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If the door is open then the burning temperature actually drops. The combustion is not as efficient and unburned fuel vapours are now lost to the chimney.

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Overnight slumbering / closing the air down on my stove saves fuel and money

Exactly the opposite is true. Slumbering wastes large amounts of fuel . It also clogs up the chimney and makes a damaging chimney fire more likely. It creates lots of unnecessary air pollution.

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Storing logs round my fire helps them to dry out

Please don’t do this, it really is unsafe. We see some unfortunate consequences of this every year.

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I’ve had a chimney fire so I don’t need it swept this year

You need to have it professionally inspected before it is used again. If there has been some damage, another chimney fire could cause a disaster.

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Smokeless Zones
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Woodburning / multifuel stoves

Open fires
True or False?
I get more heat with the stove door open

If the door is open then the burning temperature actually drops. The combustion is not as efficient and unburned fuel vapours are now lost to the chimney.

SEE THE ANSWER SEE THE Question
- Woodburning / multifuel stoves
- Open fires
How to Burn Right
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How to Burn Right?
Fuels

Air Quality

Do’s and Don’ts

Quiz – True or False
True or False?
The glass on my stove goes should not go black and sooty

Blackened glass usually means you are not burning the wood hot enough. Ask your local professional sweep to show you how to control your stove.

SEE THE ANSWER SEE THE Question
News & Press
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in this section
News & Press
Links and Articles

Myth busting
True or False?
Overnight slumbering / closing the air down on my stove saves fuel and money

Exactly the opposite is true. Slumbering wastes large amounts of fuel . It also clogs up the chimney and makes a damaging chimney fire more likely. It creates lots of unnecessary air pollution.

SEE THE ANSWER SEE THE Question
- Links and Articles
- Myth busting
Trade Information
Back
in this section
Trade Information
The Challenge

Tools & Resources

Guidance and Training

Burnright Shop

Trade Publications
True or False?
Storing logs round my fire helps them to dry out

Please don’t do this, it really is unsafe. We see some unfortunate consequences of this every year.

SEE THE ANSWER SEE THE Question
Advanced Woodburning
Back
in this section
Advanced Woodburning
Log size

Refuelling intervals

Stove design

Top-down lighting

Overloading

Maintenance

Biogenic Carbon
True or False?
I’ve had a chimney fire so I don’t need it swept this year

You need to have it professionally inspected before it is used again. If there has been some damage, another chimney fire could cause a disaster.

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Look on youtube etc. for videos of ‘top down lighting’. This method significantly reduces smoke on initial lighting.

YouTube videos here:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=top+down+log+burner+lighting

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