Diary of a Wood Burning Stove!

It's been a couple of weeks since our last diary entry but our trusty wood burning stove has still been getting plenty of use over the festive period.  You may recall that we were planning on trying to keep the fire in overnight on Christmas Eve, but the weather was so mild that we decided against it!  If we get a colder spell we might still give that a go so watch this space!

Even though the weather has been relatively mild, there has of course been a great deal of strong wind over the last few days.  Getting the fire going has been quite tricky as a result.  We've found that the extra draught created by the wind means that the newspaper and kindling is burning so quickly it's hard to get a log going before it's all died out.  Careful watching and less airflow seem to be required as well as putting a log on earlier than normal.  We've also had to add more paper to keep the flames alive while the heat builds up.  Once the fire is going it has been fine.  Any other tips on dealing with this situation are very welcome!

There were a couple of wood burning stove-related presents in our household this year!  One was a canvas log carrier which has proved to be very useful for getting logs into the house.  There will be others on the market, but ours is from Fallen Fruits (see image) and is available on Amazon.  We also received a log maker designed to make logs from newspaper.  We'll be writing a review of this product shortly so more on that to follow.

PREVIOUS DIARY ENTRIES

21st December - Christmas Eve plans

13th December - Cleaning blackened glass

5th December - Laundry drying!

21st November - More fuel types and a feathery visitor!

14th November - Trying out some different fuel

7th November - Warming the house

31st October - Cosy living room

12th October - Where to keep all that wood...

19th September 2011 - The first lighting of the season!