Review of Morso Badger stove
nice little burner
I didn't realise when I extended our fireplace hearth (before I had taken delivery) that the flue wouldn't go up into the chimney from the hole on the top, it was a combination of smallish chimney & the flue hole being set quite far towards the middle of this stove. We had to install it with a rear flue, which meant the hearth wasn't big enough, solved by 12mm glass in front of the hearth to comply with building regs. The stove burns well, we prefer wood as anthracite tends to actually burn cooler in ours. The instructions leave something to be desired, not even mentioning the primary air supply on the front of the stove, & not really explaining the best way to use all three vents. A bit of trial & error soon gets you going with this. I can't fault much else - the heat output isn't fierce, more of a slow steady burner that complements our underfloor heating.
Stove expert replied: when you burn wood then open up the primary and secondary air vents when lighting the stove. Once the stove has warmed up and is going well shut the primary off and control the stove using the secondary. You may need to give it a little bit of primary when refuelling but opening the secondary up usually does the job. Try to maintain good visible flames with no smoke in the firebox.