![]() ![]() To never build the fire higher than these vents.Ĭheck the manufacturer’s instructions for Stove has these types of vents it’s important The row of tertiary air vents at the back of our wood stove (these can’t be manually controlled) To aid in secondary combustion of gases to help produce more heat. These vents supply tertiary air to the fire On many other models of wood burning stove, the secondary vent can be found on the front of the stove near the top.Īs wood burns best with a source of air from above, this vent may therefore be used to control the fire, as well any air wash or secondary combustion systems in your stove. The air wash system helps to keep the glass door clear on our wood burning stove, and you can find out more about air wash on stoves in another one of our articles here. This vent provides air to both the fire (primary air) and air to the air wash system (secondary air). The fire burns through the wood more quickly asĪ result and so you’ll be adding logs to the fire more often.ĭown this main vent reduces the amount of oxygen getting to the fire, therefore decreasing how fast the fire burns through How fast the fire burns through the wood and the total heat output. Supply to the fire and therefore increases Opening up the air vent on our wood stove The air vent on our wood stove supplies both primary and secondary air to the fire ( more about types of air in stoves here), and is controlled by a handle that sticks out the front of the stove. Located on the back of the stove that can’t be controlled. Our wood burning stove has one controllableĪir vent that is located underneath the stove, while there are also air vents Stove, it may have one or more controllable air vents. Maximum efficiency or maximum heat output. As these vents can beĬontrolled, how quickly the fire burns through the wood can be adjusted for either Of the air supplying the fire comes through the vents. When the door to the stove is closed, all Use the air vent on our wood burning stove to control the heat output from the I’ve explained in more detail below how we To find out how to tell whether a stove is multi fuel click here, and see the complete list of differences between a wood burning stove and a multi fuel stove here. This guide is for controlling the air vents on a wood burning stove.įor a guide to controlling the vents on a multi fuel stove, click here. ![]() Open the vents more to increase heat output but reduce efficiency. Closeĭown the vents to maximize efficiency, without causing the fire to smolder. Adjust the air vents throughout the fire to keep it going.Leave the vents fully open for a longer period of time ifĬlosing down the vents causes the fire to smolder or go out. Slowly start to close down the vents once the fire has caught hold.Leave the vents fully open when lighting a fire and while the fire.Before lighting a fire, ensure that all of the controllable air.On a wood burning stove to control a fire. The guide explains how to use the air vents Help you have hotter and longer fires, while also helping to reduce the amount Wood stoves provide an environment in whichīoth the amount of fuel and the air supplied to the fire can be controlled to Heat output and improve the efficiency of burning wood in your home compared to ![]()
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