the back of the wood burner. Put small tinder on top of the newspaper and then a few slightly larger pieces of wood on top of this. Next, light the newspaper and close the door.

3. Let the fire burn until all the pieces of wood are alight and burning. Then add more and larger pieces of wood or logs.

Moreover, you also should abide by these tips during this process.

When burning wood, once the fire is established at the bottom, air control can be closed so that all the air for the fire comes through the top air control. The bottom air control should normally remain closed once the small stove is running. But if the fire has been allowed to die too low, then the bottom air control can be opened to allow air to the base of the fire in an attempt to revive it. When burning coal and other solid fuels: use of the primary air is necessary.

Another point you should be pay attention is, do not run inset stoves with doors open. It may cause the house fire.

When you’re going to add woods for burning stove, stove gloves should be used as handle becomes hot when the stove is in use. In addition, never use wood burning stoves without firebricks in place - they protect the steel from oxidation.

Hope these tips may do helps for you, especially for stove green hands.

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Specifications Of Wood Stoves

Specifications Of Wood Stoves

Recently, I saw lots of questions on yahoo about installation of wood stove. Some individuals don’t know how to install a newly-bought wood stove. Some want to install it by themselves.

Here are some specifications of installing inset stoves, you must follow to get the maximum advantage out of a wood stove:

It is always better to get professional help for installing the wood stove. In the beginning, you might not see any problem with the working of the stove, however, once a problem arises, it can become the terrible, serious cause factor of a house fire. Therefore, in order for your family’s safety, don’t try to install it by yourself. It is so dangerous.

Moreover, assure having a chimney for each wood burner. If you are installing a stove at the place where the fireplace was built, do not forget to check out how old the chimney is before attaching the stove pipe. If the chimney was built decades ago, there are chances that it may not be up to the present safety standards.

In addition, you should consider the layout of your house and lifestyle of your familywhile placing a wood stove. As the stove will heat its direct surroundings, it will be better to install it in a space where all of you spend most of the time.

Then, be clear about the minimum clearance requirements before placing wood burning stoves. The distance of the wood stove from the surrounding walls and floors will depend upon the following factors:

1. Are walls and floors combustible?

2. Certification of the stove and its manufacturing as per safety requirements.

3. Do you want to install heat shields on the combustible walls?

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Pellet Stoves, Wood Stoves & Coal Stoves

Wood pellets, the main fuel for pellet stoves, possess a moisture content of only 4 to eight percent, lesser than regular woods. What does it mean? It means that they may be better in generating heat in your own home.

It is reported that pellet stoves are 90-percent efficient comparing with other fireplaces. There is also cheaper startup cost than a number of other heat options. In addition, it’s better to light and require less tending. Moreover, pellet stoves include fans which further help equally circulate and produce heat throughout your whole house. Also, when compared with other alternatives, pellets are far easier to load.

And for wood burning stoves, are helpful to the environment. And wood is a renewable resource and easily attainable. The most important, at most time, wood is a free source which will save you much on the gas or electricity in comparison to gas and wood stove.

However, comparing with pellet stoves and cast iron fireplaces, lots of people prefer a coal burning stove in their homes. Why?

For one thing, coal stoves are relatively cheaper. They burn cleanly and don't allow creosote formation. In addition, the warmth it produces is significantly warmer than these, say stoves fueled by electricity.

However, just like multi burning stoves, coal stoves will also be not for all. Therefore, for starters people, it demands your a large amount of tending and maintenance.

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Main wood stove parts

Do you know the wood stove parts? When you are buying a stove, the salesperson or the boss will tell you. But do you really know them? Today, I will introduce the main wood stove parts here.

Once you buy your wood stove, you’ll want to do all you can to maintain it properly.

Probably, you just know that, certain parts need replacing in order to keep your cast iron fireplaces working properly or efficiently. Yes, in order to replace and maintain your stove for the best and safest performance possible, we need a variety of wood burning stove parts to help us.

We should know that, regular and proper maintenance will help you get the longest life out of your stove and will help you prevent any undue accidents from occurring, at the meanwhile, make it efficient. For a normal stove, it can last for more than 3 years, and it can be used more than 80 years if you maintain it properly, it is reported. This is something like, consistent maintenance on skin can make us keep young an charming.

What are the most important wood burning stoves parts, they are floor and wall protectors. These are usually made of heavy tile or cast iron. These floor and wall protectors will help protect your walls from warping from the radiating heat. They also do wonders for helping to prevent dry materials from catching on fire. Moreover, these protectors help keep your floor clean from dropped ash.

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how a wood stove blower work?

Many families in nowadays have a wood stove which is used as their only heat source, for extra heat to reduce other utilities and/or used for ambience but there may not be a wood stove blower installed. Do you have a wood stove blower at home?

We should know that, typically, a wood stove is used for heating, however there is a biggest problem that it will only heat the room that the stove is located in. Other rooms, like the bedrooms, reading room, are left untouched by the warmth and this is a very good reason as to why a wood stove blower is necessary. This is the biggest problem if you don’t concern for the issue of wood burning stoves.

Do you know how a wood stove blower work? Here, you can benefit.

It works by circulating the warm air and forcing it to move into other areas of your home. By this way, you are able to warm those cold areas at your home. So you can strategically add a blower either in front of your cast iron stoves, in the vents of the surrounding mantel or doorways, and meet your expectation of distributing the heat throughout your home.

Using a blower is really a cost effective way to make your stove to warm your home without any other method of heat. So, a good wood stove blower is a definite benefit to keeping your home warm and saving energy and money. You should have a try.

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