Stoves

Noticing an unusual smell from your wood-burning stove? Whether it’s eggy, smoky or chemical, we help you pinpoint the source and when it might be time to act.

If you’ve been reading up on operating a wood-burning stove, you might have seen people advising you to avoid overfiring. So, what is overfiring? Overfiring is essentially the process of operating your stove at too high a temperature. Woodburners are...

While fire and water are both among the classical elements, they don’t traditionally go together well. In fact, water is one of the last things you would expect to find in your woodburner, so it can be a concern if...

Is your wood-burning stove door stuck? We appreciate that it can be very frustrating. If you’ve spent a long time wiggling the door handle without any success, you might be stumped for ideas as to what to do next. Perhaps...

Please note: the information in this article is for guidance only. For a definitive answer as to what has caused your woodburner to set off the carbon monoxide, please consult a competent heating engineer. Your carbon monoxide alarm is there...

If you’ve just bought a new wood-burning stove, the last thing you want is for the paint to start coming off the stove body. The good news is that, if this has happened to your woodburner, there is usually quite...

What can you burn on a woodburner? Choosing what you burn on your wood-burning stove can have a huge impact on both the performance and lifespan of your appliance. Burning the right things can ensure that your stove burns stronger...

Is your wood-burning stove leaving ash or dust in your home? While this might be mildly annoying, it is not necessarily a major problem. Remember, your stove is burning fuel and burning fuel creates ash. Therefore, it is inevitable that...

  It is always very annoying when your pristine wood-burning stove and flue suddenly become sullied by a scratch. Whether you – or someone else in your household – has bashed something into the stove, dropped something on it or...