How to properly preheat your fireplace before burning it for the first time

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How to properly preheat your fireplace before burning it for the first time

A FIREPLACE IS LIKE A CAR ENGINE

Though wood burning fireplace and the car engine perform different functions and operate in different contexts, there are many similarities in their operation and requirements for efficient operation. In both cases warming up is key before full use.

Warming up a wood-burning fireplace before full burning is important, especially after a long break in use or at the beginning of the heating season. It helps to remove moisture, improve chimney draft and prevent damage to the materials used as the lining of the combustion chamber.

The right one temperature work is crucial for efficient wood burning, which leads to high fireplace efficiency and minimal pollutant emissions. A fireplace operating at the right temperature burns wood more efficiently, which increases its efficiency and reduces harmful emissions.

Heating the chimney is crucial for proper chimney draft, which is necessary for the proper functioning of the fireplace. Heating the chamber combustion and chimney improves combustion efficiency and reduces the risk of draft problems.

Warming up the fireplace before the actual burning, lighting it from the top, maintaining the appropriate working temperature and controlling the air damper are key factors ensuring efficiency and safety of using the fireplace.

Nominal power in the HITZE-1 fireplace
Nominal power in the HITZE-1 fireplace

TOP LIGHTING IN A WOOD STOVE: THE OPTIMAL METHOD FOR CLEAN AND EFFICIENT COMBUSTION?

Lighting from above in a wood fireplace it is an effective and ecological method of burning. Instead of traditional lighting from the bottom, we arrange the wood from the largest pieces at the bottom to the smallest and the kindling on top.

How to Light a Fireplace From Goh?

1. Large pieces of wood at the bottom: Create a solid foundation.
2. Medium pieces on top of large ones: Add a layer of medium sized pieces of wood.
3. The smallest pieces and kindling on top: Place the smallest pieces of wood and kindling at the very top.
4. Light the kindling on top: The fire starts burning from the top, gradually going down.

Benefits Kindling From Mountains

  • Cleaner burning: Less smoke and soot.
  • Better efficiency: More heat from less wood.
  • Ecological: Lower pollutant emissions.

Why Select Top Lighting?

Top-lighting a wood-burning fireplace provides cleaner, more efficient combustion, which translates into wood savings and better air quality. Try this method to enjoy the warmth of a fireplace in a more environmentally friendly way.

HOW TO CHECK IF THE FIREPLACE IS WARMED UP?

Burning wet wood is energy inefficient, as a significant amount of energy is lost to evaporation of the water contained in this fuel. In addition, it makes the chimney more dirty and increases the risk of a soot fire in the chimney.

For health and the environment, it is better to use dry, seasoned wood with low moisture content, especially as the process of seasoning wood is not the most difficult. All you need is a little patience, as wet wood will already have reached its optimum calorific value after 1.5 to 2 years. All you need to do is chop it into suitable pieces and then place it under a canopy in such a way that it has adequate ventilation.

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