can anyone give me "how 2 steps on starting a fire in wood stove?never done before, do have starter logs here

Answer 1

umm...
1) light match
2) apply flame to wood

Answer 2

Here's how to build a good fire:

Open the damper completely.

Put about a half-dozen crumpled sheets of paper or softwood kindling in the bottom of the firebox. If possible, use both. Stack the kindling in a pyramid or in a crossed pattern on top of the paper. Spread over the entire bottom for an evenly burning fire.

Place a few small pieces of wood on top of the paper or kindling. Use small, split logs instead of big, unsplit logs. Big logs hamper airflow and cause fires to burn slow and long, resulting in increased gas and tar levels. Stack the wood loosely, leaving enough room between logs to facilitate airflow.

Roll up a handful of sheets of paper, light it, and hold it near the flue opening. This will warm the flue and improve the draft.

Light the wood and paper in the firebox. After it ignites, adding more wood will increase the fire's heat. Add wood carefully at first—you don't want to smother the fire by adding too much.

The woodstove fire in this photo is a perfect example of what not to do. Note the closely stacked large logs, loaded tightly in a dirty stove. You can bet the chimney on this stove is full of creosote.

If you're using a wood-burning stove, close the fire door. Use the draft regulator to maintain the desired heat. Be sure to check the manufacturer's instructions for how to operate this device. How you set the regulator will depend on the wood you're using, how much space you're heating, and how warm you want things to be.

Answer 3

first off don't use much paper that bad. next use an axe to make kindling small bits of wood . use dry wood only . start with a very small fire and add big pieces to it slowly . once a large bed of coals is going in there you can add larger split logs. you have to keep an eye on it as the day goes on and add more small bits here and there as well as larger pieces. before you build this fire make sure the draft is open to let the smoke go up the chimmney .and there will be a vent in the stove to let air in you want that open oh if a fire in a wood stove gets to big and thats not likely just close the door and shut the air vent . dont pour water on it.
i assume you know you have to have at least two bits of wood for a fire to burn. one log will not work.
at night if you want to not have the fire go all out but you dont intend to keep feeding the fire then you use the air vent on the stove to reduce the air going in the stove this will cause the fire to burn really slow and ash will cover the coals then in the morning you stir the ash add some more kindling and carry on larger then larger.

Answer 4

we have been heating with a wood stove for 15+yrs.....Starter logs, little ones ok, big ones, could make a huge and hot fire and kind of dangerous, we use them, but cut them into 3 pieces.....First, make sure all your stove pipes are clean and in good shape. If it is old, like someone gave it to you or was in the place when you got it, check the stove pipes for wear, replace if necessary, not too expensive and worth the safety....Make sure your chimney on the roof is clean, and if you can't replace pipe, make sure it is cleaned out....Clean out the heater, ash pan and when you take the ash pan out, get all the ashes that didn't fall into the pan......Put pan back....Put small fire log in heater, put a few pieces of kindling (small dry wood) on top, and then a log....Light it.....check to see if it is "drawing" the smoke out of the heater, if you have smoke in the house, your "flu" may be closed...Open it.....you should have a "vent" thing on your heater, maybe in the form of a dial, or slide thing....open that just a little. When your fire gets going, you can shut the "flu" just a tad, to keep the heat in the house, but let the smoke out.....Smoke Detectors!!!! If you have, replace batteries...If you don't have, Get Some!!! Walmart sells them for $5-6 bucks, Lowes, Home Depot, most anywhere you can get them and they are pretty inexpensive....And with a wood stove, they a life saving necessity!!! A MUST HAVE!!! Once you get your fire going, when you open the door to put more wood in, OPEN the "flu" or you'll smoke the house up.....try to establish a nice "bed of hot coals" they will be "orange red", by the time your evening is ending, when your going to bed. Try to have enough hot coals, close the "flu" just a bit, but don't add anymore wood, when your sleeping, you can't watch your fire!!! You should have enough coals left in the morning to re start your fire, if not, at least your safe, add a small fire log and start the process all over again... Get you a big plastic storage tub for wood to keep in the house to keep it dry, clean up is easy......Personally, I like the heat it puts out, and if yours has a top that flips open and the power goes out, you can put a pan or pot on it and cook on it, I have done it....Keep a pot of water on top of the stove for moisture in the air, wood heat is dry, and the moisture will not only provide moist heat, but your sinus's will thank you for it.......I am ready for spring though, around March, I am sick of the heater!!!!! But love the low electric bill!!! hope this helps, sorry so long.........

Answer 5

you can use kindleing (very small wood) and a small amount of lighter fluid to start it!! if you dont have any kindeling you can use starter sticks! or like me i just chop off a chunk of a store bought fireplace log cuz its cheaper! point is to get the small wood burning before you throw the bigger stuff in! after small wood gets burning or starter log throw some medium sized wood in ! leave the door cracked about an inch and your air intake wide open and your flu wide open if you have a damper!! once you get a good hot fire going throw in some larger wood and let it just start to burn and then shut your door! leave your dampers and air intake open til your fire is burning steadily and then start setting your air intake and damper til you are satisfied with the heat output!! every wood stove is different!! please make the flu is unobstructed and no blockage or creosote build up !! especially if it has not been used in a while!! birds love to build nests in flues!! only use a small amount of lighter fluid if you decide to go that way!! if you use too much it will backflash out the door and possibly burn you!! if you hear heavy heavy crackling in your flu pipe that is a sign of creosote build up!! if everything is open and your home fills with smoke anyway then you have a blockage in the flu!! if that happens shut the door and all the air intakes and dampers down to kill the fire , do not throw water on it or you will get a steam burm!! water also contains oxygen !! if it is a new stove and system you should be fine!! i use triple wall stainless pipe thru my house with a fire retardant insulant inside the walls!! the black pipe coming out of the stove! if you knock on it , it should sound metally or kinda tinny !! if it sounds solid its probably got some buildup in there!! ive been heating my homes with wood for 20 years, its a great source but must be respected!! keep in mind to have fire extinguishers in your home , smoke alarms and also carbon monoxide detectors! wood is a solid fuel and will put off carbon monoxide!! enjoy that warm fire , i hope all goes well!! if you need an instruction booklet for your stove they are available online if it is a newer stove!! there will be a silver i.d. tag on it with the company name!!

Answer 6

I know this is an old post, but I have to make 2 points. 1) Using gasoline (I assume this is what you mean by "gas", as opposed to something like a propane torch) is a horribly bad idea. The stuff is WAY to explosive, especially after it has started to vaporize. Using that (and likely WD40 or lighter fluid) in an enclosed environment is a good way to burn your face, hair, lungs (since people usually reflexively inhale (sucking fire or super-hot gases into your lungs/throat) right before screaming when they see a ball of flame heading toward them) and house. Not to be too harsh, but it s a dumb idea. 2) starting a wood log (or wax log) fire in a fireplace designed to burn natural gas or propane won t work very well. The smoke stack on a gas fireplace is MUCH smaller than the smoke stack for a wood burning fireplace. If you want to use a gas fireplace that is broken, call a repair technician. They are a better option than having to call someone to clean up smoke damage (since the smoke from the wood logs will just roll into the house since the smoke stack is too small.)

Answer 7

Create a draft in the chimney before you start the fire or just as it starts.Roll some newspaper up and light it then put the flame up the flu and that will make the chimney start an updraft and pull air into the fire and keep the stove from smoking up the room.

Answer 8

make sure the flu is open....


put something easly flamable onthe bottom of the stack
a starter log, or some kindling ( small peices of wood)
then make a loose stack over it, ( with air space, it needs air to burn)
don't fill the stove all the way up till it gets burning well,
light the kindling, or starter,
as it burns, it will light the bigger wood on top ( flames rise)

and of course, once its going well, then toss in a large peice to burn for the long haul.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

mAKE SURE YOU DRAFT IS OPEN...ADD KINDLING AND PAPER..WHEN IT`S GOING GOOD ADD BIGGER WOOD...AND TURN DRAFT DOWN HALF WAY...RUNNING A STOVE WITH THE DAMPER CLOSED WILL CAUSE CREOSOTE BUILD-UP...AS LONG AS U CAN C A FLAME U R BURNING IT CORRECTLY