Let us know if you have any clues about the airwash system on the wood burner, or the oil tank leak. Would be great to get a few outside perspectives! If anyone is curious the wood burner is a Clearview Vision 500 :)
Clearview Stoves are the best. From the last shot you have both air sources shut. Open the bottom one slightly - once the fire is lit I have mine open slightly all the time. Pull the lever out. Make sure that your wood is dry enough as well. The temperature guage should go on the flue pipe. Hope this helps.
Hi, have had a Clearview stove for 10 years now, the trick I have is fire it up, get it really going and then turn it right down and it still gives off huge amounts of heat. We normally put last log on 1.5hrs before we leave the room for the night as there is enough residual heat being kicked out once wood has burnt down. Also don’t riddle too much, they burn well on a bed of ash
I use pallet wood chopped up for kindling,my burner is a multi fuel.i burn everything in it and the glass always gets black and sometimes the fire itself burns the black off.I strip it down once a week to clean the whole burner.Every spring when I stop using I sweep the flue.Gumtree is a good source for free logs and timber.
My experience of wood burners is that if you close the lower round vent you need to keep the air wash vent open. Only close it when the fire is dying down.The air wash is the one that the knob was missing on. I assume the one to the left side is the grate mover?
We've been meaning to get out to a local wood and do some gathering but time has been against us sadly. Hopefully one dry day soon we will be able to do this.
I don't run a clearview, but I know our airwash is generally less effective if: - wood isn't dry (sub 20% moisture, sub 15% is even better: a moisture meter can be handy!) - the fire is turned down before really hot/up to temp (no coals to help the fire on low) Some fires can't be fully turned down, but ours on low can run all night with dry wood, with minimal soot. All the best! Love the channel - new subscriber :)
I wish we could offer some great advice about the oil system but honestly we're still confused and a little afraid of our own! 😂We book an annual service about 3 months in advance as the oil engineers are so busy around here. We've got a watchman oil tank monitor and find it works well. Good luck!
Those copper pipes on the oil tank are (I think) usually 10mm or sometimes 8mm if you are not experienced in plumbing I would leave it until you get a plumber. I had to work with them last year as I had a leak in my living room radiator and found them much more awkward than the 15mm.
When burning wood it draws the air from the top, I open my top vent light the stove, leave the door open slightly until it is roaring and the flue is hot, then close the door keep the bottom vent closed and the top open, to adjust, open and close the top vent only, if burning coal it's the opposite, top closed bottom open, hope that helps
Sooty glass generally means not enough air washing down the glass. It’s a question of trial and error to get the setting right. It will depend on type of wood, how seasoned it is, how much draught there is, etc - the permutations are endless. If the glass does get sooty or burnt on, get a Spontex Washup or similar, wet it, dip in wood ash, scrub the glass and watch the muck miraculously disappear. Wipe with a wet cloth then polish with a sheet of newspaper. Bingo! Clean glass! Takes about 5 minutes.
Straight ammonia also works for cleaning the glass. Wet a paper towel with the ammonia and wipe away. Works well especially if you don't want to use wood ashes. (Smells a little strong so we laugh that it also clears out our sinuses.)
Sooty glass can also be because of you not burning the stove hot enough, if the wood isn't seasoned enough it can cause this, but I'm not an expert just going on my own experience.
Let us know if you have any clues about the airwash system on the wood burner, or the oil tank leak. Would be great to get a few outside perspectives! If anyone is curious the wood burner is a Clearview Vision 500 :)
Clearview Stoves are the best. From the last shot you have both air sources shut. Open the bottom one slightly - once the fire is lit I have mine open slightly all the time. Pull the lever out. Make sure that your wood is dry enough as well. The temperature guage should go on the flue pipe. Hope this helps.
Hi, have had a Clearview stove for 10 years now, the trick I have is fire it up, get it really going and then turn it right down and it still gives off huge amounts of heat. We normally put last log on 1.5hrs before we leave the room for the night as there is enough residual heat being kicked out once wood has burnt down. Also don’t riddle too much, they burn well on a bed of ash
I have a Clearview stove too. In fact, I’ve had mine for over 20 years. Totally agree with you, Sally-anne
Wood burner looks great💥
Great information! I must set about cleaning out my sitting room stove!
As good as new😊
I use pallet wood chopped up for kindling,my burner is a multi fuel.i burn everything in it and the glass always gets black and sometimes the fire itself burns the black off.I strip it down once a week to clean the whole burner.Every spring when I stop using I sweep the flue.Gumtree is a good source for free logs and timber.
Hi good luck to you both. Take care
have you had the chimney swept? judging from the state of the stove, the chimney should be swept asap as it could be a real fire hazard.
My experience of wood burners is that if you close the lower round vent you need to keep the air wash vent open. Only close it when the fire is dying down.The air wash is the one that the knob was missing on. I assume the one to the left side is the grate mover?
Kindling can be prunings from trees, willow, birch or pine are goos.
We've been meaning to get out to a local wood and do some gathering but time has been against us sadly. Hopefully one dry day soon we will be able to do this.
Well done apologies I have no knowledge of wood burners or oil heating.👍👍👍
Your comment is appreciated though :)
I don't run a clearview, but I know our airwash is generally less effective if:
- wood isn't dry (sub 20% moisture, sub 15% is even better: a moisture meter can be handy!)
- the fire is turned down before really hot/up to temp (no coals to help the fire on low)
Some fires can't be fully turned down, but ours on low can run all night with dry wood, with minimal soot. All the best!
Love the channel - new subscriber :)
I wish we could offer some great advice about the oil system but honestly we're still confused and a little afraid of our own! 😂We book an annual service about 3 months in advance as the oil engineers are so busy around here. We've got a watchman oil tank monitor and find it works well. Good luck!
Those copper pipes on the oil tank are (I think) usually 10mm or sometimes 8mm if you are not experienced in plumbing I would leave it until you get a plumber. I had to work with them last year as I had a leak in my living room radiator and found them much more awkward than the 15mm.
When burning wood it draws the air from the top, I open my top vent light the stove, leave the door open slightly until it is roaring and the flue is hot, then close the door keep the bottom vent closed and the top open, to adjust, open and close the top vent only, if burning coal it's the opposite, top closed bottom open, hope that helps
Sooty glass generally means not enough air washing down the glass. It’s a question of trial and error to get the setting right. It will depend on type of wood, how seasoned it is, how much draught there is, etc - the permutations are endless. If the glass does get sooty or burnt on, get a Spontex Washup or similar, wet it, dip in wood ash, scrub the glass and watch the muck miraculously disappear. Wipe with a wet cloth then polish with a sheet of newspaper. Bingo! Clean glass! Takes about 5 minutes.
Straight ammonia also works for cleaning the glass. Wet a paper towel with the ammonia and wipe away. Works well especially if you don't want to use wood ashes. (Smells a little strong so we laugh that it also clears out our sinuses.)
Pallet wood is good for kindling. Personally i think the green rug is to close to the wood burner
Sooty glass can also be because of you not burning the stove hot enough, if the wood isn't seasoned enough it can cause this, but I'm not an expert just going on my own experience.
Please don’t keep your logs next to your stove, it’s a fire hazard