Many thanks for an informative video. I hadn't considered that an adjoining flue could cause a downdraft in a neighbouring chimney. Please take exceptional care using meths to start a fire. For the benefit of other viewers, spirits have a very low flashpoint. If the grate is at all warm, the spirit will very quickly vaporise, lack of draft means this will not clear, and the result may quicly become unexpectedly explosive, esp. if you have been in any way heavy-handed pouring. The danger is compounded by any trace of fuel left on fingers, bottle etc, which will also take light. Advice was always given against using petrol (rather than paraffin) to start fires for the same reason. The following may be inappropriate, as I don't have local knowledge, however I offer it for thought. Could it also be that the problem is compounded by a chimney seldom used compared with others, consequently the air inside is cold, static and vulnerable to downdraft? Would it be worth warming the flue first by burning a single sheet of newspaper at the top of the fireplace? We used to take a shovel of low-burning coal to next door's grate in an act of neighbourliness to start their fire quickly. Appreciate that carrying a fire on a shovel through the house isn't exactly good practice, but not so different from emptying the clinker. Stay safe -and warm!
Had coal range, to get wet back for cylinder to have hot water in summer very hard as smoke same temp as climate outside, smoke to hell would not rise out, did not want to break grates as an old cooking range, any tips had dampers and flutes I messed with so.
Lovely fireplace thank you
Thank you verymuch now i know how to stop the smoke coming in wen 2 fires in the house. Gentleman
Many thanks for an informative video. I hadn't considered that an adjoining flue could cause a downdraft in a neighbouring chimney.
Please take exceptional care using meths to start a fire. For the benefit of other viewers, spirits have a very low flashpoint. If the grate is at all warm, the spirit will very quickly vaporise, lack of draft means this will not clear, and the result may quicly become unexpectedly explosive, esp. if you have been in any way heavy-handed pouring. The danger is compounded by any trace of fuel left on fingers, bottle etc, which will also take light. Advice was always given against using petrol (rather than paraffin) to start fires for the same reason.
The following may be inappropriate, as I don't have local knowledge, however I offer it for thought. Could it also be that the problem is compounded by a chimney seldom used compared with others, consequently the air inside is cold, static and vulnerable to downdraft? Would it be worth warming the flue first by burning a single sheet of newspaper at the top of the fireplace?
We used to take a shovel of low-burning coal to next door's grate in an act of neighbourliness to start their fire quickly. Appreciate that carrying a fire on a shovel through the house isn't exactly good practice, but not so different from emptying the clinker.
Stay safe -and warm!
Beautiful fireplace.
Good idea
Good work sir
Good Idea. Never thought of that
Had coal range, to get wet back for cylinder to have hot water in summer very hard as smoke same temp as climate outside, smoke to hell would not rise out, did not want to break grates as an old cooking range, any tips had dampers and flutes I messed with so.
fair enough
Thanks. How do you dry the sticks on the fire.
If you have more than one fire you're a privileged git 😆😆😆