newbie with woodstove

[freebird77]

Hi My son has just moved into a home with a woodstove. It was just cleaned today and inspected. He is trying to light his first fire, and the smoke is pouring back into the house. The chimeny guy said the damper worked and even showed my son. The only stoves I ever had were Fishers with straight through the cieling pipe, and damper knobs on the front doors, never any problem. He says the damper is on the side of the stove and the chimeny sweep said something about a catalytic combustion something or other. Can any of you good folks help us out here? I know they have no other heat source right now, and hes too far away for me to check it out. Any advice, more then appreciated. Thank you.
I forgot, The pipe runs kind of on and angle to the wall then out the wall and up through an outside cement chimeny

 

[JimWalshin845]

Find out the name/manufacturer of the stove. Does he have the manual? Easier to diagnose!

 

[freebird77]

the stove is england stove works,model 24-acd/24-fc/24-fcqs-50-shw

 

[BrotherBart]

the stove is england stove works,model 24-acd/24-fc/24-fcqs-50-shw

Go here for the users manual for the stove:

http://www.englandsstoveworks.com/manuals/24-ACD.pdf

 

[freebird77]

Thank you so much. As your mail came in I was on the phone with my son and he found the same manual. I really appreacite the help. Thanks again.

 

[BrotherBart]

It should get him going. They have pretty explicit instructions about getting'er lit off and running with the cat engaged.

If he needs more tips, the customer service mgr. for England's Stove Works monitors the forum and he burns the 24 in his own house.

 

[freebird77]

Good to know