When you first crack the door of your stove the airflow inside your stove changes.
Wood burning stove doors open or closed.
Crack the door before opening.
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Before opening the door completely.
99 of the time your fireplace doors should be open when you are burning a fire.
Stoves burn more efficiently than open fires but neither is frankly eco friendly as they emit more co2 than gas he says.
Most wood burning stoves and multi fuel stoves have a bottom air vent and a top air vent.
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When lighting your stove open both air vents fully.
With the door closed your stove is up to 60 more efficient than if you have the door open.
Wood burning stoves are a popular replacement for a traditional wood burning fireplace and can be up to 60 more efficient because less heat escapes.
The short answer is closed.
The reason is quite simple.
And in most stoves it s better to close the door as soon as possible.
In the off chance you have.
Ceramic glass doors a masonry fireplace and do not care about any heat coming into your room then it is ok to burn a fire with your glass doors closed.
Something that often causes confusion among wood burning stove newcomers is the door.
Using a wood burning stove with the door open.
Wood burns best with a good bed of ash laid down in the bottom of the stove and an air supply from the top.
Fire master dave pullen from the new zealand home heating association talks us through what might be happening when you open your wood burner door and smok.
Should it be open.
Check out our beautiful modern and easy to use wood stoves.
Wood loaded in the back of the stove is more likely to stop smoke coming out of the wood burning stove when the door is open.