Logburner Jargon Explained
How to light your logburner
How To Make Paper Bricks
This video explains where the following items are in your fireplace
* Hearth
* Chimney Breast
* Surround / Mantelpiece
* Chamber / Firebox / Builders Opening
* Slips
* Exit flue pipe / stove pipe thermometer
* Slider / Air Control
How to light a log burner
Struggling to light your wood stove?
Here's a useful guide
- Empty Ash Tray when it's cold (watch out for the wind)
- Add Paper at the bottom, then kindling and small dry logs on top
- Light and open all air controls fully to give the fire lots of oxygen
- Wait until burning at optimum temperature - check your thermometer
- Add more logs and use controls to close the air down and thus the heat
- Open up the air if the temperature drops below 150 degrees C
- Add seasoned logs - use a moisture meter to check
- Enjoy your wood burner with a cup of tea and optional slice of cake.
How to make paper bricks
Keep paper bricks as a back up for when you are low on wood.
- Get your waste paper or carboard
- Rip into strips and throw into a bag
- Find a large container and add the paper strips and some water
- Leave for at least 2 hours
- Smush the soggy paper into the brick maker
- Squeeze out as much water as you can
- Leave to dry. Testing regularly with a moisture meter.
- Once dry (under 18% moisture content) burn on the log burner
