Stove installation Kerry

                                                                                                                                                                     Some of my stove installations in Kerry

Stoves installation Kerry

Stove, Fire and Flue Maintenance & Servicing in Kerry

If you are having problems with your stove in , flue or fire I can help, I have the experience that will be happy to fix any problems you may have. If you are in any need of spare parts for your stove I will be able to help advise and install what ever you need for your stove in Kerry.I like to use a variety of methods and tools when cleaning your stove. While it may be more appealing to just clean one part of your stove — such as the stove top or the inside of the stove — it’s better to just clean everything at once. This way, you’ll reduce the frequency of maintenance and keep your stove operating smoothly. It’s always best to remove the actual heating elements before attempting to clean a stove. While this may sound like common sense, i like to make sure the heating units are cold before you attempt to remove them.I also use  strong  solution to get rid of all that grease and grime that has built up on top of your stove. This will also prevent future fires or accidents from occurring.

My services include:

• Installation of Wood burning and multi fuel stoves in Kerry
• Installation of flexible chimney liners in Kerry
• Wood burning and multi fuel stove servicing Kerry
• Advice and assistance on the purchase of your stove in Kerry
• Friendly advice on how to operate your stove in Kerry

Stove Installation Kerry

As the popularity of wood burning stoves and appliances continues to grow, folks are opting for stove installations both indoors and outdoors. I can provide much needed advice and solutions to your stove installations, which provide the aesthetic look and feel of your desired stove, with the benefits of a zero carbon installation.

Whatever your stove requirements for heating stoves I provide the best in value in terms of pricing, as well as much needed advice before, during and after the entire installation process.

Going beyond the issue of stove installations is that of maintenance and care, to ensure that you experience many years of warmth and functionality from your stoves. I can will provide you with detailed instructions on caring for your stove, or I can provide excellent rates for regular stove cleaning and inspection in Kerry, which can be incorporated with my chimney sweep in Kerry service. To this end you will ensure that you are getting the optimal fuel burning efficiency, maintaining your investment in your stove and chimney and reducing any possible harmful fume emissions.

Wood burning stove tips

AIR!

The wood is utilised in the best way when the draught control is fully open and the flames are intense. That will also reduce pollution, because gas particles are combusted and produce heat instead. Once your home is warm, the temperature is regulated by the amount of wood, not the air control.

SMALL AMOUNTS OF SMOKE IS A GOOD SIGN

You want a minimal amount of smoke coming from your chimney. Smoke is not “exhaust” – it contains high energy gases that were not burned. That’s why it is a good idea to go outside and take a look at the smoke from the chimney. Dense, black smoke is a sign that the combustion is not optimal, usually because the fire in the wood stove is not intense enough. When the wood stove burns optimally, only a bit of steam and some light, odour-free smoke escapes from the chimney.

A CLEAN WOOD STOVE IS A WARM WOOD STOVE

Remove soot from your wood stove and the flue pipe once a year. That way, your wood stove will get warmer. A soot layer of even a few millimeters reduces the effect because the heat is not conducted so well, but will go up and out the chimney. Clean it more often if you burn a lot of pine wood which leaves more soot than other types of wood.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF WOOD PROVIDE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF HEAT

Hardwoods provide more heat than softwoods with the same volume, but per kilogram, the different wood types will give off the same heat, and softwoods are often cheaper to buy. Softwoods are the perfect firewood at the start and end of the winter when it is less cold. They provide a cleaner burn without making the house into a sauna. It will burn quicker, but it can be extended by burning with a hardwood log.

OVERNIGHT HEATING

Very few wood stoves can burn longer than two to three hours on one wood load. The old way of closing the air supply so that the coals will smoulder overnight is a source of pollution and creates the risk of a chimney fire. In addition, the heat benefit is poor as the gases are not combusted and the energy is not utilised. The last wood load in the evening should be some bigger hardwood logs that burn as normal with the air vents open. Even if the fire dies out, the insulation in the house will keep the heat in. The stove and chimney will still be warm in the morning and it is no problem to get the fire going again.

TURBULENCE HELPS!

Turbulence is important when lighting the fire because when the temperature is low, the oxygen does not mix with the molecules in the wood. Swirls of air bombard the smoke gases with oxygen and makes the lighting easier. This is the reason why the firewood catches fire more easily when the door to the wood stove is left ajar. Some houses are so sealed with insulation that you should open a window when lighting the fire. A blow pipe is also an excellent aid to get the fire going, much more so than bellows.

LIGHTING FROM THE TOP IS BETTER

Many of the modern wood stoves were designed to burn from the top down. Take a look at the user manual or get a new one from the Internet if you burned it. Lighting from the top down is done by stacking logs of wood quite tight and then lighting a small fire on top of the wood so that the fire burns downward. The wood stove will reach its operating temperature quicker, the gases will burn better and the wood load will last longer.

ALWAYS MORE THAN ONE LOG

You should always put two or three logs on the fire at a time – one log on its own will often die out. The reason is that the burning of a log happens in three stages, and one single log is not able to keep its own process going. More logs have a bigger surface, creates more turbulence and keeps the burning process going.