Can’t get wood to really burn in stove - # 1907
Question:We have a 1 month old COUNTRY brand woodstove. We can’t seem to get the wood to really light-up and burn- it smolders and chars (looking like charcoal). We are using Firestarter Briquettes. Could the wood simply be unseasoned? We have Eucalyptus, Avacado and Pine- bought from a Firewood Co. We are stinking up the neighborhood and ourselves. Our chimney is 3 ft. above our 1-story roof and 10 ft. away from our 2-story roof- (Draft problem perhaps??)Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? The smoke backfills the room upon lighting often too. >Thanks
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Answer:
It does sound like a draft problem. Even if your chimney meets the code height, that does not mean that it high enough for proper stove operation. A straight-up chimney usually needs to be at least 14 feet high if no elbows. 16 feet is even better.
Newer stoves all require a stronger draft than older model sue to the clean burning features.
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