I have my chimney (flue)swept every year. I have a flue fitted and a plate. i run a temp guage on both flue and log burner. i burn both wood and smokless coal. does anybody have any knowlege on how long i should keep it in for before letting it go out for the night. its been in now for 4 days and the chimney brest upstairs is getting warm but not hot.
does anybody do the same as me. I was going to let it go out tonite for 8 hours as i heard that brickwork takes 6 hrs to cool down. Or do you think i am being over cautious as my wife does? im not new to this ive had it for 4 years now.
carl nickson sandbach.

hi carl. during the winter i keep my multifuel stove ticking overnight with coal no problem. the heat from the fire warms up the chimney breast in my daughters bedroom and then up into the attic for my sons room. bit of background heat to take away any chill st night. i burn both wood and coal(not at same time as this causes problems) ive had the stove in for 25 years now and only sweep the chimney every couple of years. never had a problem

Ok Thanks, The question Im trying to ask is how long do people keep it lit for before letting it go out for the night?

We’ve got a open fire at work (coal yard) that hasn’t been out for 5 weeks now it just gets stoked up at night and left till the morning

wow 5 weeks ? thats amazing. maybe i will stop worrying and keep it in a few more nights then.

We used to keep the woodburner going (on very low) permanently in winter – literally would only go out if we were away or for some reason did not return home from work until late.

Yeh it never goes out we burn coal throughout the day and bang some homefire ovals on at night to just keep it going until 5ish when we turn up

ovals are great but abit expensive so i mix them in with a cheaper verion of smokeless peat. (union) blocks.

Yeh the about £20 a hundredweight lots of people mix them with smokeless fuels such as excel or ovoids but they burn too hot for the ovals meaning you loose the benefit of the long lasting

I pay £17 for 50 kg of ovals then £14 for 50 kg of the cheaper version. averages out at £15.50p per 50 kgs mix tipped into my bunker but thats is the summer rate from a company called town and country in Congleton cheshire. sometimes they throw in the odd net of silver birch for free and a calander every year without fail.
Then i scrounge and gather what ever wood i can find throughtout the year except for conifer!

except for conifer!

Nowt wrong with some nice dry conny. Great for getting the stove up to heat before you put some hardwood on.

maybe not if its free but it always seems tacky to me. i think that may create tar in my flue?

Is there something wrong with having a few smokeless coals on with wood burning on top? U find it helps keep the thing going if I take my eye of the ball..

maybe not if its free but it always seems tacky to me. i think that may create tar in my flue?

Not if its seasoned – and it doesn’t take long if you cut and split it small enough.

If you keep it in at low all night remember to Give it a full blast in the morning to burn off the residue that will build up.

The instruction manual for our Morso stoves says you can use coal and wood together. Appears to be the most efficient way of running it too.

ok thanks.

Mugboo – Member

Is there something wrong with having a few smokeless coals on with wood burning on top? U find it helps keep the thing going if I take my eye of the ball..

yeh i often do the same but something about wood and coal fumes that can cause corrosion problems. maybe the case with non smokeless fuels i imagine. i never worry too much as long as we are warm

i often chop down conifers when doing gardening jobs. it all burns

i always put a log on my coal and keep puting one on but never put too much on because it needs to breath with coal burning in my view.

Parents have a solid fuel cooker providing hot water and heat too, stays lit for half the year on coal and wood.
Conifer is good to burn, lots of heat can be gained quickly, slow burning green conifer will cause tarring, but burnt quick it gets the heat up to warm the flue and burn anything else.

Yeah,running ours 24 7 atm…only run it down so can empty ash tray (clearview vision 500)… seem to have run outv wood,so using coal…but nearly 10 quid a bag!…

Cheers chaps, I’ll carry on then 🙂

how long do people keep it lit for before letting it go out for the night?

Well, the woman selling stoves in a store said she uses hers constantly, October thru April.