Why wont my wood stove stay lit?

Question

My wood stove will not stay lit. My husband has the flu open and the the air vents are open. HELP I am cold.

Answer 1

stove pipe probably needs cleaning, and if so this can be dangerous to you if its not taken care of.

for 31 yrs had a wood stove and at least 2x during season i would take pipe down and run brush (which you can buy a store for wood heaters, long handle with wire head round) and run this though pipes outside, and up though pipe in ceiling.
creosote builds up in them and becomes dangerous
there is a addive that you can buy at OSH and wood stove stoves that helps keep creosote from building up but you still need to clean

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I think we need more information. If you are building a fire in the stove, you need the draft [or vent] underneath the fire to be open,. The vent in the door should br closed, The vent in the door of the stove should be closed. Usa small dry pieces of wood like pine or dry boards with paper under neath to start it. Have a decent fire going bdfore you put largerc pieces of wood on it. If your chimney is gigh enough and not blocked, you should have a fire. I say all this because i am getting a message here that you are not that familiar with a wood stove. I suggest you find someone locslly to advise you. Good luck--My experience with wood stoves is extensive.

Answer 4

the flue may be open but that will not matter if the line is clogged up with creosote

and if the flue pipe is not high enough above the roof line it will not draw enough flow to pull

many things could be at fault so it is best to have a professional from you local area look at this situation for you

advice online can only go so far and without seeing the problem any number of issues could cause the stove to burn down the house

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The first thing is are you trying to start logs that are too large? You should start with small pieces of dry wood then add larger pieces as the flame grows. Never use starter logs. Newspaper works well.

Answer 7

Your wood is probably too green. Two ways to tell besides the fact that it won't burn.
1. weight, green wood will be heavy relative to it's size.
2. ring test. take two pieces and knock the ends together, if they make a dull "thud" they're green, if they make kind of a ringing "knock" sound they're sufficiently dry.

Green wood will burn but, giving off little to no heat as the moisture is taking all the btu's to evaporate.

Answer 8

START OFF WITH SMALL KINDLING-DRY-USE NEWSPAPER,INSIDE OF KINDLING. MY MOTHER USED TO USE BACON GREASE ON THE NEWS PAPER OR
BUTTER COVERS TO START FIRE

Answer 9

Birds nest in the chimney?????