Tar and Creosote Build UpAre you finding black heavy deposit build up inside your stove and on the glass? What's happening on the inside of your stove door and on the glass is the same as what's happening on the inside of your flue but it will have turned into tar and creosote! This can increase the risk of chimney fires, eat into your metal flue liner and reduce your stove's efficiency. All is not lost, you can prevent this by: Keeping your stove running medium to high and not be tempted to damp it down. Only burn hard seasoned or kiln dried wood. At the end of the burn season leave the stove door a jar or at least leave all the...
The rope which is found around the inside of your woodburning stove door and under its glass is ok until it burns away, gets hard or falls out! The gaps around the door and under the glass get bigger from where the rope seal has deteriorated, then the fire will start to suck air in and create a furnace, thus making the stove uncontrollable and over firing the stove which can cause damage to the stove and possibly create a chimney fire. On a boiler stove, it can also split the boiler and pipework! That’s why its OK to leave for a short period of time but depending on how often you use the fire and what temperature it is reaching it's...
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This Tudor style stone fireplace is the new home for the efficient Parkray Aspect 8 stove with Multifuel kit. It boasts a large window so you can view the beauty of the flames in this stove with ease. Some of its other features include:
Tripleburn Technology
Airwash to keep glass clean
Heat output = 6-11kW
Nominal = 6kW
Efficiency on wood = 79.2%
CO emission at 13% O2 = 0.12%
Energy efficiency class = A
For more information on The Stove House installation service which offers a full fitting service by HETAS qualified installers please contact us here. A survey will be carried out and a full quotation will be emailed to you usually within 2 hours of the appointment.
