๐ฅHow should I start a fire ?๐ฅ
There are numerous methods to start a fire and they will work differently depending on your stove and the location/amount of air vents it has, if it is multI-fuel or a wood only burner.
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Traditional:
The most traditional method to start a fire is to get one to two firelighters or some crinkled newspaper and place this in the Centre of the stove. Then get a good handful of kindling and make a tepee like structure. Get two smaller logs and prop these over the kindling tepee. Make sure all the air vents in the stove are open. Finally Light the newspaper/firelighters with a match.
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Top Down method:
The top down method is the same as above in reverse order. The benefit of this method we have found is that you can stat the fire with very chunky logs rather than having to find the smaller ones in the stack.
First place One or two logs in the center of the stove. Get a handful of kindling and place them directly on top of the logs. Finally place one to two firelighters on top of the kindling and light them.
The top down method aids the flue to get up to temperature quickly and removes the need to open the appliance door to add fuel to the kindling. This leads to a more #energyefficient burn.
Top down method in action below ๐๐๐ป